Exotic Planting for Adventurous Gardeners

Christopher Lloyd (1921–2006) was one of the world's most outspoken and adventurous gardeners. In this, his last book, he offers his unique perspective on creating "hot and steamy" planting schemes wherever you garden. It features his most extravagant plantings in the famous borders and pot displays that delight and excite, and sometimes shock, visitors to his garden, Great Dixter. Covering structure as well as content, hardy as well as tender, foliage as well as flowers, Exotic Planting for Adventurous Gardeners is a worthy successor to Succession Planting and an exuberant swansong for one of the most respected and beloved gardeners ever.

Media reviews of this book:

"Filled with stunning photographs ... that embody Lloyd's love of the exotic in form and color. It puts a smile on your face!"

—Chicago Sun-Times, December 7, 2007

"A colorful tribute to the man once called a maverick in the world of English gardens. ... If you want to plan a garden bed that looks nothing like your neighbor's, then use the propagation, planning, and planting techniques beautifully illustrated by this master plantsman and friends."

—Marianne Binetti, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, December 6, 2007

"This is [Lloyd's] valedictory book, almost completed when he died, and designed to give courage to the faint of heart"

—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, November 25, 2007

"The ambitious, insouciant, and gloriously extravagant directives of Christopher Lloyd. His last? Here's hoping they find another manuscript tucked away."

—Elizabeth Licata, Garden Rant, November 21, 2007

"Offers appreciative enthusiasts enlightening counsel to round out the recommendations in his previous efforts. ... Lloyd sets forth innovative pruning and manipulating methods to optimize the visual impact of plants. Moreover, he suggests plant selections both hardy and stunningly structural in character, along with alluringly vibrant bloomers. ... Lloyd's informative observations are peppered throughout with his inimitably opinionated, witty remarks"

—Alice Joyce, Booklist, November 6, 2007

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