Adam Frost is a British garden designer who is best known for his successful work at the Chelsea Flower Show - he's won seven gold medals - and appearances co-presenting BBC's Gardener's World.

He also runs a garden school at Villa Farm, and is horticultural adviser to his wife Sulina’s garden boutique. The garden is managed by Adam, Sulina, their new gardener Luke and whichever of their four children are to hand. Both sets [of grandparents] were brilliant to me. They loved gardening and their gardens felt a safe, happy place to be.” A feeling that has stayed with him. I don’t dig up dahlias to store them at the end of the summer. And before you dig your dahlias up, it’s important to know the pros and cons. You… The problem is exacerbated by modern impatience. “We’ve created a society where if you want something you can have it straight away. One of the most beautiful things for me in a garden is that it does things at its own pace and you have to fall in with that. MORE: Monty Don to take a break from Gardeners' World – find out why What else is there to know about Adam Frost's family?If you’ve been in your house for some time before deciding to ‘get the garden sorted’, then you’ve already done that bit. But it’s probably worth writing it all down. Forget your prejudices While he is known and loved for his gardening skills on the popular BBC show, Adam Frost has also been incredibly open about his physical and mental health battles and that of his family's too. Here, we take a look at how Adam Frost came to be in the gardening spotlight and his journey along the way. Who is Adam Frost? Geoff said that if everyone gardened, the world would be a more peaceful place and he was right.” At that time, Adam had no wish to emulate Hamilton’s TV career and his slot on GW was blink and you’d miss it. “Geoff needed someone to walk on set carrying a tree, lower it into a hole, then walk off again.” You might think that a garden designer would prioritise creating a wonderful garden before anything else.

Presenters: Aasmah Mir, Luke Jones; Producer: Louise Corley; Editor: Beverley Purcell (20 April 2019). "Patti Boulaye". Saturday Live. 46:16 minutes in. BBC. BBC Radio 4 . Retrieved 26 April 2019.First you have your mature trees – your oaks and beeches. Then there are the smaller, younger trees.’ Adam was born in Essex, but when he was 15, his family moved down to Devon. Speaking about that time in his life, he said: "It was hard to leave everything I'd known. My relationship with my father wasn't great, I disengaged with education and by 16 I'd moved out, looking for a job."

Adam suggests summing up your garden with a word. It could be ‘calm’ or ‘romantic’. ‘Then,’ he says, ‘assess something you want to buy against that word. Tell yourself that if it’s not ‘romantic’ or ‘calm’, then it’s not coming home.’ Finally…When I first met her she looked like she’d just come off the make-up counter at John Lewis. I don’t think she even knew what a landscape gardener was.

Adam’s day job is garden design, but this year he is doing 20 days of filming for GW, five of them as its host. He will be presenting at Chelsea, Tatton and Hampton Court flower shows, and at the GW Live show in August. He is an RHS ambassador and is working on two books: one on DIY garden projects, and the other on how to get more from your outdoor space, both to be published in 2022. Enjoying your garden is about more than just what you grow; it's also about why you grow it. As well as spending time outdoors, the meaning of a garden lies in what you bring inside, from vegetables and herbs to make a family meal to flowers and seedheads to decorate the house. Adam explores how his own garden has allowed him to enjoy the simple pleasures in life and create precious memories - whether it's coming down in the morning and seeing that single flower in a vase or teaching your kids how to make the runner bean chutney that reminds you of your nan. Adam's inspiring book will guide you through all you need to make your garden thrive, and to use it to develop your own traditions and meaningful moments. Read more Details Stone, Deborah (20 November 2015). "Homebase gives students chance to study with designer Adam Frost". He told the publication: "I was sat in front of a psychiatrist and a doctor and said, 'You know, I've got burn-out and depression,' which was a surprise as I only went into the room with Covid. The wheels came off a little bit."And once you have removed a mature tree, it can take years before its replacement can properly fulfill its role.