Meet the gardeners

Meet the gardeners

Dr James Compton: ‘I am fundamentally lazy and put off gardening chores’

Our resident botanist Dr James Compton talks about his new collaboration with Hans Walter Lack and Martin Callmander
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Isn’t it ironic: the scented sweet-pea breeder who lost his sense of smell (and has to employ a ‘sniffer’)

The sweet pea and dahlia breeder on his early love of breeding, the excitement of seeing dahlias in the wild and finding the missing slice of the sweet pea colour spectrum
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On the front line of climate change: meet flower farmer Roisin Taylor

Flower farmer Roisin is owner of Verde Flower Co, based in Newcastle-Upon- Tyne, and is currently establishing the British Cut Flower Association.
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Everything you need to know about Alan Titchmarsh's Gardening Club

Discover all about Alan Titchmarsh's Gardening Club, the new season that focuses on gardening on ITV1
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32 top women garden designers working in the UK today

To mark International Women's Day, we round up some of the top women garden designers working in the UK today
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Who is Henry Agg? Meet the new presenter of Alan Titchmarsh's Gardening Club

Garden designer and influencer Henry Agg is a fresh face on the daytime gardening show - here's all you need to know about him
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50 invaluable plants for the garden as chosen by a royal garden designer

Landscape designer Jinny Blom picks the 50 plants she loves the most, from first loves, to flowers great for a pot
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Alan Titchmarsh to launch TikTok and YouTube channel: Gardening with Alan Titchmarsh

Discover the new gardening channel being launched by horticulturalist Alan Titchmarsh
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Meet French garden designer Gilles Clément

The enigmatic French designer, botanist, entomologist, writer and gardener on working with rather than against nature and making room for moles.
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Monty Don show's flower farmer Cel Robertson on changing career and her top 7 flowers for cutting

Cel Robertson of Forever Green Flower Company in Norfolk on flower farming and the best blooms to grow in your garden for cutting
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The legacy of Beth Chatto: the pioneering plantswoman who changed the face of gardening

The late, pioneering plantswoman Beth Chatto convinced us to find the right plant for the right place. Here, those who were influenced by her reflect on her lasting legacy.
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The gardener who trades secateurs for stilettos to become his drag queen alter ego

Professional gardener Tom, aka the Drag Queen Gardener, cares for a private 90-acre estate in Warwickshire, but trades secateurs for stilettos to become his alter ego, Daisy Desire. Portrait: Andrew Montgomery
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The big job Nigel Slater is embarking on this year

Not typically one to act on impulse, Nigel Slater wonders if more spontaneity, and stone paving, might be in order.
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Discover designer Dan Pearson’s own personal garden, Hillside

At his Somerset home, Hillside, designer Dan Pearson has worked sensitively with the open, sloping site to create a beautifully intricate garden with a true sense of place.
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Biodynamic advocate Jane Scotter of Fern Verrow on working with top chef Skye Gyngell and her newest venture

The biodynamic grower on the pains and pleasures of hard work, the joys of producing culinary ‘fairy dust’ and on being part of the bigger picture. Words: Natasha Goodfellow, Portrait: Lisa Linder
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Warmer climes: this sunny new Mallorcan garden designed by Tom Stuart-Smith will have you reaching for your passport

By replacing grass lawns with a relaxed mix of resilient planting, Tom Stuart-Smith has ensured this Mediterranean garden is firmly grounded in its landscape. Words: Errol Reuben Fernandes, Photographs: Richard Bloom
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We need to stop the ecocide by councils, developers and big business, says this community gardener

As a community gardener at the Eden Nature Garden in Clapham, south London, former marine biologist Benny is on a mission to promote ecology within the garden world. Portrait: Andrew Montgomery
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The woman who crafts beautiful objects from fallen oak trees with her bare hands

Sculptor Alison Crowther uses centuries-old fallen oaks and other timber to create her distinctive art and furniture. Words: Camilla Phelps, Photographs: Andrew Montgomery
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