Fran Bailey grew up on a cut flower nursery near York, where her Dutch father Jacob Verhoef encouraged her love of all things horticultural. After studying at the Welsh College Of Horticulture, in 2006 she opened her first flower shop, The Fresh Flower Company, in South London. Zia Allaway is a qualified horticulturalist who has written and edited a range of gardening books for the RHS and DK, including RHS Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers. Zia also writes a monthly column on garden design for Homes and Gardens magazine and is a contributor to the Garden Design Journal. Christopher Young is the horticultural team leader of the Glasshouse at RHS Wisley, the Royal Horticultural Society's flagship garden in Surrey, and is a member of the RHS Tender Ornamental Plant Committee.

Offers practical guidance for beginner growers.

Fran Bailey grew up on a cut flower nursery near York, where her Dutch father Jacob Verhoef encouraged her love of all things horticultural. After studying at the Welsh College Of Horticulture, in 2006 she opened her first flower shop, The Fresh Flower Company, in South London. Zia Allaway is a qualified horticulturalist who has written and edited a range of gardening books for the RHS and DK, including RHS Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers. Zia also writes a monthly column on garden design for Homes and Gardens magazine and is a contributor to the Garden Design Journal. Christopher Young is the horticultural team leader of the Glasshouse at RHS Wisley, the Royal Horticultural Society's flagship garden in Surrey, and is a member of the RHS Tender Ornamental Plant Committee.

Offers practical guidance for beginner growers.

Fran Bailey grew up on a cut flower nursery near York, where her Dutch father Jacob Verhoef encouraged her love of all things horticultural. After studying at the Welsh College Of Horticulture, in 2006 she opened her first flower shop, The Fresh Flower Company, in South London. Zia Allaway is a qualified horticulturalist who has written and edited a range of gardening books for the RHS and DK, including RHS Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers. Zia also writes a monthly column on garden design for Homes and Gardens magazine and is a contributor to the Garden Design Journal. Christopher Young is the horticultural team leader of the Glasshouse at RHS Wisley, the Royal Horticultural Society's flagship garden in Surrey, and is a member of the RHS Tender Ornamental Plant Committee.

Offers practical guidance for beginner growers.