Hear about the plants and music that inspired garden expert Adam Frost

Adam will unearth the inspiration he has found through a life in the garden and from the people he’s met along the way. He will share previously untold stories of how his passion for plants has taken him around the world and challenged him with unexpected experiences – from curating a garden in Japan during a monsoon to meeting his heroes.

The tour has been extended into 2026 following its success this year.

Adam said: “It still blows my mind as to how many people turned up during the spring and autumn of 2025. I really do enjoy getting out and meeting people, so my tour has been extended into 2026. If you fancy it, I would love to see you!"

In a new twist, Adam he will also highlight the music that has steered his course and why he calls himself an “old romantic fool”. He talks the audience through the soundtrack to his planting taking inspiration from music that includes Louis Armstrong’s What A Wonderful World, Marcus Mumford’s version of You’ll Never Walk Alone, and There’d Better be a Mirrorball by Arctic Monkeys.

There are also songs that capture his love for each specific area of the garden, including The Killers’ Mr. Brightside, Richard Ashcroft’s Lucky Man, Dreamy Skies by the Rolling Stones and Secret Garden by Bruce Springsteen.

Adam Frost is an award-winning British garden designer, author and TV presenter. Aside from Gardeners’ World (BBC Two), he appears regularly on the BBC’s coverage of RHS Chelsea Flower Show, frontd films for Morning Live (BBC One) and has appeared on The One Show and DIY SOS. In 2016 he was named Best New Talent at the RTS West Awards. Since 2007, Adam has amassed seven gold medals at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. He lectures on a wide range of horticultural topics nationally and internationally and is an ongoing contributor to Gardeners’ World Magazine, fronting their podcast Adam Frost Grows and Cooks.

His first book Real Gardens was published in 2015 followed by RHS How to Create your Garden: Ideas and Advice for Transforming your Outdoor Space. In 2022 he published The Creative Gardener and How I Garden.

As well as running his own garden design and landscape business, he also sits on the board for the Horticulture Trades Association, is an RHS Ambassador and until 2022 ran The Adam Frost Garden School where he hosted masterclasses on design and other gardening courses. He is interested in the relationship between gardening and mental health.

Adam Frost comes to the Royal & Derngate on Tuesday March 17. Visit royalandderngate.co.uk or call 01604 624811 to book.