Alice Vincent (aka @noughticulture)

Would we all be happier if we took up gardening? Possibly. Certainly, when Alice was left heartbroken after the collapse of a long-term relationship, she found tending to the collection of plants on the balcony of her South London flat helpful. The creator of the hugely popular ‘plantstagram’ account @noughticulture, Alice's memoir Rootbound: Rewilding a Life is beautifully written, and woven with fascinating dives into botanical history - as well as genuinely useful green-fingered advice. I loved chatting about her early career in music journalism interviewing wayward rock stars, the discipline it took to write alongside a full-time job, why botany was an early breeding ground for feminism, how she navigates the down sides of social media when she has such a massive following - and why you shouldn't feed plants in winter. Twitter: @aliceazania / @alice_emily Instagram: @aliceazania / @noughticulture Buy the book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rootbound-Rewilding-Life-Alice-Vincent/dp/1786897709 Edited by Chelsey Moore

Om Podcasten

The Sunday Salon is a podcast celebrating brilliant books and the women who write them, hosted by journalist Alice-Azania Jarvis. Each week she chats to an inspiring female author about her work, her career, how she writes, what she reads and everything in between. This is not some academic textual analysis – it’s about finding the stories behind the stories. Tune in each Sunday to hear from guests including Isabel Allende, Jessie Burton, Holly Bourne, Diana Evans, Elizabeth Day, Nimco Ali and Sophie Kinsella. Edited by Chelsey Moore.