Rose Ray

Rose Ray is designer and author living in Margate, Kent. She is the co-founder of plant design studio Ro Co alongside her friend Caro Langton.

Their fresh aesthetic and self-taught approach to urban gardening has garnered them over 57k followers on Instagram @studio.roco. Both women are passionate advocators of nurturing better mental health with plants and nature; their books aim to educate and inspire people to find creative, inexpensive ways to improve their experience of city living.

Rose's debut book House of Plants was at the forefront of the wave of modern houseplant care books. It instantly became a bestseller, and to date is has been translated into nine languages. Her second book Root Nurture Grow followed a similar path, and is the only dedicated houseplant propagation book on the market.

Rose and Caro's latest book Into Green explores everyday ways for people living in towns and cities to reconnect with nature and cultivate a healthier headspace along the way.