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For the Love of Plants and Gardens with Adam Frost and Poppy Okotcha

This event, originally titled 'For the Love of Plants and Gardens', took place on 10 July 2025. The information below is correct as of the publication date. Meet two gardeners who are not only full of practical advice but combine their garden knowledge with a deeply personal take on how looking after a patch of land can grow us as individuals and also help to grow a better world. Adam Frost and Poppy Okotcha in conversation with Sally Flatman, host of the podcast Our Plant Stories. In this session, garden designer and Gardeners’ World presenter Adam Frost explored the themes of his book For the Love of Plants – a very personal wander through his own garden and a reflection on the plants that have shaped his life. Poppy Okotcha discussed her book A Wilder Way: How Gardens Grow Us, in which she writes about her relationship with her wild little garden in Devon, working with the seasons and nature, and how the small joys of engaging with the natural world are imperative for our physical and emotional wellbeing. To join more online and in person events visit our website: https://events.bl.uk/ Discover more of our past events at our playlist:    • Public talks, discussions and performances   Speaker Bios: Adam Frost is an award-winning British garden designer and presenter on Gardeners’ World. He regularly presents the BBC’s coverage of the RHS Flower Shows and has featured on The One Show, DIY SOS and The Alan Titchmarsh Show. He also hosts the Gardener’s World Podcast Adam Frost Grows and Cooks. As well as running his own garden design and landscape business he also sits on the board for the Horticulture Trades Association, is an RHS Ambassador and until 2022 he ran The Adam Frost Garden School where he hosted masterclasses on design and other gardening courses. He is passionate about the relationship between gardening and mental health. Poppy Okotcha is a trained horticulturist and regenerative grower, passionate about inspiring people to engage with and connect to the natural world. With her joyful Instagram content, Poppy teaches people how to grow and forage their own food, whilst living and eating consciously – for personal, community and planetary health. As a young black woman, Poppy also advocates for those who are underrepresented and marginalised in the world of horticulture and environmentalism. Poppy has been featured on BBC 2’s Gardeners’ World, and is a regular contributor to the Royal Horticultural Society podcast. She was also the ecological expert on Channel 4’s The Great Garden Revolution. Sally Flatman presents and produces the podcast Our Plant Stories. A former BBC Radio producer, Sally brings together twin passions for audio and plants in the form of storytelling. She is also a trustee of the charity Plant Heritage and a member of the Garden Media Guild. The British Library is a charity. Your support helps us open up a world of knowledge and inspiration for everyone. Donate today: https://support.bl.uk/Donate