Since April 2026, Filbert Press is part of PLANTVS (plantus), the German plant and garden publisher — a new chapter for one of Britain's most distinctive independent garden book houses.

Founded by Anna Mumford in 2015, Filbert Press has grown into one of the most exciting independent voices in garden publishing. Under Anna's editorial direction, the press has built a reputation for design-led, expert-written books that have helped define contemporary thinking on naturalistic planting, climate-adapted gardening and the cultural relationship between people and plants.

The list reads as a who's who of the field: Nigel Dunnett, Dan Pearson, Noel Kingsbury, Olivier Filippi, Roy Lancaster, Rachel Siegfried, Henrik Sjöman, Arit Anderson, James Golden, Jimi Blake. Their work has travelled across languages and continents — with titles translated into multiple languages and recognised with international awards, including first prize in the European Garden Book Awards for Naturalistic Planting Design by Nigel Dunnett.

"Filbert Press is one of the most exciting independent voices in garden publishing. Maintaining that quality and developing it further in a focused way — that is both my ambition and my driving force."

A step towards the English-speaking garden world

For PLANTVS, the move marks a clear step towards the international centres of contemporary garden culture. The United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand are not only important markets — they remain trendsetters and style leaders in garden culture. Many of the ideas that set international standards in planting design, sustainable horticulture and contemporary landscape thinking originate here.

Bringing Filbert Press into the PLANTVS family means being closer to that conversation: closer to emerging themes, to the authors shaping the field, and to the gardens, plants and people that define contemporary practice.

What changes — and what doesn't

Filbert Press continues to commission and publish its own programme from the United Kingdom. The editorial voice, the authors and the identity of the house remain. What changes is the wider network behind it — and, with that, the reach and the ambition of what comes next.

For readers, booksellers, trade partners and rights buyers, nothing immediate changes. Existing titles, distribution partners and points of contact continue as before. New publications will be announced in the usual way — through this website, our newsletter and our social channels.

Thank you, Anna

A warm thank you goes to Anna Mumford, whose vision and craft built Filbert Press into what it is today. The publisher she created is the reason this next chapter is even possible.

For any enquiries related to the transition, please get in touch at info@filbertpress.com.
More about PLANTVS: www.plantvs.de

— Folko
PLANTVS