Product Description

The Damp Garden is a practical guide for all gardeners, whether they have a pond or stream, or just a small area of damp ground. In revealing what works in her own famous garden, Beth Chatto passes on a wealth of advice gleaned from her many years of personal experience battling against the elements. She provides detailed and inspired ideas on garden management, plans for every type of soil and situation and descriptions of over 1000 suitable plants for making the most of damp ground. Fully revised and updated with beautiful photographs by Steven Wooster, this illustrated edition will become a regular reference tool for all water gardeners.'

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #134670 in Books
• Published on: 2005-03-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 192 pages

About the Author
Beth Chatto runs her own Garden and Nursery for Unusual Plants at Elmstead Market near Colchester. Winner of ten Gold Medals at Chelsea, she also holds the Royal Horticultural Society's Victoria Medal of Honour and an honorary doctorate from Essex University. She is the author of a host of gardening classics: The Dry Garden, The Damp Garden, Beth Chatto's Garden Notebook, Beth Chatto's Green Tapestry and Beth Chatto's Gravel Garden. She is also co-author of Dear Friend and Gardener, written with her long-standing friend and fellow gardener, Christopher Lloyd.

Customer Reviews

Clay soils haven't noticed it's getting drier
Gardeners in Britain today are frequently advised to give up on our favourite moisture loving plants because global warming means soils are too dry and we should all be planting mediterranean style gardens.

Well I can't be the only person gardening on clay for whom this advice won't work. Even after the longest dry spells parts of my garden can't be ventured into without your wellies on. And designing and planting in these areas has proved problematic but this book is full of great advice and ideas and more importantly Ms Chatto is honest about what can be achieved how long it takes and how much hard work is needed and happily tells about areas where she has had to compromise (just like us less famous gardeners).

Plus, the book is beautifully produced. It is a visual delight, very well and entertainingly written.