Rachel is a broadcaster, writer and passionate gardener. Trained at The English Gardening School, she has been a regular presenter on Gardeners’ World since 1999. Rachel is also a long-term member of the team providing coverage of all the major RHS Flower Shows. Rachel’s other television series include Small Town Gardens and Gardening with the Experts for the BBC and Countrywise for ITV.

Design projects include the LK Bennett Garden at Chelsea Flower Show 2008 and the floral decorations for the Royal Barge during the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant in 2012. Rachel co-curated the RHS London Rose Show in 2016 and has been the key speaker and/or host for talks and events at The Ashmolean Museum, The Garden Museum, Highgrove, Hever Castle, The Charleston Garden Festival and The Royal Geographical Society. Rachel is Vice President of wild flower charity Plantlife, and an Ambassador for The National Garden Scheme.

We are delighted Rachel will be speaking as part of our Winter Lecture Series.