When Nicola Ferguson first started gardening, she quickly realised that she couldn't find a book that would help her with her new, dark, damp, walled garden, so she wrote one herself. The result is a fantastic reference book that leads gardeners quickly and easily to the plants that will grow well in their own gardens. Over 2,000 plants are systematically organised according to growing conditions, purpose and appearance. Nicola has completely updated the text and taken into consideration all the new cultivars and varieties that have materialised in the last 18 years.