Frances Tophill is a gardener who was born in Deal, Kent and has two sisters.
Early attempts at gardening for Frances did not go well when her mother gave her a planter and it wasn't until much later that the idea of being a gardener was even dreamed of.
Frances Tophill was to spend 3 years working in the same shop before a complete change of career was to beckon.
An apprenticeship at The Salutation Gardens in Sandwich attracted the interest of Frances.
At £2 less an hour she was not sure but after a trip to the gardens Frances knew the outdoor life of a gardener was for her.
The Salutation is now better known as the home Dom and Steph from Gogglebox.
After 18 months at the garden Frances went to Edinburgh to study at Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) and obtained a B.sc degree in Horticulture and plantmanship.
After a trip to London to audition in front of the cameras, Frances was given the job along with David Domoney and Katie Rushworth.
in 2021 Danny Clarke joined the Love Your Garden Team making his Debut in a Love Your Garden Themed special 2021 first aired 13 July 2021 Love Your Small Garden Special.
Frances Tophill moved to Devon where she volunteered and was later employed by Dawlish Garden Trust for gardeners with a learning disability.
Frances became a Gardeners' World presenter in 2016.
Frances has also been representing the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) for their School Gardener of the Year Competition. RHS School Gardeners of the Year Winners 2019
Frances has the nickname Frinky. Frances likes to keep her life very private so we may never know why!
Frances Previously lived in Folkstone with her partner and rescue dog Rua and her garden was created and featured in Grow Your Own at Home with Alan Titchmarsh.
In August 2022 Frances became Temporary Head Gardener covering for maternity leave at The Sharpham Trust in Totnes Devon
Frances recently bought her first house nearby that featured on Gardeners' World 2023 when she was presenting as well as her new allotment.
2022
Gardeners' World Live
Best Show Garden & Platinum Award
2012
Love Your Garden
Series 10
First aired 25 February 2020
Episode 1 Harri & Erica Torr from Hull, East Yorkshire
Episode 2 Kath Ryan from Hall Green, Birmingham
Episode 3 Kirsty, Phoebe & Sam from Farncombe, Surrey
Episode 4 Age UK Day Centre in Croydon
Series 9
First aired 27 August 2019
Episode 1 Daniel, Jordan Lola & Jasper Bradbury from Hucknall near Nottingham
Episode 2 Rob & Margaret Isdale from Grantham, Lincolnshire
Episode 3 Jack & Margaret Parrott from Grassmoor, Derbyshire
Episode 4 Icolyn Smith MBE from Oxford
Episode 5 Rachel, Ped, Isla, George & Betsy from Folkstone
Episode 6 Lorraine Tilston-Brookes, Doris & Poppy from Swindon Wiltshire
Episode 7 Chris Garlick, Karran, Molly, Daniel & Mairwen Pontypool South Wales
Episode 8 Georgie Moseley Sheldon near Birmingham
Frances Tophill Books
2015
First time Gardener: How to plan, plant & enjoy your garden
2017
The Container Gardener: Inspirational ideas for pots & plants to transform any garden
2020
Rewild Your Garden: Create a Haven for Birds, Bees and Butterflies
Frances Tophill TV Programmes
2012
Love Your Garden
2022
First aired 22 March 2022
Love Your Garden Episode 1 Beauty Mary Stevenson from County Durham
Episode 2 Colour Julie Richards from Leicester
Episode 3 Wildlife Peter Hill from West Bromwich
Episode 4 Water Russ, Alex, Zach & Lily Peacock from Southampton
Episode 5 Wirral Conrad, Pauline & Keiron Toohey from Heswall
Episode 6 Sudbury Eileen & Roy Baldwin from Sudbury, Suffolk
Episode 8 Greenford Sybil from Greenford, West London
First aired 07 September 2021
Episode 1 Mel & Theodore from near Taunton. Dunkirk Memorial House
Episode 2 Steve, Eve, Billy and Emmie from Manchester. Sue and Georgia from Liverpool
Episode 3 Jo, Kerry, Flynn & Dogs from Leighton Buzzard. Dawn from Salford.
