“Plants lead everything I do - they’re my passion, my purpose, and the heart of my work. As a plantsman, designer and grower, I’m guided by their beauty, resilience and ability to transform spaces, inspire people and bring life to every project I’m part of.”

About Jamie

Jamie Butterworth is a plantsman, designer, broadcaster and Sunday Times best-selling author, recognised as one of the UK’s leading voices in horticulture. As founder of Form Plants Ltd, he has built one of the country’s most respected nurseries, supplying trees and plants to top designers, private estates and even royal residences.

Born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire in 1994, Jamie’s love of plants began at just nine years old after watching Monty Don on Gardeners’ World. By twelve, he had created his first vegetable garden at his grandparents’ home, and by sixteen, was a finalist in BBC Young Gardener of the Year. He went on to study at Askham Bryan College and the prestigious RHS Garden Wisley, graduating with distinction in 2015.

In 2020, Jamie founded Form Plants to champion excellence in British-grown plants and thoughtful, design-led horticulture. Since then, the nursery has become a trusted name for innovation and quality, partnering on projects that blend artistry, sustainability and craftsmanship.

Jamie’s design and consultancy portfolio includes multiple gold-medal-winning gardens at RHS Chelsea Flower Show, among them his own celebrated ‘Place 2 Be’ Garden (2022), Jihae Hwang’s ‘A Letter from a Million Years Past’ (2023) and Monty Don’s RHS and BBC Radio 2 Dog Garden (2025). Beyond Chelsea, his work spans landmark installations at RHS Hampton Court, Tate Modern, healthcare settings and private landscapes across the UK and Europe—each driven by his belief that gardens can nurture wellbeing and connection to the natural world.

A familiar face on Gardeners’ World, the BBC RHS Chelsea Flower Show and ITV’s Love Your Weekend, Jamie is celebrated for his energetic, down-to-earth approach and his ability to make horticulture accessible and inspiring to all. His books include the much-loved RHS 50 Plants You Can’t Kill (2019) and What Grows Together (2025), which became an instant and consecutive Sunday Times best-seller.

Passionate, curious and endlessly enthusiastic, Jamie describes himself first and foremost as a plantsman—someone guided by a lifelong fascination with the beauty, resilience and transformative power of plants. Whether designing a show garden, filming for television or growing in his own nursery, his mission remains the same: to celebrate the living artistry of plants and inspire others to experience the joy of growing.