Azalea Harley, Islington, London

Community gardener, Islington council 

"Everything Fi cooked was magic!"

Billie Beckley, Brent, London

Community Garden Manager, Creative Nature Connector, Adventure Play Builder, Forest School Leader, Producer

"Fav Fi dish: That middle eastern cake on the final day!! So Scrum and defo need that recipe!"

Donna Curtis, West Dorset

Forest Canopy Design Landscaping Design Lead - West Dorset / East Devon 

"Fiona's food- cor! Fav would have to be the lemon and thyme cheesecake!"

Elizabeth Tophill, Folkestone​

Bid Tophill is a Kent-based gardener with a background in the arts working in public and private gardens. She is excited about changing perceptions of what makes a garden delightful by adopting ecological and socially beneficial practices.

"Savoury tart although everything was delicious"

Ellie Pritchard, South London​

Community gardener,  creative facilitator and founder of Arbor Projects - a social enterprise that creates shared green spaces.

"EVERYTHING! But if I had to choose then maybe those delicious mushroom wellingtons."

Mary Redmond, Glasgow

Mary is an artist/gardener based in Glasgow, and one half of Plant Up with Kate Drummond.

"Oh Fiona's beetroot pesto!"

Kate Drummond, Glasgow

Kate works with Mary as a director of Plant Up, working designing and planting a variety of community green-led initiatives.

Holly Edwards, Essex

Gardener- based in Essex. Specialising in organic food growing, estate gardening and community/ Educational gardening.

"Favourite dish of Fiona's - this is a very difficult decision as all her food is amazing! I loved the nut roast parcels and the beetroot pesto. "

James Higgins, Surrey

James runs Urban Hedges, a gardening business working in both private and community gardenswith biodiversity at its core — and is biodiversity advisor and sustainability officer for SW London local allotment society.

Judith Loesing, London

Architect, joiner, gardener and educator, mainly designing public spaces as a director at East and volunteers at the Hackney School of Food. Her book, London Arboretum, is the outcome of a recent research fellowship with the Architecture Foundation. 

"Beetroot pesto"

Laura McCarthy, Oxfordshire

Gardener and landscape architect who's worked in both private gardens and estates and is now the green space co-ordinator for Oxford Health.

"Morroccan orange cake with greek yoghurt"

Matthew Cox, Birmingham

Gardener and urban forester with many years experience in community gardens and now runs the charity Birmingham Tree People working directly with communities to plant, establlish and care for trees.

"Key lime pie"

Nick Figgis, Newcastle

Community gardener and wildlife garden designer specialising in shared gardens

"Favourite dish - Middle-eastern orange cake"

Rachel Whittaker, Nottingham

A Nottingham City Council Horticulturist making a positive difference to our city through people and plants.

"Favourite dish….Hands down the beetroot pesto."

Rhian Jackson, Newcastle

Community Gardener,  Newcastle Parks, Newcastle upon Tyne 

"It's a tough one, but I think I'll have to go with Fiona's Rhubarb and Shortbread as my favourite dish...it was delicious!"

Rosie Carr, Essex

Artist and gardener, Ramsgate

"My fave dish that Fi made would have to be the key lime pie she did but honestly they were all ridiculous, she's such a good cook."

Sarah Frost, Essex

Horticulturist and biodiversity advocate at RHS Hyde Hall in Essex


"Favourite Fi dish: Spinach with lemon zest and cinnamon (and Poppy’s Sourdough!)"

Sarah Simpson, Dublin

Horticulture technician in the Teagasc College of Horticulture, National Botanic Gardens, Dublin. Teaching biodiversity & ecology, plant identification & use and landscape design & construction.

"Favourite dish, veg ragout with couscous!