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

Scottish Agricultural College Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) is a public land based research institution focused on agriculture and life sciences. Its history stretches back to 1899 with the establishment of the West of Scotland Agricultural College and its current organis ...

and

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which she completed in 2013.

Career

Tophill featured on ITV's ''

'' alongside

Alan Titchmarsh Alan Fred Titchmarsh HonFSE (born 2 May 1949) is an English gardener, broadcaster, TV presenter, poet, and novelist. After working as a professional gardener and a gardening journalist, he established himself as a media personality through a ...

David Domoney David Martin Domoney, C Hort. FCI Hort (born 26 March 1963) is an English Chartered Horticulturist and celebrity gardener. He co-presents the TV gardening programme ''Love Your Garden'', alongside Alan Titchmarsh, and is the resident gardene ...

, and Katie Rushworth, 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 (Nort ...

'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.

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