The Modern Gardener - Frances Tophill

We no longer just want to garden, we want to engage with the land; the plants in it, the animals, insects and even the fungi.

The Modern Gardener isn’t just about creating a space that simply looks visually stunning, but about encouraging wildlife, reducing our carbon footprint and making our outdoor and indoor space more useful in all areas of our lives.

As well as how to select and grow your plants, there is also information on how to design your garden alongside a variety of plant-based recipes – from delicious drinks to natural dyes – that can easily be made at home.

Frances Tophill is a Horticulturalist and Botanist who trained at The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburugh. She is a presenter on ITV’s Love Your Garden, with Alan Titchmarsh and on BBC Gardener’s World. Frances is an avid environmental campaigner and promoter of gardening for all. She has working with WWF, the RHS Campaign for School Gardening and is actively involved with a number of woodland regenerating charities including Moor Trees and the Thanet Urban Forst CIC.

‘Frances Tophill is not only a qualified horticulturalist but is fast becoming the fresh new face of television gardening.’ - Daily Mail