A GARDENING legend’s book, which is the renewed version of a sustainable garden guide, is being released next week.

The Green Tapestry Revisited is a substantially updated version of Beth Chatto’s Green Tapestry, which was first published more than 30 years ago.

The private launch of the book is taking place next Monday between 12pm and 4pm at Beth Chatto’s Plants and Gardens in Elmstead.

The event, which is for invitees only, is set to feature guest speakers, guided tours of Beth’s gardens, and the rare opportunity to look around the legend plantswoman’s house.

Green Tapestry Revisited features contributions from garden and nursery director David Ward and head gardener Åsa Gregers-Warg, who discuss new and remodelled areas of Beth’s garden.

Gazette: Originally created in the early 1990s, Beth’s Gravel Garden has famously never been irrigated, Credit: Beth Chatto’s Plants & Gardens Originally created in the early 1990s, Beth’s Gravel Garden has famously never been irrigated, Credit: Beth Chatto’s Plants & Gardens

David, who came to work for Beth in 1983 and assisted in the creation and planning of both the Gravel and Woodland Gardens, said: “Beth’s observations and advice are as relevant today as they were 30 years ago.

“The updated chapter covering the challenges of the drought-resistant Gravel Garden will hopefully give gardeners hope that an aesthetically pleasing yet sustainable garden is possible with the changing climate.”

Created in the early 1990s, the Gravel Garden was an experiment in drought-resistant planting and has famously never been irrigated – despite being situated in one of the driest parts of the country and having poor, free-draining soil.

Åsa, who joined the Beth Chatto team in 2001, says: “With climate change an ever more pressing issue, sustainable gardening has never felt more relevant.

“Re-reading the original text reminded me how much gardens change and evolve over time, yet Beth’s ethos and planting principles have stood the test of time and still guide us.”

Julia Boulton, Beth’s granddaughter and CEO of Beth Chatto’s Plants and Gardens, added: “Some 30 years after the original edition was published, the time is right for a fully revised and updated edition of The Green Tapestry.”

“It has given us the opportunity not only to bring Beth’s original discussion of her gardens to a new audience, but to include descriptions, in photographs and words, of how the garden has developed since, both under her careful eye in her lifetime and following her principles since then.”