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The Adventurous Gardener, by Christopher Lloyd, published 15 September 1983 (248 pp., London: Viking, ISBN-10: 0713915358 & ISBN-13: 9780713915358) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

Glyndebourne: The Gardens, by Anne Scott-James, Christopher Lloyd and illustrated by Elizabeth Bury, published 14 October 1983 (64 pp., Wendover: Peterhouse Press, ISBN-10: 0946312001 & ISBN-13: 9780946312009) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

The Well-Chosen Garden, by Christopher Lloyd, published 22 March 1984 (176 pp., Elm Tree Books, ISBN-10: 0241111447 & ISBN-13: 9780241111444) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

The Well-Tempered Garden, by Christopher Lloyd, published 1985 (2nd revised edition, 480 pp., London: Viking, ISBN-10: 0670801097 & ISBN-13: 9780670801091) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

The Year at Great Dixter, by Christopher Lloyd, published 30 April 1987 (192 pp., London: Viking, ISBN-10: 0670809829 & ISBN-13: 9780670809820) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Provides a month-by-month description of the author's garden, a British landmark, discusses its design by Edwin Lutyens, and looks at featured species of flowers.

Clematis, by Christopher Lloyd, published 1989 (xi + 216 pp. - originall published in Country Life in 1965, London: Viking, ISBN-13: 9780670802333) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

Christopher Lloyd's clematis nursery at Great Dixter is justly famous. Here in a new edition of the book first published a decade ago he describes his experience.

In My Garden, by Christopher Lloyd, published 1993 (viii + 277 pp, London: Bloomsbury, ISBN-13: 9780747516590) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

The author has been writing a weekly column in "Country Life" since 1963, and until now, all this wealth of garden literature has been denied to a wider public. This book is a selection of the author's prose, and demonstrates to what high a degree he has influenced gardening in our times.

Guide to Great Dixter, by Christopher Lloyd and Charles Hind, published 1 March 1995 (18 pp., Angel Design, ISBN-10: 0952547104 & ISBN-13: 9780952547105)

Other people's gardens, by Christopher Lloyd, published 1997 (viii + 211 pp., London: Penguin, ISBN-13: 9780140238600) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

One of our wisest, most direct gardeners, Christopher Lloyd combines rigour, the keenest observation, an idiosyncratic sense of humour and a lifetime's knowledge and love of plants in this exploration of gardens which both interest and stimulate him.

Dear Friend and Gardener: Letters on Life and Gardening, by Christopher Lloyd and Beth Chatto, published 1998 (London: Frances Lincoln, ISBN-10: 0711212279 & ISBN-13: 9780711212275) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

In this exchange of personal letters two of Britain's leading gardeners - Christopher Lloyd and Beth Chatto - share their successes and failures, and learn from each other's experiences in their two very different gardens.

The Cottage Garden, by Christopher Lloyd and Richard Bird, published 1999 (192 pp., London: Dorling Kindersley, ISBN-13: 9780751307023) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

This practical guide provides both basic and more advanced information, including a clear explanation of the subject, equipment, and preparation. Detailed photographs and instructions work through all the techniques.

Gardener Cook, by Christopher Lloyd, published 2000 (255 pp., London: Frances Lincoln, ISBN-13: 9780711217171) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

In this personal and inspiring book, Christopher Lloyd puts the pleasures of cultivating fruit and vegetables within easy reach of everyone, interspersing invaluable advice on growing healthy, organic food with a collection of his favourite recipes.

Colour for adventurous gardeners, by Christopher Lloyd and edited by Erica Hunningher, published 2004 (192 pp., London: BBC, ISBN-13: 9780563521716) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Colour for Adventurous Gardeners is about using colour for maximum impact. No border, no garden is ever monochromatic. Lloyd explores each colour in relation to others and discusses the rules in order to encourage the gardener to break them.

Succession planting for adventurous gardeners, by Christopher Lloyd and edited by Erica Hunningher, published 2005 (192 pp., London: BBC, ISBN-13: 9780563521105) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

In this book Christopher Lloyd looks at ornamental bedding and other ways of ensuring year-round interest in the garden

Meadows , by Christopher Lloyd, published 9 February 2006 (192 pp., Cassell, ISBN-10: 1844034321 & ISBN-13: 9781844034321) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

At some point in their life, everyone has caught sight of a breathtaking meadow of grasses and wildflowers. The amazing community created by flowers and grasses, butterflies, grasshoppers and other fauna is rich and colourful. No wonder then, with the biodiversity of our countryside fast disappearing, that meadow gardening has become fashionable again. In this definitive guide, Christopher Lloyd covers all aspects of the topic - from the romantic concept of the Swiss Alpine meadow and the man-made prairies of the USA to Dutch and German approaches to naturalistic plantings and the wildflowers of South Africa. Full of practical information, Lloyd explores the development and management of established meadow areas, ways of starting from scratch in a garden setting and the hundreds of beautiful grasses, bulbs and colourful perennials that thrive in different conditions. Meadows is packed with all the information necessary for creating and maintaining your meadow.

