Our writers

The Garden Collective was designed to be like a box of chocolates; a mix of lovely things for you to dip into. However, we all have our favourites, and if you want to spend a bit of extra time with one or another of the talented creators, then you can use this page to choose.

Just click on the name to be taken to all of their pieces, exclusively written and read for the Garden Collective.

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Grace Alexander - Garden Collective

I am a psychologist, writer, sweet pea obsessive and gardener based in Somerset. My work explores the psychological importance of seasonal changes in the garden, and the quiet rituals of growing.

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James Alexander-Sinclair - Garden Collective

Garden Designer, writer, talker, RHS Vice President and skipper of the light fandango.

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Arit Anderson - Garden Collective

I am a garden & landscape designer, writer & tv presenter on BBC Gardeners’ World. I am a passionate communicator of the environment & wellbeing through the lens of the garden. A lover of herbal tea…

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Ben Dark - Garden Collective

I’m a writer gardener. Author of The Grove and currently working on GREEN KINGDOM: the Family History of Plants, but having the most fun here on the Garden Collective.

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Jan Etherington - Garden Collective

I’m a comedy writer. My long-running Radio 4 series, Conversations From A Long Marriage, stars Joanna Lumley. I live on the Suffolk coast and sea swim every day. I dream of creating a beautiful garden.

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Annie Guilfoyle - Garden Collective

I’m a garden designer, writer and international lecturer. I am a regular teacher at Great Dixter, West Dean and Chanticleer and am co-founder of Garden Masterclass with Noel Kingsbury.

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Helen Hutchings Cox - Garden Collective

Gardener, educator and all round nature nerd. I truly believe gardening is for everyone, and I’m here to help you get started. (Frequently told I bring ‘a different perspective’...)

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Noel Kingsbury - Garden Collective

I’m a writer, researcher, teacher, planting designer and occasional provocateur, largely known as a promoter of ecological planting design.

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Sandra Lawrence - Garden Collective

I adore gardens and garden history, with a special focus on the 19th/early 20th centuries. I have also spent the last eight years recovering the lost archive of garden maverick Ellen Willmott.

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Simon Lycett - Garden Collective

Since the age of 7, I’ve been obsessed with flowers, floristry & flower arranging. I’m an RHS Ambassador, writer & appear on your telly & radio talking about floral fabulousness. I love my garden!

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Laetitia Maklouf - Garden Collective

Gardener, Mother and Author of The Virgin Gardener, Sweet Peas for Summer and The Five Minute Garden. Gardening in a West London Garden.

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Jane Perrone - Garden Collective

Creative Partner at Scribehound and member of The Garden Collective. Host of podcast On The Ledge and the author of The Allotment Keeper’s Handbook, Legends of the Leaf and The Atlas of Deadly Plants.

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George Plumptre - Garden Collective

Since my first garden article in 1979, I’ve been gardening correspondent of The Times, written for Country Life and other magazines, authored 11 books, and been awarded the EMH in 2024.

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Matthew Pottage - Garden Collective

Writer and broadcaster, currently the Head of Horticulture & Landscape Strategy for The Royal Parks in London.

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Ann-Marie Powell - Garden Collective

Award-winning designer and home gardener, weaving colour into gardens to create vibrant, nature-rich spaces. Join me in cultivating joyful outdoor havens that excite year-round.

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Tom Stuart-Smith - Garden Collective

I’m a landscape architect and garden designer working throughout the world.

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Joe Swift - Garden Collective

I am a garden designer, broadcaster, writer and design director of Modular. I have presented Gardeners’ World and many other TV shows since 1998 and write weekly for The Times.

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Alan Titchmarsh - Garden Collective

Gardening royalty, Alan is the voice of gardening for many of us. Writer, broadcaster, novelist, and with the Garden Collective from the start.

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Chris Young - Garden Collective

Landscape designer, gardens consultant, author and editor of RHS Encyclopedia of Garden Design.

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Guests, experts & contributors

Adam Frost - Garden Collective

I am an award-winning garden designer and a presenter on BBC Gardeners’ World. I have written four books and am a popular public speaker. Gardens have always been a major part of my life.

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Huw Richards - Garden Collective

A passionate permaculturalist, Sunday Times bestselling author, and gardening YouTuber, powered by a love for flavour and nature.

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Sarah Raven - Garden Collective

I’m a gardener, author and podcast host sharing my advice for a beautiful, vibrant and biodiverse garden

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Mark Diacono - Garden Collective

I’m a multi-award winning writer, lucky enough to spend most of my time growing, eating, writing and talking about food. I tend a Devonshire garden dominated by unusual, delicious perennials.

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Sue Stuart-Smith - Garden Collective

I’m a Psychiatrist and the author of the bestselling book, The Well Gardened Mind, now translated into 18 languages. I’m also co-founder of The Serge Hill Project for Gardening, Creativity and Health.

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Advolly Richmond - Garden Collective

Plant, garden & social historian. Oxford Conted lecturer, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Champion. BBC Gardeners’ World presenter & author of A Short History of Flowers: The Stories that make our Gardens.

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Anna Greenland - Garden Collective

I’m an organic vegetable grower, gardener and writer. For over 15 years I’ve grown produce for chefs like Raymond Blanc and Jamie Oliver. I am now bringing my own Suffolk small-holding to life.

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Jekka McVicar - Garden Collective

Award winning, peat free sustainable herb grower-breeder with 40 years professional experience. Herb Garden designer, Author and Broadcaster. Awarded the VMH, Victoria Medal of Honour by the Royal…

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Jinny Blom - Garden Collective

Jinny Blom is a landscape gardener, author and plantswoman. The eponymous Studio is based in Clerkenwell, London and works worldwide.

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Lia Leendertz - Garden Collective

Creator of The Almanac, the best selling annual guide to the year, and presenter of the ‘As the Season Turns’ podcast.

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