Gardening writer Lia Leendertz has a gardeningcolumn in theGuardians Weekend magazine. She is a frequent contributor toGardens Illustrated, and studied horticulture at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh. Her books includeGardening SOS: Your Problems Solved,The Half-hour Allotment,The Allotment Notebook,Indoor Plants, Family Garden andConservatory andGreenhouse Gardening. She also writes a gardening blog, Midnight brambling.