Frances Tophill’s latest book – The Modern Gardener – is a treasure trove of gardening inspiration. Frances explores using our plants for food, tea, medicine, dye, wildlife, reducing our shopping bills and all the other things that engaging with nature and plants can bring.

We’re delighted to say that Frances visited one of our gardens in Dorset when researching the book and a glorious photo of it opens The Cut-flower Garden Chapter.

The book is published next week.