@JennyJ Yes I am sure he could have used it in different ways in different books. I have read most of his books some two or three times but many years ago. Sadly I no longer connect with them as much due to climate change. At the time I enjoyed them so much I could hear his voice speaking the words of the book and knew what was coming next.
I have also read Robin Lane Fox Thoughtful Gardening again many years ago a fascinating book in it's time. This is the only gardening book written by him I believe.
I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
Yes that is it, I am sure it was pruning related too. I would have read it in one of his books. You would expect Christopher Lloyd to give instructions on when to do something but instead he does suggest when you feel like it {not sure of the exact words]Â A bit of a shock to the reader who is expecting exact advice. That is why it stands out and has been repeated in various ways I believe. We do lots of things in life only when we feel like doing them but I wouldn't prune a shrub just before it was about to flower, unless it was in need of complete renovation.Â
I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
Yes that is it, I am sure it was pruning related too. I would have read it in one of his books. You would expect Christopher Lloyd to give instructions on when to do something but instead he does suggest when you feel like it {not sure of the exact words]Â A bit of a shock to the reader who is expecting exact advice. That is why it stands out and has been repeated in various ways I believe. We do lots of things in life only when we feel like doing them but I wouldn't prune a shrub just before it was about to flower, unless it was in need of complete renovation.Â
That's why it's so important to read it in the context in which it was said ... not just to quote snippets at random. Â
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
@Dovefromabove  Regarding the quote I wrote down many years ago, would he have used the word 'hell' ? I am sure one of us will come across the exact words, he used it in relation to pruning as we have said. Will post it if I find it.
I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
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I have also read Robin Lane Fox Thoughtful Gardening again many years ago a fascinating book in it's time. This is the only gardening book written by him I believe.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2000/feb/19/gardens
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
You would expect Christopher Lloyd to give instructions on when to do something but instead he does suggest when you feel like it {not sure of the exact words]Â A bit of a shock to the reader who is expecting exact advice. That is why it stands out and has been repeated in various ways I believe.
We do lots of things in life only when we feel like doing them but I wouldn't prune a shrub just before it was about to flower, unless it was in need of complete renovation.Â
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
As you say @Dovefromabove - context is important. With everything, not just gardens.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.