The Bigger PICTURE
‘‘I’ve been keen on plants ever since I was a teenager,” confesses Zara Napier, admitting that she used to grow spider plants and busy Lizzies in her bedroom at school. Her interest was fuelled by visits to her keen gardener grandparents and their garden in Ireland, which had banks of primroses in spring, and a walled garden full of plums and raspberries in summer. It’s a passion that has endured and is now entwined with her working life. Having studied for a degree in publishing and spent time working at the National Trust’s photo library, Zara now specialises in photographing gardens – her work regularly featuring in
