The Dry Garden

‘I return to Beth Chatto’s books constantly. For those who are new to her work, you are entering into a life-long relationship with a wise friend and gardener’ Monty Don

‘Invaluable to those who want to plant a trouble-free, all-year-round garden with minimum care – or watering’ FLORA

In today’s climate of increasingly hot summers and dry winters, gardeners need guidance on plants that will thrive in dry conditions. In Beth Chatto’s classic book, she uses plants that need very little attention and are naturally adapted to flourish in dry conditions to provide a year-round display of beautiful foliage and flowers. Drawing from her own immense experience, she provides valuable guidance on types of soil and on basic principles of design. She discusses the plants and plantings suited to dry conditions and includes a detailed list of plants, with notes and advice on their characteristics.

Author Biography

Beth Chatto ran her own Garden and Nursery for Unusual Plants at Elmstead Market near Colchester. Winner of ten Gold Medals at Chelsea, she also held the Royal Horticultural Society’s Victoria Medal of Honour and an honorary doctorate from Essex University for her services to horticulture. She is the author of a host of gardening classics and is also co-author of DEAR FRIEND AND GARDENER, written with her long-standing friend and fellow gardener, Christopher Lloyd. She died in 2018.