Pollyanna Wilkinson is one of the UK’s most exciting and sought-after garden designers. She has won the coveted People’s Choice Award at both the Chelsea and Hampton Court flower shows, and her designs have transformed gardens across the UK and internationally.

Now Polly wants to share her expertise with readers with her new book. How to Design a Garden is a glorious mix of inspiration, expertise and advice presented with perfect clarity and Polly’s infectious enthusiasm. Polly explains all the steps you need to work through to design create your dream garden – from making early moodboards to creating timeless plant combinations. The book also contains month-by-month growing guides to help you to nurture your garden for years to come.

Whether you’re a new gardener or have years of experience, Polly can help you realise your dream garden – and find joy in every step along the way too.

Pollyanna Wilkinson studied garden design at the English Gardening School at the Chelsea Physic Garden, graduating with distinction. She went on to study Horticulture at Merrist Wood and then set up her landscape design business. She is passionate about design, sustainability and horticulture. Polly’s studio holds three RHS medals from Chelsea Flower Show and Hampton Court Flower Show. She has also won the coveted People’s Choice Awards at Chelsea in 2022 for her Garden for Mothers and at RHS Hampton Court in 2019 for her Naturecraft Garden.

Pollyanna will be interviewed by Alice Vincent, author of Rootbound: Rewilding a Life and Why Women Grow. Her latest book Hark: How Women Listen will be published in May 2025.

In partnership with James Allen’s Girls’ School.

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