Christopher Lloyd's Garden Flowers: Perennials, Bulbs, Grasses, Ferns

Christopher Lloyd's Garden Flowers: Perennials, Bulbs, Grasses, Ferns by Lloyd, Christopher. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780881924923.

Lloyd, who was awarded the Royal Horticultural Societys highest honor, presents an extensive and opinionated summary of a lifetimes gardening experience. Following an introduction in which he explains what perennials are and their particular advantage in the garden, he describes the plants and assesses their good and less good points. In the course of his alphabetical journey from Acanthus to Zigadenus, he touches on large and small genuses, both common and obscure, describing the height and habit of the plants, garden situations in which they have worked well for him, and any pests or diseases they are particularly susceptible to. Contains many lovely color photographs of portions of gardens. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)