Beth Chatto is one of the most influential living gardeners in Britain who is best known for her pioneering, ecological approach to gardening. Her philosophy was developed in the 1960s but seems even more relevant to gardeners today given recent hose pipe bans and climate change. Martha Kearney visits Beth Chatto at her gardens in Elmstead Market, Essex to hear how she created one of Britain’s best-loved gardens from a patch of wasteland at the back of her husband’s fruit farm. Martha talks to her about her influences and how her passion for plants and garden design have turned her into such an inspirational figure in the gardening world.
“Dear Friend and Gardener, Letters on Life and Gardening” by Beth Chatto and Christopher Lloyd is published by Frances Lincoln, ISBN 0-7112-1227-9
Beth Chatto
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