@simonakeroydgardenerSimon Akeroyd

Sunday Times bestselling author. Author of 30 books. Former head gardener at Agatha Christie's Greenway. MA at Exeter University. Life in Devon.

card updated Oct 17, 2026 · 23 clips parsed · following 28 · 14,100,000 likes total

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Engagement9.46%above average

Account summary

@simonakeroydgardener has 845,200 followers and 1,009 videos. Across the 23 parsed clips the average is 2,665,858 views and 232,405 likes. Engagement to views is 9.46%, which is above average for TikTok. On the newer half of the feed the response is falling (−6.09 pp). Posts roughly 0.1 times a week. An average clip reaches 315% of the follower count.

Followers

845.2K

+2.8K in period

Engagement

9.46%

−6.09 pp newer half

Average views

2.7M

median 13.8K

Likes per clip

232.4K

703 comments avg

Shares / saves

19K / 43K

1.61% of viewers save

Posting rate

0.1 / wk

reach 315% of followers

Latest clips

23 collected

I was particularly pleased with my carefully curated choice of music f — @simonakeroydgardener

4.9K1:00I was particularly pleased with my carefully curated choice of music for this video🤪 There are lots more ‘wholesome’ and12291311

Happy composting. These mini composting towers, made from repurposed l — @simonakeroydgardener

10.1K0:50Happy composting. These mini composting towers, made from repurposed lengths of scrap drainpipes, are ideal for feeding329111751

These high-protein, Greek-yogurt based bagels are one of my favourite — @simonakeroydgardener

8.8K1:28These high-protein, Greek-yogurt based bagels are one of my favourite things to have for breakfast. Particularly when se370241668

You can save yourself lots of money from buying compost by placing pin — @simonakeroydgardener

13.8K1:16You can save yourself lots of money from buying compost by placing pinr cones in the bottom of containers to fill the sp36817754

Not only can you harvest the dried flower heads from hydrangeas now to — @simonakeroydgardener

123.6K0:48Not only can you harvest the dried flower heads from hydrangeas now to provide you with a beautiful indoor floral displa3.3K375741.1K

Did you know that chilli plants and bell pepper plants are tender pere — @simonakeroydgardener

75.5K1:00Did you know that chilli plants and bell pepper plants are tender perennials? Yet most gardeners treat these as annuals 1.9K61378544

Ad. If you’re anything like me and you enjoy drinking coffee and love — @simonakeroydgardener

5.3K0:57Ad. If you’re anything like me and you enjoy drinking coffee and love gardening then you’ll love @CoffeeB UK Sustainable154957

I’ve had a huge glut of sweet bell peppers this year. Grown from seeds — @simonakeroydgardener

7.5K1:29I’ve had a huge glut of sweet bell peppers this year. Grown from seeds from a supermarket pepper. Based on my book Grow 29210445

I often think of gardening as a metaphor for life. Full of cycles, rep — @simonakeroydgardener

16.4K1:00I often think of gardening as a metaphor for life. Full of cycles, repeat patterns, rhythms and most of the time they co7936662153

I have some exciting news to share- well, exciting for me any way - I’ — @simonakeroydgardener

6.6K0:46I have some exciting news to share- well, exciting for me any way - I’m not sure about the rest of you 😂😂😂… but I have a267121133

I will do a video on baking with homegrown poppy seeds in the next few — @simonakeroydgardener

5.8K1:30I will do a video on baking with homegrown poppy seeds in the next few days. I’ve made the most wonderful bagels. The B22610323

Plum crumble bars. Do you have a glut of plums and are wondering what — @simonakeroydgardener

22.4K1:30Plum crumble bars. Do you have a glut of plums and are wondering what to do with them? Make these amazing plum crumble93048127338

I can't keep up with the glut of courgettes this year! To be fair, I d — @simonakeroydgardener

2.8K0:30I can't keep up with the glut of courgettes this year! To be fair, I didn't write the first bit of that proverb about f170819

Are you being pestered (pesto..ed) with unwanted attention? Wear basil — @simonakeroydgardener

9.5K0:39Are you being pestered (pesto..ed) with unwanted attention? Wear basil as a natural perfume by rubbing the leaves all ov422161940

