The Faces of Gardeners' World

Pippa Greenwood, photographed in 1997

A trained botanist and specialist in crop protection, Pippa Greenwood is one of Britain's most respected plant pathologists. She ran the Royal Hortcultural Society's Plant Pathology Department in Surrey for 11 years and now lectures on gardening throughout the world. Pippa was a regular presenter on the BBC's Gardeners' World, often from her own Organic Kitchen Garden in Hampshire. She is a regular panellist on Radio 4's Gardeners Question Time as the resident "bug expert" and is The Mirror's gardening correspondent.
Books by Pippa Greenwood: Pippa's Kitchen Garden, Garden Problem Solver, The New Gardener and Pippa Greenwood's Flower Gardener.

Alan Titchmarsh, photographed in 1997

Alan Titchmarsh's prolific career both as both a writer and television presenter has made him the UK's most instantly recognisable gardening celebrity. He writes regularly for BBC Gardeners' World magazine and is a gardening correspondent for several publications. On radio and TV, he has fronted programmes as diverse as Points Of View and Songs Of Praise. For seven years, Alan was the main presenter of Gardeners' World which came from his own garden, Barleywood, which he sold in 2002. Alan's latest project is lending his voice to an animated children's series called Gordon The Garden Gnome (as the voice of Gordon no less!) which is due to air in May 2005.
Books by Alan Titchmarsh: Alan has written more than 30 gardening books, including The Gardeners' World Complete Guide To Gardening, How To Be A Gardener: Back To Basics, How To Be A Gardener: Secrets Of Success as well as four novels and his own memoirs!
Related links: Alan Titchmarsh Website

Stephen Lacey, photographed in 1997

After an early career in property investment, Stephen decided on a complete change in direction and has since made a career as a garden design consultant, writer, lecturer and television presenter. He has long-been a gardening columnist for the Daily Telegraph as well as a presenter of Gardeners' World and a lecturer for The Royal Horticultural Society. He divides his time between London, his garden in North Wales and garden-visiting and lecturing across Europe, America and throughout the UK, where he teaches the importance of cultivating atmosphere in the garden through the use of scent and proper planning.
Books by Stephen Lacey: His books include the classic The Startling Jungle, Colour And Scent In The Romantic Garden, Scent In Your Garden and Real Gardening.