Get Up & Grow

Couture jewellery designer turned gardening influencer Lucy Hutchings – better known as She Grows Veg on Instagram – can now add horticultural author to her list of successes. Her first book, Get Up & Grow, is now available for pre-order ahead of its April release.

Once recognised as one of the rising stars of the fashion industry, Lucy designed jewellery for the likes of Cheryl Cole, Kylie Minogue and Rihanna under her eponymous  label.

In 2018 Lucy realised that her true passion lay with gardening. She retrained in horticulture and garden design, and set up an Instagram account to track her progress.

Lucy soon became an Instagram sensation – gaining a global following of more than 100,000 followers in less than two years.

‘Just give it a go’

Published by Hardie Grant, Get Up & Grow uses Lucy’s background as a designer to illustrate how inspiring growing your own food can be. It is the next step in Lucy’s successful career change.

Lucy believes that growing food can be both beautiful and bountiful, and has turned her designer’s eye on the world of ‘grow your own’ to offer a range of projects for all skill levels and spaces.

Over the course of the 19 herb, vegetable and fruit growing projects for both indoors and outdoors, readers are shown the myriad diverse and beautiful ways in which food can be grown, even in small spaces.

‘I get lots of messages from people who would like to start growing some of their own food but are confused about how to get started and are intimidated by the world of horticulture and the traditional image of way things should done. I want to remove that fear and tell people to just give it a go, and this is what I hope to achieve with my book.’

Lucy Hutchings
Author of Get Up & Grow

Where food comes from

Sustainability is also a key theme in the book, as Lucy encourages people to change the way that they think about where their food comes from.

The goal is to spark a fire of enthusiasm for food security and self-sufficiency.

Discussing her hopes of what people will gain from the book, Lucy said: ‘By the end of the book I hope readers will be bursting with ideas and inspiration to create a truly jaw-droppingly beautiful, edible home to make them happier, healthier and to feel like they are taking a step in the right direction for the planet.’