Plants I am growing that contain anthocyanins include raspberries, bla — @simonakeroydgardener

6.4K1:30Plants I am growing that contain anthocyanins include raspberries, blackcurrants, red currants. The crops with the highe36316153

Grow Your Groceries - how to re-grow a red onion from the Supermarket. — @simonakeroydgardener

21.5K0:30Grow Your Groceries - how to re-grow a red onion from the Supermarket. It won’t re-grow the bulb but you can leave the 8731758215

If you’re ever walking in the countryside and wonder why you can smell — @simonakeroydgardener

12.3K1:00If you’re ever walking in the countryside and wonder why you can smell suntan oil, you’re probably actually smelling wil6041269160

I wonder if this song Dirty Diana by Michael Jackson was about a garde — @simonakeroydgardener

22.2K0:28I wonder if this song Dirty Diana by Michael Jackson was about a gardener with dirty fingernails 🙄 A bar of soap is a h565321936

Who doesn’t love a free plant? How to grow thyme from the supermarket. — @simonakeroydgardener

23.7K0:52Who doesn’t love a free plant? How to grow thyme from the supermarket. Based on my book Grow Your Groceries. Thyme is o1.3K4078271

Enjoy this amazing, delicious, double-chocolate courgette bread. And i — @simonakeroydgardener

15.6K1:29Enjoy this amazing, delicious, double-chocolate courgette bread. And it is healthy because it has a vegetable in it, rig5483657201

Plastic-free plant pots. Easy to make from cardboard. Plant them direc — @simonakeroydgardener

7.8M0:35Plastic-free plant pots. Easy to make from cardboard. Plant them directly into the soil where the carboard will naturall931.5K4.4K118.7K143.5K

Grow a strawberry from the supermarket #gardening #growyourown #freefo — @simonakeroydgardener

21.5M0:35Grow a strawberry from the supermarket #gardening #growyourown #freefood #costoflivingcrisis #fyp #foryou #foryoupage #g2.2M3.6K115.3K421.6K

Kiwi update. Grow a kiwi from the supermarket. Grow a few as you need — @simonakeroydgardener

31.6M0:46Kiwi update. Grow a kiwi from the supermarket. Grow a few as you need male and female plants for them to produce fruit #2.2M7.6K200.7K419.8K

Engagement per clip

23 parsed clips · newest on the right · click a bar to open the clip peak: 13.5% ER

Feb 5Aug 31Sep 14

Date	Views	Likes	Comments	Shares	Saves	ER
Sep 14, 2026	4,856	122	9	13	11	2.97%
Sep 13, 2026	10,100	329	11	17	51	3.53%
Sep 13, 2026	8,826	370	24	16	68	4.65%
Sep 12, 2026	13,800	368	17	7	54	2.84%
Sep 12, 2026	123,600	3,279	37	574	1,128	3.15%
Sep 11, 2026	75,500	1,871	61	378	544	3.06%
Sep 11, 2026	5,295	154	9	5	7	3.17%
Sep 9, 2026	7,497	292	10	4	45	4.08%
Sep 8, 2026	16,400	793	66	62	153	5.62%
Sep 6, 2026	6,597	267	12	11	33	4.40%
Sep 1, 2026	5,834	226	10	3	23	4.10%
Aug 31, 2026	22,400	930	48	127	338	4.93%
Aug 30, 2026	2,836	170	8	1	9	6.31%
Aug 30, 2026	9,537	422	16	19	40	4.79%
Aug 29, 2026	6,362	363	16	1	53	5.97%
Aug 28, 2026	21,500	873	17	58	215	4.41%
Aug 27, 2026	12,300	604	12	69	160	5.57%
Aug 26, 2026	22,200	565	32	19	36	2.77%
Aug 25, 2026	23,700	1,267	40	78	271	5.84%
Aug 24, 2026	15,600	548	36	57	201	4.11%
Apr 10, 2023	7,800,000	931,500	4,417	118,700	143,547	13.52%
Mar 18, 2023	21,500,000	2,200,000	3,644	115,300	421,606	10.79%
Feb 5, 2023	31,600,000	2,200,000	7,616	200,700	419,756	7.62%