Introduction

What is a gravel garden?

Beginning the Gravel Garden

Planting in the First Season

Mulching and Maintenance

The Fresh Colours of Spring

Waking up with a Start

Pruning and Grooming

Fascinating Fritillaries

Wild Tulips and April Showers

Electrifying Euphorbias

Additional Touches

Summer’s Abundance

Threads of Gold

Pinks and Mauves

Self-seeders

Room for Gigantic Plants

Background Trees and Shrubs

Problems with Conifers

Elegant Alliums

High Summer’s Gauzy Veil

Good Neighbours

Handsome Verticals

Spreaders and Dot Plants

Clematis, against the Odds

The Last Weeks of Summer

A Haze of Mauves and Blues

Scene Lifters

Grey and Silver Plants

Adding Impact

Pleasing Partnerships

Pleasures Still to Come

Dependable Sedums

Autumn Tapestry

Stars in the Fading Light

Eye-catching Plants

Autumn Bulbs

Late Autumn Highlightst

A Passion for Bergenias

Tidying up for Winter

Winter Pictures

Dessicated Seed Heads

Shapes and Colours

Shimmering Grasses

Signs of New Life

Nature’s Feeding Programme

Pruning and Shaping

The Scree Garden

Groundwork

Designing the Beds

Hard Landscaping

Waiting to Plant

Putting Plants Together

Small Sedums

A Transformation

Scree Garden Plans

Basic Plants in the Gravel Garden

Basic Plants in the Scree Garden

Bibliography

Index

Acknowledgments

Photographer’s Note

Drought-Resistant Planting

Lessons from Beth Chatto's Gravel Garden