The Damp Garden

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.