Lucy is the daughter of smallholders, which initiated her gardening passion. She studied at Writtle and Wye colleges then became Horticultural Advisor at the Royal Horticultural Society’s garden, Wisley, for 6 years. Her interest in writing began after compiling articles for The Garden magazine. She was recruited as Gardening Editor at Amateur Gardening magazine then Editor of Grow Your Own magazine. Lucy has been Head Gardener on a 100-acre Essex estate for 7 years, and still writes for Gardeners’ World, The Garden and Amateur Gardening. Lucy has contributed to various RHS books, being sole author of the RHS Step by Step Veg Patch. She has been gardening expert on BBC Essex for 10 years and now broadcasts every Saturday. Lucy sits on the Garden Media Guild committee and in 2020 won Practical Journalist of the Year at the GMG Awards. 

 
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Saul's big gardening break started as an apprentice with the National Trust at Antony House, near Torpoint, sponsored by the live-in family; the Carew-Poles, and later accepted to study and work at RBG Kew where he spent 4 years fulfilling a lifelong ambition and gaining experience in one of the world's best plant collections. After his time at Kew, he joined the RHS, firstly managing the Hampton Court Flower Show and then the Chelsea Flower Show; commissioning and managing exhibits, gardens and the floral marquee (among many other duties!) However, the pull back to his native Devon was too great and in 2015 he started as Head Gardener of a 12-acre private estate called Stonelands on the outskirts of Dawlish. He sits on the Trustee board  of the Hardy Plant Society, and is also a member of the RHS Tender Plant Committee and British Orchid Council judge.