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The Adventurous Gardener

By: Christopher Lloyd
Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
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In this gardening classic, the forever adventurous Christopher Lloyd takes us on a tour through the garden, to encourage, to reveal and to overturn the old and accepted when experience prompts him. He advises on cuttings, pruning, the art of compromise and takes another look at Miss Jekyll. Gardening was a passion, and throughout his life, he developed Great Dixter to be one of Britain's greatest gardens.

For Christo, gardening is nothing if not fun and - pointing out that 'to be roused into an argumentative frame of mind is in itself no bad thing' - he makes it equally stimulating and enjoyable for his listeners.

©2021 Christopher Lloyd (P)2021 Orion Publishing Group Gardening & Horticulture Gardening

Critic reviews

"The best informed, liveliest and most innovative gardening writer of our times." (Guardian)

"Christopher Lloyd ranks with Gertrude Jekyll and Vita Sackville-West as one of the major figures in 20th-century British gardening." (The Times)
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The narration was so off putting I had to stop listening. You would think that anyone approaching a book like this might have a basic understanding of what is frankly very common plant pronunciations in Latin. Also the wonderful wry humour of Christopher LLOYD appeared to completely pass the reader by. Disappointing

The wry look at gardening as a whole, shame about the narrator

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I can only assume the narrator had another appointment such was the speed the book was read.

Such a shame.

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It made me wince so much, I gave up.

Please get someone with a little horticultural knowledge to read this worthy book.

Truly shocking narration

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