You're in good company!
Indulge your horticultural interests with some of the top names in gardening!
On a garden-themed cruise you can look forward to exclusively travelling in the company of a distinguished expert, all renowned in their field from plantsman to designers, horticultural consultant to TV celebrity gardener and all with a passion for sharing their abundance of knowledge in an informative and yet entertaining way.
 | ALAN TITCHMARSH is a popular gardening expert, a successful broadcaster and novelist. Best known for fronting BBC's Gardeners' World and Ground Force, he's also completed nearly 40 gardening books and has twice been named Gardening Writer of the Year. Alan has presented Points of View, Pebble Mill, Songs of Praise and Titchmarsh's Travels and has written several novels including 'Only Dad' and 'Mr Macgregor' as well as his memoirs 'Trowel and Error' and 'Nobbut a Lad'. He was appointed an MBE for services to horticulture and broad-casting in the 2000 New Year Honours list. |
 | MATTHEW BIGGS A professional gardener for over 25 years, Matthew trained at Pershore College of Horticulture and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. His TV presenter's career began with Channel 4's 'Garden Club' and now Matthew is a regular panellist on BBC Radio 4's 'Gardeners' Question Time'. Writing regularly for several magazines including BBC 'Gardeners' World Magazine', he has written many books and was commissioned by the Eden Project to write 'Gardening at Eden and how to do it at home'. Matthew has travelled extensively leading gardening tours and cruises in Europe, the Mediterranean, South East Asia, South America, Australasia and Africa where he is a lecturer and host. |
 | TONY RUSSELL BBC garden writer and broadcaster, Tony has been working with plants for 25 years, 13 of which have been spent managing Westonbirt, the National Arboretum in Gloucestershire. He is one of Britain's leading authorities on trees and shrubs, regularly appearing on TV and radio. Tony has had nine books published and is currently Editor in Chief of the Royal Horticultural Society's Encyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs, which is due for publication in 2010. He can be regularly heard on BBC Radio 4 and on BBC Radio Gloucestershire. |
 | DAVID HURRION has gardened from a very young age and after training in horticulture at Writtle College, went on to gain a teaching certificate from Wolverhampton Polytechnic. His knowledge of both the theory and practice of horticulture have inspired students at the many colleges where he's taught. He has also become one of the leading gardening journalists in the country, writing and editing for many popular magazines, including most recently, Gardeners' World Magazine. David has travelled around the world to see plants and gardens, but still finds time to garden at his home in North Dorset, where he lives with his partner, two dogs, four chickens and a duck! |
| | WILL GILES has had a passion for plants of a tropical nature since he was a small boy, a passion that has grown dramatically over the past 25 years at his home in Norwich - aptly named The Exotic Garden. Here, he has experimented with plants from the extremely hardy to the ludicrously tender, endeavouring to find a balance of plants that grow well in his one acre microclimate and fit into his ideal of a lush sub-tropical setting. Will has developed a wondrous paradise for himself and the many visitors that flock to the garden during the summer months. Unlike many other gardens, this haven of fantasy has been crafted by Will and voluntary helpers, on the smallest of budgets, using reclaimed materials where possible and a lot of hard work. This is a hands on creation, giving the Exotic Garden a very personal identity - that of a true artist at work. |
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