'Beth Chatto is one of the most influential gardeners in our history. This extraordinary person will touch generations of gardeners to come. Gardeners from all over the world have taken her lead on the right plant,right place and have had our eyes opened to texture,shape and form.'- Fergus Garrett
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 Gravel Garden.
Some years before her death in May 2018,aged ninety-four,Beth authorized Catherine Horwood to write her biography,with exclusive access to her archive. Beth Chatto: A life with plants also includes extracts from Beth's notebooks and diaries,never previously published,bringing Beth's own distinctive and much-loved voice into the book. Most of the photographs,from Beth's personal archives,have also never been seen in print before.
For Beth's legions of fans,Beth Chatto: A life with plants is the personal story behind her beliefs and the struggles and determination that brought her success.
Publisher: Pimpernel Press LtdISBN: 9781910258828Number of pages: 288Dimensions: 230 x 170 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'Beth Chatto,who died last year,was singularly forward-thinking and knowledgeable,and her gardens and nursery near Elmstead Market in Essex have been a continual draw to enthusiasts for half a century. Catherine Horwood's authorised biography,based on diaries,notes and conversations,is a faithful,workmanlike account of a truly remarkable plantswoman and artistic gardener.'- Ursula Buchan,The Spectator
'Catherine Horwood's book is a triumph,beautifully crafted by an author who has thoroughly researched and understood her subject. From start to finish,this publication gives us a real understanding of Beth's life. There is so much here to keep the reader gripped.'- Fergus Garrett,Gardens Illustrated
'The life story of this elegant plant guru contains enough drive and determination to inspire any modern woman...To meet,Beth was an inscrutable coiled spring of a person,beautifully composed,a brilliant lecturer and writer and,of course,a terrific grower...This book shows what a remarkable woman she was.'- Mary Keen,Country Life
'Brilliant,charming and beautiful,she was a horticultural pioneer whose impact continues to this day. Her gardening genius made her the darling of pop stars,aristocrats and royalty - yet as this sympathetically written biography reveals,her apparently gilded life was far more turbulent than anyone could have suspected.'- The Daily Mail
'Impeccably researched.'- House & Garden
Kommentar