Christopher Stocks

Christopher Stocks is a writer and journalist who has worked for, among others, Harpers & Queen, ES Magazine, Arena and Wallpaper. More recently he wrote a weekly gardening column for the Independent On Sunday, and is a regular contributor to Gardens Illustrated. He is the author of The Book of Wild Flowers and The Book of Garden Flowers, illustrated by the artist Angie Lewin and published by Thames & Hudson. He collects unusual perfumes and old Shell Guides, won a 2007 Bridport Prize for his poetry, and shares a birthday with Donny Osmond and Hermione Gingold.