The View from Great Dixter: Christopher Lloyd’s Garden Legacy, Garrett, Fergus; Alexander, Rosemary. Published by Timber Press, Portland, Oregon and London, England, 2011. 8vo up to 9½” tall., 307pp. with index; illustrated throughout in glossy color photographs. Burgundy boards with gilt titles; patterned endpapers. with index. In fine condition with the lightest of toning to outer edges..
Expansive herbaceous borders, orchid-filled meadows enveloped by old stone, precision-carved topiary, and an air of gentle eccentricity make Great Dixter the quintessential English country garden. In this intimate collection of written and photographic contributions, Christopher Lloyd’s wide circle of family and friends describe what Great Dixter means to them.
‘Christopher Lloyd ranks with Gertrude Jekyll and Vita Sackville-West as one of the major figures in 20th-century British gardening’. The Times
