Ben Dark is a historian, broadcaster and former head gardener. He holds degrees in history and horticulture and is the author of The Grove: A Nature Odyssey in 19 1/2 Front Gardens (‘the best gardening book of 2022’ Telegraph). He is creator and host of the award-winning Garden Log and Dear Gardener podcasts. In 2022 he won Journalist of the Year at the Garden Media Guild awards for his magazine journalism.