About the Author

Since being inspired by some of the world's leading botanists while studying Plant Science at the University of Edinburgh, Simon Maughan has spent over 25 years furthering his knowledge and developing a love of practical gardening and plants.

He was employed in 1995 to work on the A-Z of Garden Plants and to date has worked on many dozens of gardening books, covering all aspects of the subject from species rhododendrons to garden design. He has worked as an editor and publisher for the Royal Horticultural Society for over twelve years, and is the author of Botany for Gardeners.