Exotic planting for adventurous gardeners, by Christopher Lloyd, published 2007 (192 pp., London: BBC, ISBN-13: 9780563493198) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Exotic Planting for Adventurous Gardeners is about the most exciting plants grown by Christopher Lloyd in his garden at Great Dixter in East Sussex. The great plantsman tells the story of his Exotic Garden, which has delighted, & sometimes shocked, summer visitors since it replaced the Edwardian rose garden nearly 15 years ago.

Cuttings: a year in the garden with Christopher Lloyd, by Christopher Lloyd, published 2008 (xxv + 390 pp., London: Pimlico, ISBN-10: 1845951077 & ISBN-13: 9781845951078) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Christopher Lloyd was one of the greatest gardeners of the 20th century. A celebration of a lifetime of adventurous gardening, this title is a selection from his columns in the Guardian.

In My Garden: The Garden Diaries of Great Dixter, by Christopher Lloyd, published 16 August 2010 (288 pp., Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, ISBN-10: 1408811081 & ISBN-13: 9781408811085) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Christopher Lloyd has been writing a weekly column in "Country Life" since 1963 and, until now, this wealth of garden literature has been denied to a wider public. There are many garden writers, but few whose work can be considered to have the status of literature. There is only one who has achieved this at the same time as delivering horticultural information which enlightens even the most erudite of plantsmen, and that is Christopher Lloyd. His prose is exciting; his knowledge is vast; his ideas are provocative, and what is the true test of a writer who has transcended his medium, he makes you laugh out loud. In this selection from the storehouse of Christopher Lloyd's prose it will be apparent to what a high degree he has influenced gardening in our times. The book will capture the essence of Christopher Lloyd and of his garden at Great Dixter.

The Adventurous Gardener, by Christopher Lloyd, published 30 October 2011 (232 pp., London: Frances Lincoln, ISBN-10: 071123244X & ISBN-13: 9780711232440) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

In this gardening classic the forever adventurous Christopher Lloyd takes us on a tour through the garden, stopping to lecture here, to exhort there, to overturn the old and accepted when his experience prompts him. He ponders, suggests, explains, ruminates, always delighting the reader with the sharpness of his observations and the eloquence of his prose. For Christopher Lloyd gardening is nothing if not fun, and he makes it equally enjoyable for his readers.

Dear Friend and Gardener: Letters on Life and Gardening, by Christopher Lloyd and Beth Chatto, published 2013 (new illustrated edition, 304 pp., London: Frances Lincoln, ISBN-13: 9780711234611) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

In this exchange of personal letters two of Britain's leading gardeners - Christopher Lloyd and Beth Chatto - share their successes and failures, and learn from each other's experiences in their two very different gardens.

The Well-Tempered Garden: the timeless classic that no gardener should be without, by Christopher Lloyd, published 2014 (new edition, xiii + 368 pp., London: Phoenix, ISBN-13: 9781780227825) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

This is a practical manual for gardeners. It provides information on subjects ranging from planning a garden, planting, weeding and propagation to container gardens, colour, annuals, water lilies and vegetables.

Christopher Lloyd's gardening year journal, by Christopher Lloyd, published 2015 (192 pp., London: Frances Lincoln, ISBN-10: 0711236828 & ISBN-13: 9780711236820) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

This giftable but lightly journalised edition of the Christopher Lloyd classic gardening reference with sumptuous new photos by Jonathan Buckley and a new introduction from Fergus Garrett. Month by month what to do, what to admire, what to think, what to hope for - with special monthly feature boxes that will highlight ?colour' and ?succession', the two aspects that lovers of Christopher Lloyd's planting philosophy are most acutely attuned to.
A new treatment to an old classic of what to do when to create and maintain a beautiful garden. The dream team of Jonathan Buckley, Christopher Lloyd and Fergus Garrett. This classic reference to the gardening year provides adventurous and thoughtful gardeners with the most eloquent writing on the garden in the 20th century accompanied by the outstanding photography.

Meadows: At Great Dixter and Beyond , by Christopher Lloyd and Fergus Garrett, published 7 April 2016 (240 pp., The Pimpernel Press, ISBN-10: 1910258032 & ISBN-13: 9781910258033) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

To see a meadow in bloom is a great delight it s alive and teeming with life, mysterious, dynamic . . So Christopher Lloyd began his much-admired instructive and celebratory account of meadows, first published in 2004. Few people knew more about meadow gardening than Lloyd, who spent much of his long life developing the flowering tapestries in his garden at Great Dixter, creating scenes of great beauty and a place of pilgrimage for lovers of wildflowers and wildlife. In Meadows he imparted that lifetime s learning, exploring the development and management of meadow areas, explaining how to establish a meadow in a garden setting, describing the hundreds of beautiful grasses, bulbs and perennials and annuals that thrive in different meadow conditions and detailing how to grow them. Lloyd's classic text remains at the heart of this new book, which also includes as well as much stunning new photography an extensive introduction by Fergus Garrett, Lloyd's head gardener.