Episode 4 Carl, Elle, Theo, Ebony & Kenzo from Macclesfield Cheshire. Norma from Accrington.
Episode 5 Dale, Laura, Liam, Mathew & Louis from Barry Wales. Krystina, Sienna, Max & Andre from Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire.
Episode 6 Margaret Mary from Salford. Tim and Charlotte from Leicester.
Episode 7 Donna from Leicester. Jen from Huddersfield.
Episode 8 Shabnam and Amelia from Wakefield. Lesley-Anne from Swansea.
First aired 25 February 2020
Episode 1 Harri & Erica Torr from Hull, East Yorkshire
Episode 2 Kath Ryan from Hall Green, Birmingham
Episode 3 Kirsty, Phoebe & Sam from Farncombe, Surrey
Episode 4 Age UK Day Centre in Croydon
Episode 5 Pip, John & Harrison from Middlesbrough
Episode 6 Richard & Lynn Warren Chippenham
Episode 7 James, Joanna & Laurie from Dudley
Episode 8 Venessa and Raia Sunshine from Waltham Abbey, Essex
First aired 27 August 2019
Episode 1 Daniel, Jordan Lola & Jasper Bradbury from Hucknall near Nottingham
Episode 2 Rob & Margaret Isdale from Grantham, Lincolnshire
Episode 3 Jack & Margaret Parrott from Grassmoor, Derbyshire
Episode 4 Icolyn Smith MBE from Oxford
Episode 5 Rachel, Ped, Isla, George & Betsy from Folkstone
Episode 6 Lorraine Tilston-Brookes, Doris & Poppy from Swindon Wiltshire
Episode 7 Chris Garlick, Karran, Molly, Daniel & Mairwen Pontypool South Wales
Episode 8 Georgie Moseley Sheldon near Birmingham
Series 8
First aired 16 February 2018
Series 7
First aired 21 June 2017
2016
Gardeners' World
2019
Eat, Grow, Love
First aired 16 February 2018
Love Your Garden Series 8 Episode 1 - Betty Richards From Fareham
Love Your Garden Series 8 Episode 2 - Nathan Cumberland from Newark
Love Your Garden Series 8 Episode 3 - Pat Wade from Basildon, Essex
Love Your Garden Series 8 Episode 4 - Roisin Pelan from Preston
Love Your Garden Series 8 Episode 5 - Irene Hicks from Cardiff Wales
Love Your Garden Series 8 Episode 6 - Fiona Kirlew from Nottingham
Love Your Garden Series 8 Episode 7 - Jim Thompson from Yorkshire
Love Your Garden Series 8 Episode 8 - Jeroume, Onessa & Elijah Cariazo from Hackney
Series 7
First aired 21 June 2017
Love Your Garden Series 7 Episode 1 - Plymouth Mark
Love Your Garden Series 7 Episode 2 - Salford Betty & Rita
Love Your Garden Series 7 Episode 3 - Chandlers Ford Richardson Family
Love Your Garden Series 7 Episode 4 - Shrewsbury Gina
Love Your Garden Series 7 Episode 5 - Eastbourne Jack's Garden
Love Your Garden Series 7 Episode 6 - Southampton Jordan Family
Love Your Garden Series 7 Episode 7 - Hythe Isabelle's Garden
Love Your Garden Series 7 Episode 8 - Blackpool Zoo zookeeper John Paul Houston
Love Your Garden Series 7 Episode 9 - Nottingham Baz
2016
Gardeners' World
2019
Eat, Grow, Love
first aired 01 September 2020
2021
2021
Episode 1: 11 March 2022
2023
2015
First time Gardener: How to plan, plant & enjoy your garden
2017
The Container Gardener: Inspirational ideas for pots & plants to transform any garden
2020
Rewild Your Garden: Create a Haven for Birds, Bees and Butterflies
2022
The Modern Gardener: A practical guide to gardening creatively, productively and sustainably
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