Claire Mitchell

Claire Mitchell is a horticulturist with a professional background in climate change and renewable energy. She has a strong eye for design, a passion for living sustainably and a belief that gardening is for everyone, regardless of skills, ability and background.

She runs The Garden Editor, a sustainable gardening and design service to improve people’s gardens, without costing the earth. She also works at Hardy’s Cottage Garden Plants in Hampshire during the summer months. She studied at Sparsholt College and the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh. She broadcasts on Basingstoke Community Radio and is a public speaker. She is also a founder director of a community-owned renewable energy co-operative and a trustee of the Chartered Institute of Horticulturists.

She can be found on Instagram at @the_garden_editor and on Facebook at facebook.com/gardeneditor