Meet the gardeners

Meet the gardeners

Turning pressed flowers into fine art is now the day job for one creative Colorado couple

From an early venture saving wedding bouquets, Keith Kralik and Rachel Parri of Flower Press Studio have turned pressed flowers into fine art
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15 easy, reliable and beautiful flowers to grow for cutting, chosen by expert flower farmers

Three professional cut-flower growers recommend the plants they couldn’t live without – all reliable, easy to grow, robust and beautiful in the vase
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Nigel Slater didn’t think he liked flowers – but now has a garden full of them

Now that his once largely green garden is bursting with colour, Nigel Slater wonders why it took him so long to fill it with flowers
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The founder of Common Farm Flowers, Georgie Newbery, on swapping haute couture for cut flowers

The founder of Common Farm Flowers on swapping fashion for cut flowers, finding her feet on social media and why she’s staying firmly organic
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This Insta florist’s secrets to beautiful, simple arrangements (it’s all down to choosing the right vase)

Florist Sarah Statham reveals the secret to creating striking natural floral displays: adapting to the shape of your vessel.
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‘I am finding heroes in a community that values individuality and experimental approaches. It’s an exciting time.’

Accountant-cum-freelance-gardener Chatu loves experimenting with plant sculptures and exploring the UK’s wild watersides
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From dancer to dairy farm: the yoghurt queen of Yeo Valley on launching a new festival in Somerset

The co-owner and head gardener of Yeo Valley Organic Garden on learning that life is not just a cabaret and why she’s launching a new garden festival
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'We must put ecology at the beginning of all our thoughts' - Alys Fowler on peat bogs and animism

Gardener and writer Alys Fowler on her new book, why she can’t grow carrots and why we need to value our peat bogs more
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A space station garden and hovering wheelbarrows: is this what gardens will look like in 50 years?

This compendium of ten futuristic garden plans is absorbing, says Tim Richardson, but feels more like solutions to today’s problems than a vision of the future
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‘It’s been a surreal experience’ – Tresco’s subtropical paradise island was a dream come true for one young gardener

Tresco Abbey Gardens Scholar Holly Doyle loves the exotic plants she now cares for, and can lose herself for hours exploring other gardens
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Meet the new head of gardens and parks at the National Trust with a passion for cabbages – Shelia Das

The new head of gardens and parks at the National Trust on the wonders of soil, the generosity of the gardening community and why cabbages will always blow her mind
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Discover the Victorian art of cyanotype photography revived with a modern horticultural twist by artist Sophie Cook

From her Derbyshire home, artist Sophie Cook brings her trained horticultural eye to the Victorian art of cyanotype photography
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Meet young landscaper Anna McLoughlin, forging a path in a traditionally male industry

Anna, a landscaper with Landform Consultants, loves to feel immersed in the abundance of colourful blooms of cottage-garden style plantings.
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Forgot crop rotation: polyculture is the new cool easy way to grow your own without weeding or worrying about pests

At Birch Farm in Devon, Joshua Sparkes is growing food in polycultures alongside pests and weeds with great success
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Permaculture kind of got hijacked by hippies: meet YouTuber, writer and horticulturist Huw Richards

YouTuber, writer and horticulturist Huw Richards explains why his new book will make permaculture accessible, and how it might help you garden better
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Meet gardener Carmen Sheridan – ‘Visiting other gardens, events and plant fairs is like mulch for your brain’

Cultural gardener Carmen cares for the Children’s and Community Garden at Wakehurst, Kew, running therapeutic and educational horticulture groups
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Meet The Gardeners: designer Jo Thompson

The award-winning garden designer on a childhood divided between Rome and Dorset, loving the New Romantics and creating gardens in which people long to spend time.
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Who is Jamie Butterworth? Meet the new Chelsea Flower Show presenter whose behind the scenes rise has been remarkable

Want to know more about Jamie Butterworth, the new presenter of the BBC Chelsea coverage? Here's all you need to know.
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'Most designers are control freaks and perfectionists, but that is not really compatible with gardening' meet designer Andrew Duff

The garden designer and educator on the secret of good design, his long-time friendship with the late John Brookes, and the benefits of battling brambles.
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TV gardener David Domoney’s dirty secret – ‘I have 15 compost bins – is that excessive?’

Gardener and TV presenter David Domoney on the secret lives of plants and the satisfaction that comes with making compost
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Gardening can sometimes be lonely but sharing helps through the difficult times - meet Mattie O’Callaghan, horticultural trainee at the Garden Museum

As a horticultural trainee at the Garden Museum in London, and freelance landscape architect, Mattie focuses on working with communities to create meaningful, biodiverse spaces
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I couldn't find the right vase so I took up pottery to make my own for my home-grown flowers

Flower farmer and florist Rachel Siegfried reveals how a passion for pottery has led to her designing and throwing vases for her seasonally grown blooms
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