From the archives: Beth Chatto talks to Alan Titchmarsh

In her centenary year, we share a past podcast featuring Alan Titchmarsh talking to Beth Chatto in a public conversation, first aired on her 50th anniversary of being at her iconic Beth Chatto's Gardens

Subscribe to Gardens Illustrated magazine and get your first 3 issues for only £5!

Sorrel Everton

Published: June 27, 2023 at 12:44 pm

Beth Chatto, the late, pioneering plantswoman who convinced us to find the right plant for the right place, would have been 100 this year. To mark the occasion, we are sharing a podcast from the archives: a recording of a public talk between Alan Titchmarsh and Beth Chatto in 2009 at Garden Museum.

Read more on the legacy of Beth Chatto and her inspiring garden Beth Chatto's Gardens. And don't miss our monthly plant choices from head gardener there in Gardens Illustrated magazine.

Beth Chatto in conversation with Alan Titchmarsh in 2009 at the Garden Museum

Part 1

Part 2

Read more about Beth Chatto

Sorrel Everton

Sorrel Everton is deputy editor of Gardens Illustrated.

You may also like

Gardens Illustrated

Åsa Gregers-Warg on her respect for Beth Chatto and gardening in her spirit

12/7/2022
The creative force behind the Beth Chatto Gardens on the practicalities of gardening, her respect and affection for Beth and the responsibility of gardening in her spirit
more
gardeners

Gardens Illustrated

Beth Chatto: A profile of the renowned plantswoman and writer

3/31/2022
Acclaimed gardener, writer and plantswoman Beth Chatto OBE VMH, died in 2018 at the age of 94. We share an interview with Beth Chatto in memory of her amazing life and work. Photograph by Charlie Hopkinson
more
gardens
gardeners
dry-garden
inspiring-gardens
planting-combination

Gardens Illustrated

10 of the best gardening books from Penelope Hobhouse

3/20/2022
Acclaimed garden designer and writer Penelope Hothouse shares 10 of her favourite gardening books. Photography Andrew Montgomery
more
gardening-books
gardens
winter
foliage
garden-maintenance
how-to
inspiring-gardens

Gardens Illustrated

Beth Chatto's garden and York Gate among post-war landscapes added to National Heritage List

8/21/2020
A list of 20 landscapes have been granted protection and added to the Register of Parks and Gardens. Photograph by Claire Takacs
more
gardens
news

Gardens Illustrated

Beth Chatto: A Life With Plants, book review

10/10/2019
Fergus Garrett, head gardener at Great Dixter, reviews Beth Chatto: A Life With Plants, an intriguing insight into the personal life of one of the greatest gardeners of our time
more
features
garden-equipment
gardening-books
gardens
beth-chatto
book-review
gardener
This website is owned and published by Our Media Ltd. www.ourmedia.co.uk
© Our Media 2024