{{Short description|British writer (1961–2010)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Elspeth Thompson | birth_name = Elspeth Susan Thompson | birth_date = 26 June 1961 | death_date = {{death date and age|2010|03|25|1961|06|26|df=yes}} | birth_place = Staplehurst, Kent, England | occupation = author, journalist, gardener | known_for = writings on gardening and horticulture | alma_mater = Trinity College, Cambridge University | spouse = Frank Wilson | children = 1 }} '''Elspeth Thompson''' (26 June 1961 – 25 March 2010) was a British author and journalist.
== Early life and education == Elspeth Susan Thompson was born on June 26, 1961, at Staplehurst, Kent. She grew up on a farm. The family moved to Bromley, and she was sent to Mary Datchelor Girls' School in Camberwell Grove. She won a place at Trinity College, Cambridge, where she studied History and the History of Art.
== Career == She was the author of many books including ''A Tale of Two Gardens'' (2003), ''The London Gardener'' (2004) and ''The Wonderful Weekend Book'' (2008). She also presented a four-part series on trees for BBC Radio 4, and wrote on gardening and interiors for ''The Sunday Telegraph'', ''the Observer'' and ''the Guardian''.
== Personal life == In 1999, Elspeth Thompson married BBC Radio producer Frank Wilson. They have a daughter, Mary.
==References== *[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/books-obituaries/7533118/Elspeth-Thompson.html Obituary in Daily Telegraph] *[https://www.theguardian.com/profile/elspeththompson Profile in the Guardian]
== Further reading == * [https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-sunday-telegraph/20100725/283025460923860 "Life After Elspeth"], ''Sunday Telegraph'', 25 July 2010. Interview with husband Frank Wilson. Accessed 14 February 2023.
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