Authors

Alice Smith

From a young age, the love of gardening was inherited from my grandmother and grown through the experiences of planting flowers in hanging baskets with her to planting my own strawberry and raspberry patch. I am excited to join the team and develop my knowledge of the countryside around us and see what future memories it holds for us all to enjoy.

Laura Jones

Gardens and gardening have been a thread running through the very centre my life; from a childhood spent learning from the wealth of my mother's gardening knowledge to more recent years spent developing my own little plot. Having spent more than 20 years in the publishing and events industries, I found myself lucky enough to bring my inherent love for horticultural and my media expertise together, through my work here at The Oxfordshire Gardener (which comes with the added benefit of being able to continue to add to my storehouse of garden knowledge through the regular quizzing of our expert designers, brilliant horticulturalists and masterly landscaping team!).

Megan Blackmore-Sly

Gardens have always given me a sense of stillness and serenity, immersing myself within the swaying leaves, chirping crickets and whistling birds. On a summer’s evening, nothing is better than gathering around the garden table to dine under the fading sun. Joining The Oxfordshire Gardener team, I feel very lucky to witness outstanding gardens every day, and observe the limitless creativity of landscaping. As an artist too, I always turn to the garden to spark my first ideas for a painting. I have welcomed a wealth of new insight into many beautiful flowers, plants and trees since starting my role here. The extraordinary colours, textures and shapes of natural forms are a hive of endless inspiration.

Yasmin Wall

Growing up, the garden was my childhood. A peaceful place filled with magical memories ranging from playing with our dog to my first attempt at riding a bike. To me, a garden is not just a garden but a preserved jungle of family memories that continues to grow and flourish. As Marketing Executive for The Oxfordshire Gardener I am continually able to enhance my own garden of knowledge, as I am planted with creative responsibility.