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Full Description
As Beth Chatto's reputation for choosing plants for problem areas grew, she started to run out of space to experiment with plants for dry shade, so when the 1987 winds ripped through a small wooded area next to her garden, she jumped at the opportunity to expand. This book tells the story of her woodland garden. In her inimitable style, she takes us on a guided tour of the maze of paths that weave in and out of the trees. Illustrated with sumptuous photographs taken by Steve Wooster, this will be an extraordinarily beautiful book that conjures up the cool dark mystery of the forest as well as making gardeners think again about that dark, dry spot at the bottom of their garden.
Contents
Introduction Starting the Wood Garden Trees and shrubs, evergreen shrubs for understorey, leaf-losing understorey shrubs Awakenings The first daffodil, snowdrops, February sunshine, the woodland floor, early scents, lenten roses. Spring Enchantment A medieval tapestry, accidental effects, flowering shrubs, robust ground coverers, graceful narcissus, the long shady walk, April highlights, American woodlanders. Early-Summer profusion Quaint aquilegias, the little grassy wood, beneath ancient oaks, leafy carpets, elegant ferns, proud astrantias, fleeting peonies, flowering shrubs, maintaining balance. High Summer Tapestry Ground-cover carpets, pillars of blosson, handsome cow parsleys, dramatic foliage, late-summer shrubs Autumn's Sunlit Openings Wandering anemones, glowing berries, November highlights, letting in the light The Depths of Winter Beauty in leaves, regular winter maintenance Shade-tolerant Plants Trees, shrubs and climbers, hardiness zones, perennials and bulbs, ferns, grasses and grass-like plants Mechanical equipment for tree surgery Further reading Rainfall figures Index Acknowledgements
