meet helen
A storyteller who is passionate about food, horticulture, and farming.
Scottish writer, author and presenter Helen Cross has over 18 years working in the world of media relations and PR delivering first class communication strategies for a wide and varied range of clients across the public, private and third sector.
Her first book, which combines her love of gardening and cooking, Grow, Cook Inspire, was published in 2023, and has allowed her to work with schools and community groups to educate and inspire about the benefits of gardening for our mental and physical wellbeing as well as the health of the planet.
Helen also hosts the podcast, Grow, Cook, Inspire, is a RHS School Gardening Champion and her work as a communications consultant now focuses on those within the gardening, food, and farming sector. She is also an experienced presenter and host at book and food festivals across the UK as well as the prestigious RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
Grow Cook Inspire: The podcast
Beyond her written work, Helen has taken her love for storytelling into the world of podcasting. With gardening at its core, Grow, Cook, Inspire is a podcast which aims to inspire & educate. Helen interviews a wide range of guests from the world of horticulture, food and farming and shares all the latest news, views, trends and important issues worth talking about.
Guests have included Thomasina Miers, Gill Meller, Alice Vincent, Frances Tophill, Charles Dowding, Kim Stoddart and many more as well as lesser-known figures who are making a positive impact and have a story to tell.