We’ve all heard of Medwyn Williams for his prize vegetable seeds. The winner of 10 gold medals at the Chelsea flower show, this month he’s been presented with an MBE for his services to gardening.

This puts him within good company – other gardeners honoured by the Queen include Archie Skinner MBE (retired head gardener at Sheffield Park), Brian Duncan MBE (award-winning daffodil breeder), Roy Lancaster OBE (plantsman) and Alan Titchmarsh MBE (no identification required!) to name but a few. Don’t you think ‘Greenhouse Girl MBE' has a certain ring to it?