The Damp Garden

by Beth Chatto

First published in 1982 (following the author's other book The Dry Garden ), and here reprinted with a new introduction by Thomas Fischer describing Chatto's style and its influence on and relevance to American gardeners, and with revisions to the plant index making it more useful for North American gardeners. Chatto is famous for her gardens in Elmstead Market, Essex. She describes her own successes and failures and gives detailed practical advice about plans, plants, and pitfalls for pond gardens, swamp gardens, shady damp borders, and meadow beds of various types and sizes. Includes line drawings and color photos of Chatto's garden. Distributed by Timber Press. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Genres: Gardening, Nonfiction, Horticulture

Paperback

First published May 1, 1982

Reviews

[Sylvia Clare · Rating 4 out of 5]

read most of it as a memoir of building a garden, then skimmed through the information parts for what i didnt already know and wanted to learn about. Many practices are already not approved of any more as our understanding of how plants live and thrive in their soils - right plant right place always wins out so that part is interesting- also many plant names and descriptions have me intrigued but also wondering if they would thrive in my very damp woodland garden. MOre research needed but it is stilla good book to read if not full of up to date info any more