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Frances Tophill is a gardener who was born in Deal, Kent and has two sisters. Early attempts at gardening for Frances did not go well when her mother gave her a planter and it wasn't until much later that the idea of being a gardener was even dreamed of. On leaving School Frances started a job at Marks & Spencer as a shop assistant. Frances Tophill was to spend 3 years working in the same shop before a complete change of career was to beckon. An apprenticeship at The Salutation Gardens in Sandwich attracted the interest of Frances. At £2 less an hour she was not sure but after a trip to the gardens Frances knew the outdoor life of a gardener was for her. The Salutation is now better known as the home Dom and Steph from Gogglebox. After 18 months at the garden Frances went to Edinburgh to study at Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) and obtained a B.sc degree in Horticulture and plantmanship. Whilst at SRUC, Frances Tophill received a email from Love Your Garden telling students they were on the look out for presenters to join Alan Titchmarsh for the second series. After a trip to London to audition in front of the cameras, Frances was given the job along with David Domoney and Katie Rushworth. in 2021 Danny Clarke joined the Love Your Garden Team making his Debut in a Love Your Garden Themed special 2021 first aired 13 July 2021 Love Your Small Garden Special. Frances Tophill moved to Devon where she volunteered and was later employed by Dawlish Garden Trust for gardeners with a learning disability. Frances became a Gardeners' World presenter in 2016. Frances has also been representing the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) for their School Gardener of the Year Competition. RHS School Gardeners of the Year Winners 2019 Frances has the nickname Frinky. Frances likes to keep her life very private so we may never know why! Frances Previously lived in Folkstone with her partner and rescue dog Rua and her garden was created and featured in Grow Your Own at Home with Alan Titchmarsh. In August 2022 Frances became Temporary Head Gardener covering for maternity leave at The Sharpham Trust in Totnes Devon Frances recently bought her first house nearby that featured on Gardeners' World 2023 when she was presenting as well as her new allotment. 2022 Gardeners' World Live Best Show Garden & Platinum Award Frances Tophill TV Programmes 2012 Love Your Garden 2023 Series 13 First aired 19 April 2022 2022 Series 12 First aired 22 March 2022 Love Your Garden Episode 1 Beauty Mary Stevenson from County Durham Episode 2 Colour Julie Richards from Leicester Episode 3 Wildlife Peter Hill from West Bromwich Episode 4 Water Russ, Alex, Zach & Lily Peacock from Southampton Episode 5 Wirral Conrad, Pauline & Keiron Toohey from Heswall Episode 6 Sudbury Eileen & Roy Baldwin from Sudbury, Suffolk Episode 8 Greenford Sybil from Greenford, West London Series 11 First aired 07 September 2021 Episode 1 Mel & Theodore from near Taunton. Dunkirk Memorial House Episode 2 Steve, Eve, Billy and Emmie from Manchester. Sue and Georgia from Liverpool Episode 3 Jo, Kerry, Flynn & Dogs from Leighton Buzzard. Dawn from Salford. Episode 4 Carl, Elle, Theo, Ebony & Kenzo from Macclesfield Cheshire. Norma from Accrington. Episode 5 Dale, Laura, Liam, Mathew & Louis from Barry Wales. Krystina, Sienna, Max & Andre from Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire. Episode 6 Margaret Mary from Salford. Tim and Charlotte from Leicester. Episode 7 Donna from Leicester. Jen from Huddersfield. Episode 8 Shabnam and Amelia from Wakefield. Lesley-Anne from Swansea. Series 10 First aired 25 February 2020 Episode 1 Harri & Erica Torr from Hull, East Yorkshire Episode 2 Kath Ryan from Hall Green, Birmingham Episode 3 Kirsty, Phoebe & Sam from Farncombe, Surrey Episode 4 Age UK Day Centre in Croydon Episode 5 Pip, John & Harrison from Middlesbrough Episode 6 Richard & Lynn Warren Chippenham Episode 7 James, Joanna & Laurie from Dudley Episode 8 Venessa and Raia Sunshine from Waltham Abbey, Essex Series 9 First aired 27 August 2019 Episode 1 Daniel, Jordan Lola & Jasper Bradbury from Hucknall near Nottingham Episode 2 Rob & Margaret Isdale from Grantham, Lincolnshire Episode 3 Jack & Margaret Parrott from Grassmoor, Derbyshire Episode 4 Icolyn Smith MBE from Oxford Episode 5 Rachel, Ped, Isla, George & Betsy from Folkstone Episode 6 Lorraine Tilston-Brookes, Doris & Poppy from Swindon Wiltshire Episode 7 Chris Garlick, Karran, Molly, Daniel & Mairwen Pontypool South Wales Episode 8 Georgie Moseley Sheldon near Birmingham Series 8 First aired 16 February 2018 Series 7 First aired 21 June 2017 Series 6 First aired on 28 June 2016 Series 5 First aired on 23 June 2015 2016 Gardeners' World 2019 Eat, Grow, Love 2020 Gardeners' World 2020 Episode 1: 20 March 2020 Episode 4: 10 April 2020 Episode 7: 01 May 2020 2020 Grow Your Own At Home With Alan Titchmarsh Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 2020 Love Tour Garden Themed Episodes first aired 01 September 2020 Love Your English Country Garden Love Your Family Garden Love Your Exotic Garden Love Your Wildlife Garden Love Your Coastal Garden Love Your City Garden 2021 Gardeners' World 2021 Episode 2: 26 March 2021 2021 Love Your Garden Themed Specials 2021 Love Your Small Garden Special Love Your Cottage Garden Special 2022 Gardeners' World 2022 Episode 1: 11 March 2022 2023 Gardeners' World 2023 Gardeners' World Winter Specials 2023/24 2024 Gardeners' World Compilations 2024 Gardeners' World 2024 Frances Tophill Books 2015 First time Gardener: How to plan, plant & enjoy your garden 2017 The Container Gardener: Inspirational ideas for pots & plants to transform any garden 2020 Rewild Your Garden: Create a Haven for Birds, Bees and Butterflies 2022 The Modern Gardener: A practical guide to gardening creatively, productively and sustainably 2024 Gardeners’ World: A Year in a Small Garden: Creating a Beautiful Garden in Any Space Francis Tophill Instagram Facebook Share this post
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