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In celebration of Beth Chatto OBE and her world-famous and award-winning gardens, created more than 60 years ago near Colchester Essex, her original book has been fully revised and updated, featuring descriptions and photographs showing how the gardens have developed since. Taking in the wisdom of our most influential plantswoman of the century should provide ample inspiration for those who wonder at her brilliant, sustainably planted gardens. -- Independent This classic book helped frame my thinking when I was learning about gardening. There are new chapters and photographs and updated planting plans. It would make a wonderful Christmas present for a gardener. -- Susie White * My Weekly * Looks at how, following her principles, Beth's garden has been remodelled and replanted...reinforcing the ever-changing and adaptable nature of sustainable gardening, and offering advice on plants suited to different conditions. * Period Living * The first edition of this book was published in 1989...30 years hence, the book is as relevant now as it was then, with additional text and images bringing it up to date. -- Clare Foster * House and Garden * The classic of 30 years ago, revised and updated by Beth Chatto's gardener-collaborators, with some excellent new photography. * Sunday Telegraph Gardening Books of the Year * An updated and revised text of a gardening classic that tackled the issue of sustainability long before it became mainstream, with contributions from David Ward and Asa Gregers-Warg who both work at Chatto's groundbreaking garden and nursery in Essex. -- Fionnuala Fallon * Irish Times *

After years of tracing garden plants back to their parents in the wild, Chatto knows the preferred growing conditions for individual species of perennials. . . . Amid what seems a crowd of plants, each chapter spotlights one or two of Chatto's favorites, such as hellebores, waterside grasses, ferns, euphorbias and fritillarias. This feature, along with a plant guide at the end of the book (where useful lists of companion plants join individual plant profiles), accompanies the lush, abundant photographs. . . . Will suit American gardens in zones 4-7. --Publishers Weekly

In celebration of Beth Chatto OBE and her world-famous and award-winning gardens, created more than 60 years ago near Colchester Essex, her original book has been fully revised and updated, featuring descriptions and photographs showing how the gardens have developed since. Taking in the wisdom of our most influential plantswoman of the century should provide ample inspiration for those who wonder at her brilliant, sustainably planted gardens. -- Independent

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Beth Chatto (1923-2018) was the most influential British plantswoman of her generation. She was the inspiration behind the ‘right plant, right place’ ethos that lies at the heart of sustainable gardening. She wrote some of the best-loved gardening books of the 20th-century, among them The Dry Garden, The Damp Garden, and Beth Chatto’s Gravel Garden. She was created OBE in 2002 and also held the Royal Horticultural Society’s Victoria Medal of Honour. Steven Wooster is a designer and photographer. He has photographed the gardens of a number of influential garden designers and his photographs have illustrated Beth's many gardening books. He exhibited two conceptual garden designs at the Hampton Court Flower Show and his interest in sustainability found expression in The Upcycled Garden, which showcases his own designs for recycled projects. David Ward in Garden and Nursery Director at Beth Chatto's Plants and Gardens. Åsa Gregers-Warg is Head Gardener at Beth Chatto's Plants and Gardens.

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