Lucy has been a keen gardener since she was a little girl, working with her mother growing unusual dried flowers which were sold at the pottery where her mother worked in Kersey, Suffolk.

At secondary school she enjoyed rural studies which was taught by Keith Offord - a graduate of Kew Gardens ie he was pretty knowledgeable! Frank Knight, ex-Director at the RHS Gardens, Wisley, was also a huge influence and helped with her interest in plant collectors.

In 1985 Lucy was the youngest member of staff working at the Royal Horticultural Society's Gardens, Wisley. She worked for a landscaping company in London whilst attending the English Gardening School based at the Chelsea Physic Garden in London where she gained her Diploma in Garden Design in 1989.

Redman Garden Designs was set up in 1989 and for 5 years was based in London designing, planting and maintaining gardens for some very prestigious clients, including a 200,000 pound Roof Terrace in Kensington and a 40m x4m Mixed Border in Henley. For several years she exhibited her designs at both the Chelsea Flower Show and the Hampton Court Flower Show.

Lucy moved her design business to Suffolk in 1995 and also became a part-time Lecturer at Otley College, near Ipswich where for 4 years she taught both the City and Guilds and Advanced National Certificate Courses in Garden Design.

In 1996 Lucy started working as a part-time Landscape Design Assistant to Xa Tollemache at Helmingham Hall. She helped with the planning and planting of her Gold Medal winning Chelsea Flower Show Garden sponsored by the Evening Standard in 1997.

In 1999 she was one of 25 to be auditioned out of 500 applicants for the position of presenter on BBC2's Gardeners World.Lucy writes a monthly column for the East Anglian Daily Times Suffolk magazine, and is a member of the Garden Media Guild. She is also a member of the Suffolk Gardens Trust and Plant Heritage.