Celia Brooks Brown was born in the USA but moved to Britain in 1989
to work in the theatre. She discovered a passion for cooking, and
turned her love of entertainment into a career in food. She gives
cooking demonstrations for the store Books for Cooks in London''s
Notting Hill and a supermarket Gourmet Club, and writes for
national newspapers and magazines. She wrote and presented her own
25-part TV series, Vegging Out, and makes regular TV appearances.
Her previous book, New Vegetarian (also published by Ryland Peters
& Small, Inc.), has been hailed as "a gem" by BBC Good Food
magazine, and has found worldwide success.
Adam Caplin started gardening at age 4. Since studying
horticulture at university, he has set up and run several
successful garden centers and nurseries. He and his brother James
write a gardening column for The Times Magazine in London. Their
other collaborations include instant Gardening and Urban Eden.
Adam''s first solo book was Planted Junk (also published by Ryland
Peters & Small, Inc.), about gardening with recycled
containers. He contributes to Gardening Illustrated and has been a
guest presenter for the BBC TV series Gardener''s World. A garden
that he co-designed won a silver medal at London''s Chelsea Flower
Show.
Caroline Hughes began her photographic career in fashion, but
after the birth of her second child she turned her camera on the
garden, deciding to put her love of plants to better use. Caroline
now photographs gardens, for many publications, including the Daily
Telegraph, Homes & Gardens, and The English Garden. She lives
in London with her daughters and her husband, Mat, whose plants
provide the inspiration and material for many of her
photographs.
William Shaw trained at Salisbury College of Art, and is now a
leading lifestyle and food photographer whose work has appeared in
many magazines, including Country Life, Country Living, Sinsbury''s
The Magazine, House Beautiful, Homes & Gardens, Country Homes
& Interiors, and various BBC magazines.