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The Shade Garden

Shade-Loving Plants for Year-Round Interest

The Shade Garden( )
Author: Chatto, Beth
As told to: Wooster, Steven
Editor: Hunningher, Erica
ISBN:978-1-84403-623-3
Publication Date:Jul 2006
Publisher:Octopus Publishing Group
Imprint:Cassell Illustrated
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $19.95
Book Description:

Legendary gardener Beth Chatto takes us on an intimate tour of her verdant English woodland garden, explaining how she transformed what was once a barren, derelict site into a lush maze of paths where attention-grabbing plants thrive all year long. Along the way, she offers a wealth of practical information and shows off more than 200 species designed by nature to flourish in dry shade. With an unrivalled knowledge of how to make things grow even in adverse conditions, plus an...
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Book Details
Pages:168
Detailed Subjects: Gardening / Shade
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):7.5 x 9.5 x 1 Inches
Book Weight:1.6 Pounds
Author Biography
Chatto, Beth (Author)
Beth Chatto was born Betty Diana Little in Good Easter, Essex, England on June 27, 1923. She was a horticulturist, who lectured on the importance of providing garden plants with an environment as close as possible to their native habitat. She wrote numerous books including The Dry Garden, The Damp Garden, Plant Portraits, Beth Chatto's Garden Notebook, The Green Tapestry, The Gravel Garden, and The Woodland Garden. Letters she exchanged with Christopher Lloyd were published in Dear Friend and Gardener: Letters on Life and Gardening. She received several awards including the Lawrence Memorial Medal, the Royal Horticultural Society's Victoria Medal of Honor, and the Garden Writers' Guild Lifetime Achievement Award. She was appointed OBE in 2002. She died on May 13, 2018 at the age of 94.

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