Gardener A gardener is someone who practices gardening, either professionally or as a hobby. Description A gardener is any person involved in gardening, arguably the oldest occupation, from the hobbyist in a residential garden, the home-owner suppleme ...

s who have achieved fame through their pioneering innovations, writing or, more often, their

television Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertisin ...

personas, may be classed as celebrity gardeners. The writing of

Helena Rutherfurd Ely Helena Rutherfurd Ely (born ''Helena Rutherfurd'': September 28, 1858 – May 18, 1920) was an American author, amateur gardener and founding member of the Garden Club of America whose three books influenced American and British gardeners to avo ...

C. Z. Guest Lucy Douglas "C. Z." Guest (''née'' Cochrane; February 19, 1920 – November 8, 2003) was an American stage actress, author, columnist, horsewoman, fashion designer, and socialite who achieved a degree of fame as a fashion icon. She was fre ...

and

Esther Deans No-dig gardening is a non-cultivation method used by some organic gardeners. The origins of no-dig gardening are unclear, and may be based on pre-industrial or nineteenth-century farming techniques. Masanobu Fukuoka started his pioneering research ...

brought them enough fame for them to be considered celebrity gardeners. In England, the

Royal Horticultural Society The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London, is the UK's leading gardening charity. The RHS promotes horticulture through its five gardens at Wisley (Surrey), Hyde Hall (Essex), Harlow Carr (Nort ...

has described both

Alan Titchmarsh Alan Fred Titchmarsh HonFSE (born 2 May 1949) is an English gardener, broadcaster, TV presenter, poet, and novelist. After working as a professional gardener and a gardening journalist, he established himself as a media personality through a ...

and Monty Don as celebrity gardeners.
.

Notable gardeners on radio and television

* Craig Allison – host of '' The Carefree Gardener'' *

Chris Beardshaw Christopher Paul Beardshaw (born 11 January 1969) is a British garden designer, plantsman, author, speaker and broadcaster. Background Beardshaw was formally trained in Horticulture at Pershore College, and holds a BA Hons and PGDip in Landscape ...

* Matthew Biggs – '' Gardeners' Question Time'' * Don Burke – host of '' Burke's Backyard''; producer of '' Backyard Blitz'' * Danny Clarke - British horticulturist, host of BBC series ''The Instant Gardener'' *

James Underwood Crockett James Underwood Crockett (October 9, 1915 – July 11, 1979) was a celebrity gardener and author. Crockett is known as the original host of '' The Victory Garden'' on PBS television. Early life October 9, 1915, Crockett was born in Haverhi ...

– original host of '' The Victory Garden'' * Peter Cundall – host of ABC TV's '' Gardening Australia'' * Charlie Dimmock *

Harry Dodson Harry James Dodson (11 September 1919 – 25 July 2005) was an English gardener who became a celebrity as a result of the BBC television documentary series ''The Victorian Kitchen Garden'', which featured his professional expertise and his remi ...

– head gardener for the BBC television show ''

The Victorian Kitchen Garden ''The Victorian Kitchen Garden'' is a 13-part British television series produced in 1987 by Keith Sheather for BBC2, based on an idea by Jennifer Davies, who later became associate producer. It recreated a kitchen garden of the Victorian era ...

'' *

David Domoney David Martin Domoney, C Hort. FCI Hort (born 26 March 1963) is an English Chartered Horticulturist and celebrity gardener. He co-presents the TV gardening programme ''Love Your Garden'', alongside Alan Titchmarsh, and is the resident gardene ...

– gardener on ITV1's ''

Love Your Garden ''Love Your Garden'' is a British lifestyle gardening programme that was first broadcast on ITV on 10 June 2011. The show is hosted by Alan Titchmarsh alongside co-presenters David Domoney David Martin Domoney, C Hort. FCI Hort (born 26 Ma ...

'' and ITV's '' This Morning'' * Monty Don – host of BBC2's ''

Gardeners' World ''Gardeners' World'' is a long-running British gardening programme, first broadcast on 5 January 1968. The 2022 series is the 53rd. Its first series was presented by Ken Burras and came from Oxford Botanical Gardens. Up until 2020 most of its e ...

'' *

Art Drysdale Art Drysdale (born January 1939) is a Canadian horticulturist and entertainment personality, best known for his syndicated radio show and commercials for the Garden Claw. His radio show on AM 740 lasted until July 2008 when he was unceremoniously ...

– Canadian gardener with various broadcasts *

Jamie Durie Jamie Paul Durie OAM (born 3 June 1970) is an Australian horticulturalist and landscape designer, furniture designer, television host, television producer, and author of eleven books on landscape architecture, garden design and lifestyle. He is ...

– host of axed show '' Backyard Blitz'' on Channel Nine; now host of ''

Australia's Best Backyards ''Australia's Best Backyards'' is an Australian lifestyle TV series on the Seven Network. The program is hosted by landscape gardener Jamie Durie, who previously hosted ''Backyard Blitz'' on the Nine Network. The first episode aired on Sunday 2 ...

'' on Channel Seven * Bob Flowerdew – ''

Gardeners Question Time ''Gardeners' Question Time'' is a long-running BBC Radio 4 programme in which amateur gardeners can put questions to a panel of experts. History The first programme was broadcast in the North and Northern Ireland Home Service of the BBC at 22. ...

'' * Alan Gardener – British Channel4 series ''The Autistic Gardener'' * Diarmuid Gavin – garden designer; television host of '' Homefront in the Garden'' *

Pippa Greenwood Pippa Greenwood is an English plant pathologist. She appears frequently on the BBC's long-running ''Gardeners' World'' television programme and has been a regular panellist on ''Gardeners' Question Time'' on BBC Radio 4 since 1994. She also was ...

– '' Gardeners' Question Time'' * Carol Klein – BBC2's ''

'' *

Roy Lancaster Charles Roy Lancaster CBE (born 1937) is a British plantsman, gardener, author and broadcaster. Background Charles Roy Lancaster was born in Farnworth, Lancashire and is most widely known for his work on the long running BBC TV programme, ''Garden ...

* Sarah Raven – BBC2's ''

'' *

P. Allen Smith Paul Allen Smith, Jr. (born March 12, 1960) is an American television host, garden designer, conservationist, and lifestyle expert. He is the host of three television programs. ''P. Allen Smith's Garden Home'' and ''P. Allen Smith's Garden to Tab ...

Joe Swift Joseph Samuel Swift (born 25 May 1965) is an English garden designer, journalist and television presenter. Television career Swift is a regular presenter and designer on the BBC's ''Gardeners' World'', co-presenter on the Royal Horticultural So ...

– BBC2's ''

'' *

Percy Thrower Percy John Thrower (30 January 1913 – 18 March 1988) was a British gardener, horticulturist, Television presenter, broadcaster and writer born at Horwood House in the village of Little Horwood, Buckinghamshire. He became nationally known thr ...

– Britain's first celebrity gardener *

– writer for ''

BBC Gardeners' World ''BBC Gardeners' World'' is a monthly British gardening magazine owned by Immediate Media Company, containing tips for gardening from past and current presenters of the television series ''Gardeners' World''. History and profile ''BBC Gardeners ...

'' magazine; celebrity television gardener * Brian Welch – freelance celebrity gardener * James Wong – BBC science presenter and obsessive foodie grower

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