Veronica Peerless is a trained horticulturalist and garden designer and an experienced writer and editor. She is currently Commissioning Content Editor at Gardens Illustrated, having previously worked as a content producer at www.gardenersworld.com and as deputy editor at Which? Gardening. She has contributed to publications including The English Garden, Garden Design Journal and Telegraph Gardening. She was horticultural consultant on The Gardener's Year, also published by DK.