About the Author

Phaidon Editors Matthew Biggs, a graduate of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, is a well-known British gardener, broadcaster, and author of 15 gardening and plant related books. He is a panel member on BBC Radio 4 s Gardeners Question Time and author of the children s book A Home for Every Plant, also published by Phaidon.Advisory panel: Richard Aitken, Matthew Biggs, Tania Compton, Madison Cox, Brent Elliott, Annie Guilfoyle, Noel Kingsbury, Abra Lee, Colleen Morris, Toby Musgrave, Polly Nicholson, Kristine Paulus, Anna Pavord, Carrie Rebora Barratt, Georgina Reid, Gill Saunders, Ina Sperl, Thaisa Way, Clare Willsdon, and Yue ZhuangTexts by: Richard Aitken, Giovanni Aloi, Sara Bader, Matthew Biggs, Tim Cooke, Brent Elliott, Diane Fortenberry, Tom Furness, Noel Kingsbury, Colleen Morris, Toby Musgrave, Kristine Paulus, Gill Saunders, James Smith, David Trigg, Alice Vincent, and Martin Walters