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In Beth Chatto's Gravel Garden the author takes her work with ecological planting to a new level. Ecological planting essentially means establishing an environment for the plants in which they will grow well with minimum interference; or rather, to put it the other way round, it means using those plants whose native habitat most closely resembles the soil and climatic conditions of your garden. Beth Chatto has spent many years cultivating a largely dry, stony garden in Essex, the soil of which, she says, looks "just like the beach at nearby Frinton-on-Sea". Her experiences with drought-resistant planting have been recorded in The Damp Garden and The Dry Garden. The removal of a car-park gave her the opportunity to experiment on an unprecedented scale, and so the Gravel Garden was begun. Inspired by a trip to the mountains of New Zealand and an unplanned encounter with Derek Jarman's shingle garden, it is entirely unwatered, even in times of drought; its governing image being a dried-up river bed. The results, far from being arid, are of extraordinary richness. Beth Chatto's planting style is characterised by flowing forms, drifts of colour, plants growing through each other and establishing new relationships in the course of the year. The quality of attention she devotes to individual plant species and their habits, as she describes the development of the Gravel Garden, is one of the most outstanding things about this remarkable book. --Robin Davidson
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Beth Chatto combines, as well as anyone at work today and better than most, an eye for good plants, knowledge of their ways and a sensitivity when putting them together (Ursula Buchan Spectator )
Beth Chatto has to be the plantswoman of the century because she knows how to please plants . . . a desire to emulate these beautiful plantings should be enough to drive all serious gardeners to read the book (Mary Keen Garden )
Beth Chatto has to be the plantswoman of the century because she knows how to please plants . . . a desire to emulate these beautiful plantings should be enough to drive all serious gardeners to read the book (Mary Keen Garden )
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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Beth Chatto's glorious gravel garden appears to defy the conditions in which it grows, and this is the story of how she came to make it. Crammed with detail, well-described illustrations, and full of little gems of useful information, it is an inspiration to all gardeners, especially those of us who struggle with hot, dry summers in the south of England. Plants for each season are lovingly described, with special favourites given their own mini-chapters. Tucked away at the end is a chapter about her newest, scree garden - if only there was more. Let's hope her next book is already being written - this is a garden I for one would love to know more about!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a fabulous book for anyone wanting to think about drought gardens- creating exciting visual spaces full of textures and shapes. It made me rethink my gardening habits and discover new plants and shrubs. I will enjoy returning to the book. It arrived promptly and in good condition. Thank you - a few pebbles and tons of pea shingle later!
22 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
As always with books written by Beth Chatto, it is an engaging read and lavishly illustrated. A record of real gardening recording both triumphs and disappointments. But above all this book is about the plants. Beth Chatto is a true plants woman and in a league of her own. This book is an inspiration to us all.
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Dry garden tips galore
A most interesting and informative book which will be of great help in planning my dry garden. Beautifully illustrated. Well worth purchasing.
Published 3 months ago by Creativemary
Another succesful Amazon transaction
The book arrived from the United States within the time indicated and in exactly the condition as described.
Published 18 months ago by Mr. A. Powell
Beth Chatto's Gravel Garden
This is excellent - showed it to a friend who has now ordered her own copy
Published 23 months ago by michael
Beth is running out of steam
This is, as always well written, but was the least user-friendly of all the B.C. books that I have got = too much history of her own garden and not enough information ( easily... Read more
Published on 15 Sep 2009 by Mr. E. M. Jackson
Great book, lets have book two please
One of the doyenne of english lady gardeners, Ms. Chatto is a joy to read with a life time of knowledge and love of the subject embedded in the text. Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2009 by Peter Lynch
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