Alice Vincent

‘As a gardener, wherever I’ve wound up living, there had to be some kind of outdoor space,’ says the author of Rootbound, Rewilding A Life. ‘What I didn’t expect was to end up with a balcony that was surrounded by woodland, giving me a tiny pocket of space where I couldn’t see another building. It’s shady, so I’ve learned plenty about growing things in dappled light. It is the most calming place I know: here I can sit and work in the afternoon sun, read or watch the sunset. I can grab 20 seconds to inhale, exhale and know I’ve ended the day with a hit of green.’