Isabelle Palmer is the founder of The Balcony Gardener (thebalconygardener.com), an online company specializing in product ranges for small urban outdoor spaces balconies, patios, containers, and roof terraces. Isabelle s work has recently been featured in the Evening Standard and Marie Claire. She grew up in Worcestershire, then moved to London to study at Chelsea College of Art and Design, embarking on a degree in Economics before working in PR. She has always been a keen gardener and began by using her own small balconies to create a little green oasis of her own. Confident that others would want to do the same, she started her successful business The Balcony Gardener. The author is based in London, UK.