Heligan

Tom Petherick, a Cornishman whose family has had close links with Heligan over the generations, joined the early restoration team at Heligan in 1993 after training in Horticulture. In the late 1990s he left to restore two walled gardens in Dorset, where he grew certified organic produce. He was lured back to be Heligan in 2001 to be Horticultural Director and now acts as an ambasador. He writes a column for THE TIMES on Saturday and also contributes to the Saturday TELEGRAPH. Melanie Eclare has rapidly established herself as one of Britain's foremost garden photographers. She has photographed three previous books and has contributed illustrated features to all the major home interest magazines. Melanie is garden editor for RED magazine and lives in Cornwall with her husband Tom Petherick and daughter Rose. Melanie Eclare has rapidly established herself as one of Britain's foremost garden photographers. She has photographed three previous books and has contributed illustrated features to all the major home interest magazines. Moving to a house beside Heligan will give her unparalleled access to the gardens. Tim Smit was born in 1954 in Scheveningen, Holland, and educated in the UK. After graduating from Durham University he worked as a county archaeologist before spending ten years as a record producer and composer, successful in Europe, the USA and Japan. In 1987 he and his family moved to Cornwall where, with John Nelson, he was to discover Heligan.