Eion Alexander Scarrow (9 November 1931 – 25 April 2013) was a New Zealand
gardening
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personality,
broadcaster and author.
Biography
Scarrow presented the gardening show ''Dig This'' on
New Zealand television
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from 1972 until 1986, first on regional television in
Auckland
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and then on national network television from 1975. For 30 years he hosted
radio
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gardening shows, and was a prolific author of gardening books, writing over 20 titles.
Scarrow died at
Te Kauwhata
Te Kauwhata is a small town in the north of the Waikato region of New Zealand, situated close to the western shore of Lake Waikare, some 40 km north of Hamilton and approximately 58 km south of Manukau City.
Description
''Te Kauwh ...
in 2013.
Books
Titles written by Scarrow include:
* ''New Zealand vegetable gardening guide''. Books for Pleasure, Auckland (1976)
* ''Eion Scarrow's question & answer book on gardening''. Books for Pleasure, Auckland (1977)
* ''New Zealand gardening under glass''. Books for Pleasure, Auckland (1979)
* ''More questions & answers on gardening''. Lansdowne, Auckland (1981)
* ''Eion Scarrow's Guide to gardening in New Zealand''. Lansdowne, Auckland (1983)
* ''The complete Eion Scarrow gardening handbook''. Cobb/Horwood, Auckland (1983)
* ''Container gardening''. BCNZ Enterprises, Auckland (1985)
* ''Vegetable gardening''. BCNZ Enterprises, Auckland (1985)
* ''Fruit trees''. TVNZ Publishing, Auckland (1986)
* ''Greenhouse gardening''. TVNZ Publishing, Auckland (1986)
* ''Lawns and ground cover''. TVNZ Publishing, Auckland (1986)
* ''New Zealand native trees and shrubs''. TVNZ Publishing, Auckland (1986)
* ''Eion Scarrow's guide to indoor plants''. Inprint New Zealand, Wellington (1987)
* ''Eion Scarrow's citrus handbook''. Bateman, Auckland (1992)
* ''Ask Eion about gardening: over 200 problems solved''. Bateman, Auckland (1993)
* ''The complete New Zealand gardener: a practical guide'' (with Geoff Bryant). Bateman, Auckland (1995)
See also
*
List of New Zealand television personalities
This is a list of New Zealand television personalities, including presenters and journalists. It includes those who left the profession, retired, or died.
A
* Suzy Aiken – television personality and Prime News presenter
* Peter Arnett – te ...
References
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1931 births
2013 deaths
New Zealand gardeners
New Zealand television presenters
New Zealand radio presenters
New Zealand non-fiction writers