Heidi Howcroft was educated in England and completed her professional training as a landscape architect in Germany, where she lived and worked for many years. In addition to design work she has curated exhibitions, writes as a columnist and is the author of over 30 books covering a wide range of garden topics. Based in Somerset, England, she works and travels throughout Europe and the USA, giving talks and leading tours to far-flung destinations in search of inspiring gardens.

Marianne Majerus is one of Europe's finest garden photographers. She works on commissions across the continent and her artistic and sensitive images are widely sought after by publishers and private clients. She has won many awards, including International Garden Photographer of the Year, and has been named Photographer of the Year by the Garden Media Guild on several occasions. In 2018 she was named European Garden Photographer of the Year. She is a founding member of the Professional Garden Photographers' Association. She is the co-author, with Heidi Howcroft, of Garden Design: A Book of Ideas.