Horticulturist, planting designer, broadcaster and author, bringing gardens to life.
Presenter on BBC Gardeners’ World, RHS Chelsea Flower Show Gold medal winner and author of the Sunday Times bestseller What Grows Together. Planting design and garden advice, from a single call to a full planting plan.
- BBC Gardeners’ World
- Presenter since 2023
- RHS Chelsea Flower Show
- Gold medal 2022, The Place2Be Securing Tomorrow Garden
- Sunday Times bestseller
- What Grows Together
- RHS Ambassador
- Since 2016, trained at RHS Wisley
Gardens & installations
Recent projects
The Dog Garden
Monty Don's garden for the RHS and BBC Radio 2, planted and project managed by Jamie. Made for dogs and their people, it now lives at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home.
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The Place2Be Garden
A calm, green sanctuary for the children's mental health charity, now at home in a west London primary school.
Commonwealth Games
A 200 square metre living stage of Scottish plants for the Opening Ceremony, built by Form Plants and delivered by Spectaculars, now replanted in Port Glasgow.
The book
What Grows Together
The instant Sunday Times bestseller. Planting recipes for every garden: tried and tested plant combinations that look beautiful together and are easy to grow, from shady corners to sunny borders.
‘I love this book. Jamie Butterworth is one of our brightest and most exciting young gardeners and growers and the combination of his breadth of knowledge, enthusiasm and clear, accessible style makes this invaluable for everyone from the first-time gardener to the most experienced.’
Monty Don
Signed first edition · £20 · Free UK delivery
More from Jamie
On screen, on stage and in the garden
TV & Media
BBC Gardeners' World, the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, YouTube, radio and press.
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Talks & events
Garden clubs, festivals, after-dinner speaking, awards and conferences.
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About Jamie
From Wakefield and RHS Wisley to Form Plants, Gardeners' World and a first garden of his own in the Eden Valley.
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On YouTube
Gardening with Jamie
Films from the making of Jamie's first garden in the Eden Valley, life at Form Plants, and simple, practical advice on planting and plant combinations.
Work with Jamie
Planting design and garden advice
For gardens across the UK and abroad, from a single call to a full planting plan.
Online consultation £450 inc. VAT
An hour on a video call, wherever your garden is. Send photos and a rough plan beforehand, and we'll work through planting ideas, tricky spots and what to do next. Afterwards you'll get a written summary report with my suggestions from the call. Book and pay online.
Garden visit from £1,250
A walk round your garden together, looking at soil, light and what's already thriving, then a written report with planting ideas and a plant list. Up to 2 hours in Cumbria or Surrey, or a half or full day anywhere in the UK or abroad.
Planting plan from £3,500
A scaled planting plan and plant schedule drawn by Jamie, with one round of revisions. Every plant is grown and supplied by Form Plants, the peat-free nursery in Surrey.
Larger project? Estates, schools, brands and events are welcome as bespoke projects, priced by proposal.
Working with gardens across the UK and abroad, from bases in Cumbria and the Lake District and London, Surrey and the Home Counties.
From the journal
Planting advice and notes from the garden
Planting designer or garden designer? What's the difference
A garden designer shapes the whole space. A planting designer focuses on the plants. Here's the difference, and how to choose the right help for your garden.
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The climate-resilient trees I'm planting now
Zelkova, Heptacodium and Parrotia: three beautiful trees that cope with hotter, drier summers, and how to grow them.
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Why I've stopped recommending silver birch
Silver birch has struggled in hot, dry summers in the south. Here's why, and the birches and other trees I'd plant instead.
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Journal, shop & talks
Journal
Planting advice, plant combinations, seasonal jobs and notes from my new garden in the Eden Valley. Read the journal
Shop
Signed copies of What Grows Together and online consultations, which also make a lovely gift. Visit the shop
Come and say hello
Talks, garden visits and festival appearances through the year.