Bargain Hunt's Christina Trevanion's countryside home with stunning garden

Bargain Hunt is back on BBC One with Christina Trevanion offering her expert advice as one of the auctioneers. is also based in Whitchurch, where she lives.

Christina is on Instagram and she shared that one of her biggest passions away from auctioneering is gardening. She shared a photo of herself picking flowers in her stunning garden.

, penned: "Apologies for being quiet on here recently, I find gardening a real tonic and it's been quite a distraction this spring.

"Every day brings out a new old friend that I feared I'd killed last year. The garden is in its second year now and every day brings a new challenge.

"In other news, the swallows and house martins have firmly moved in for the summer - and brought eight friends with them, who are rather noisier than our original tenants last year.

"All in all, sunny evenings in the garden are rather wonderful. Is this middle age? If so, I rather like it."

Her love of gardening runs in the family as she revealed her mother was a florist.

Opening up about family life, she explained: "I am married with two children and a dog called Welly.

"Life is pretty noisy, hectic and good fun. Technically, I collect 18th-century teapots and 1970s glass, but hate boundaries so will buy with my heart and if I like it, I'll have it (coffers dependent).

"This has resulted in a very eclectic collection including some rather bizarre finds."

She shared how although she did not have much free time, she spends whatever time she can with her family in the garden.

The star added: "As a busy mum of two, with a full-time job and a part-time job, I don't get a lot of free time, so when I do it is spent with my family and friends, in my garden, at home."

She is also a keen philanthropist and regularly gives talks and lectures to local groups.

Bargain Hunt airs on weekdays on BBC One at 12.15pm