Jo Whittingham is a gardener and writer with a postgraduate degree in horticulture from the University of Reading and a passion for growing fruits and vegetables. Awarded the Garden Writers’ Guild News Journalist of the Year in 2004, she writes a monthly column for The Scotsman newspaper, as well as features for many leading gardening magazines. She authored DK’s bestselling Simple Steps to Success: Vegetables in a Small Garden, and was consultant on Grow Vegetables, Kitchen Garden, and Grow Fruit.
