Jackie Bennett

Jackie Bennett began her career working behind the scenes in theatre and television before becoming a writer and magazine editor, including roles as former editor of The Garden Design Journal and The English Garden. She writes about gardens, wildlife, and natural history, with books such as The Writer’s Garden, Shakespeare’s Gardens, and Island Gardens, often blending biography, travel, and garden guides. In recent years, she has travelled extensively across the British Isles to explore unusual gardens on remote islands and inland sanctuaries.[1][2][6]