Samantha initially trained and worked as a Geologist but soon found herself distracted by the plants growing on and around the rocks, more than the rocks themselves.
Following this growing interest, she became a student at Birmingham Botanical Gardens, and Pershore College and then moved to RHS Garden Wisley, specialising in Rock and Alpine plants.
She also worked for short stints at Kew and Great Dixter.
Samantha then went to work alongside John Massey, looking after his Hepatica collection at Ashwood Nurseries.
This became one of her passions, alongside specialist alpines and a new breading program with Roscoeas.
Samantha and her husband are now creating and building their own garden, propagating and growing a range of unusual plants at home, and giving talks to gardening groups and societies.