Gardeners' World star Monty Don travels to the Adriatic coast, exploring gardens in Venice, Croatia and Greece in BBC Two's Monty Don's Adriatic Gardens.
Having previously featured in
House Beautiful s list of emerging female gardeners, find out more about Poppy Okotcha s modelling past and how she s become horticulture s newest rising star.
Poppy appears in Channel 4
• Poppy was born in London but grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa. During her teenage years she moved back to the UK, spending time in the British countryside, and spent her early 20s in London.
• As a trained horticulturist and ecologically-focussed grower, Poppy s mission is to inspire people to engage with and connect to the natural world. She also advocates for those who are under-represented and marginalised in both horticulture and environmentalism. Whilst confirming her new TV slot via Instagram, Poppy reflected on why her casting is significant in addressing diversity in horticulture, writing: