BETH CHATTO: A LIFE WITH PLANTS tells the story of the most influential British plantswoman of the past hundred years.

Beth Chatto was the inspiration behind the ‘right plant, right place’ ethos that lies at the heart of modern gardening. She also wrote some of the best-loved gardening books of the twentieth century, among them The Dry Garden, The Damp Garden and Beth Chatto’s Shade Garden.

Some years before her death in May 2018, aged ninety-four, Beth authorised Catherine Horwood to write her biography, with exclusive access to her archives. Extracts from Beth’s notebooks and diaries, never previously published, bring her distinctive and much-loved voice into the book. Most of the photographs, again from Beth’s personal archives, have also never been seen in print before.

For Beth’s legions of fans, here is the personal story behind her beliefs, her determination and her success.

£30 / US $45 / CAN $61