‘Underwater gardening is my new hobby’ says a correspondent from the Somerset Levels.

Drought or a rainy wet summer whatever we are going to get there is a book by the doyen of British gardening Beth Chatto. Her garden in Elmstead Market Essex is worth a visit for the gravel garden alone and her treatise on Drought Resistant Planting or gravel gardens are equally captivating.

What on earth can happen after this dramatically wet winter?

If you imagine a wet spring and summer are in prospect then bog gardens and ponds may feature in your plans. Again Beth Chatto’s garden can give you inspiration but if you can’t visit have a look through her book Beth Chatto’s Damp Garden.

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