David has a passionate interest in all aspects of gardening and garden history. He has lived and worked in rural and urban Britain and also in France, Hong Kong and New Zealand.

David’s career in gardening includes working as a planting adviser, lecturing on a wide range of garden-related topics and leading specialist garden tours, which he has done in Britain, continental Europe, New Zealand and the tropics.

David is also a prolific writer and his books have appeared in American and numerous foreign-language as well as British editions.

David has also been general editor and contributor to major multi-author publications, and as a journalist he has written for national newspapers and specialist publications.

He has also appeared on radio in Britain and New Zealand. In pursuing his other wide interests, David takes particular pleasure in exploring themes that relate to plants and gardens.

David has a passionate interest in all aspects of gardening and garden history. He has lived and worked in rural and urban Britain and also in France, Hong Kong and New Zealand. David’s career in gardening includes working as a planting adviser, lecturing on a wide range of garden-related topics and leading specialist garden tours