More About Rachel de Thame

Trained at The English Gardening School, Rachel has been a regular presenter on BBC Two’s Gardeners’ World since 1999 and has provided extensive coverage of the major RHS Flower Shows, including co-anchoring several episodes in 2021. Her other television credits include Small Town Gardens and Gardening with the Experts for the BBC, and Countrywise for ITV. Her radio work includes appearances on BBC Radio 4’s A Good Read and BBC Radio 3’s Essential Classics.

She co-curated the RHS London Rose Show in 2016 and has hosted and spoken at events for organisations and venues including the Ashmolean Museum, Garden Museum, Highgrove, Hever Castle, Charleston Garden Festival and the Royal Geographical Society.

Rachel is Vice President of wildflower charity Plantlife and an Ambassador for The National Garden Scheme. She has also supported Flowers From the Farm, the UK network for cut-flower growers, since its inception.

A mother of four, Rachel’s interests extend beyond horticulture to the performing and fine arts, history, antiques and crafts. She is currently restoring the gardens and interiors of her Cotswolds home, including walled vegetable, herb and cut-flower gardens, with country walks and wildlife spotting providing a welcome escape.

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