Hélèna Dove is the kitchen gardener at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, where she grows a range of fruit and vegetables, with a view on the science of crops. Previously she managed a historic kitchen garden which was full of heritage produce. She is the author or co-author of several books on cultivating and using edible plants including The Kew Gardener’s Guide to Growing Vegetables (Frances Lincoln, 2020) and The Botanical City (Hoxton Mini Press, 2020).