Frances Ruth Tophill is a British horticulturist, author, and television presenter known for her contributions to ''

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'' and ''

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''. She has written five books.

Early life

Tophill was born in

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, Kent, and is one of three sisters. She studied for a bachelor's degree in horticulture with plantsmanship from the

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and

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which she completed in 2013.

Career

Tophill featured on ITV's ''

'' alongside

Alan Titchmarsh Alan Fred Titchmarsh (born 2 May 1949) is an English gardener, broadcaster and writer. After working as a professional gardener and a horticultural journalist, he became a radio and television presenter and a novelist. Early career Alan Fred T ...

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, and

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, and in 2016 became a presenter on the BBC's ''

''. In June 2022, her first show-garden won a platinum medal and best in show at

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at the NEC in Birmingham. Her book, ''The Modern Gardener: A practical guide for creating a beautiful and creative garden'' (Octopus Publishing, 2022), has been described as containing a "passionate, environmental debate" about gardening and gardeners. Tophill works with the

Royal Horticultural Society The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London, is the UK's leading gardening charity. The RHS promotes horticulture through its five gardens at Wisley (Surrey), Hyde Hall (Essex), Harlow Carr ...

's Campaign for School Gardening to promote gardening to young people, and is a keen quilter and amateur potter.

Selected publications

* ''The First-Time Gardener''. Kyle Books, 2015. * ''The Container Gardener''. Kyle Books, 2017. * ''Container Gardener's Handbook''. Companion House Books, 2018. * ''Rewild Your Garden: Create a haven for birds, bees, and butterflies''. Quercus Books, 2020. * ''The Modern Gardener: A practical guide for creating a beautiful and creative garden''. Octopus Publishing, 2022. * ''A Year in a Small Garden: Creating a Beautiful Garden in Any Space.'' BBC Books - Ebury Publishing, 2024. ISBN 9781785948640

References

External links

*https://www.gardenersunearthed.com/2020/01/frances-tophill.html Living people Year of birth missing (living people) English gardeners English television presenters Women horticulturists and gardeners Television personalities from Kent Alumni of Scotland's Rural College People from Deal, Kent British women television presenters Women non-fiction writers {{England-tv-bio-stub