Gardening productively is one of Francine Raymond's greatest pleasures,
heightened by the chance to chronicle her experiences in a dozen or so
books; newspapers, including a six-year weekly column in the Telegraph); magazines such as The English Garden, Country Living, Gardens Illustrated and the Poultry Press; and on her blog at kitchen-garden-hens.co.uk.
After
a lifetime on an acre in Suffolk, populated with hens and ducks,
Francine now gardens a small town plot by the sea in Whitstable with the
help of her grandsons and a few bantams.
She started her career
as a fashion designer, moving to Milan in the seventies and returned to
an abiding love - the English countryside - with her small children.
Making the most of her plot, Francine opened her garden to the public -
an evangelist, hoping to prove that a productive garden can be both
stylish and a source of healthy food: a delight to all the senses.