Ursula Buchan studied modern history at New Hall, Cambridge, and horticulture at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

She is an award-winning journalist and author, having written 18 books and contributed regularly to the Spectator, Observer, Independent, Sunday Telegraph, Daily Telegraph and The Garden. She is a daughter of John Buchan's second son, William.

Anna Pavord Is The Gardening Correspondent For The Independent And The Author Of Widely Praised Gardening Books Including Plant Partners And The Border Book.

She Wrote For The Observer For Twenty Years, Has Contributed To Country Life, Elle Decoration And Country Living, And Is An Associate Editor Of Gardens Illustrated. For The Last Thirty Years She Has Lived In Dorset, England Where She Is Currently Making A New Garden.

Constantly Experimenting With New Combinations Of Flowers And Foliage, She Finds It A Tremendous Source Of Inspiration.

Dr Brent Elliott is Historian at the RHS and has worked there for almost 40 years. He is the author of Victorian Gardens (1986), Treasures of the Royal Horticultural Society (1994), Flora: an Illustrated History of the Garden Flower (2001), The Royal Horticultural Society: a History 1804-2004 (2004), and most recently, RHS Chelsea Flower Show: a Centenary Celebration (2013). A former editor of Garden History, he is currently editor of Occasional Papers from the RHS Lindley Library.

He is a member of the Victorian Society's Buildings Committee, and for 25 years was a member of the Historic Parks and Gardens Committee/Panel of English Heritage. The RHS was founded in 1804, and is the world's largest gardening charity, inspiring passion and excellence in the science, art and practice of horticulture.