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schopflin's review
3.0
It felt strange to be reading about plants suitable for drought conditions in the midst of a rainy English autumn, but I learnt a lot fron Chatto's book. For example, rain doesn't necessarily help if, as I am, you are working with poor gravelly soil resting on thick clay. And I recognised some of her plants - chosen for their suitability - in the garden I have recently inherited. Chatto's scale, resources and ambition are very different from mine, but I enjoyed her writing. The black and white photos are limiting though - very much of their time - perhaps some publisher needs to invest in a revised edition with colour photographs?
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