Myles Cameron Baldwin (born 6 October 1978) is an Australian

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, writer and curator of the Australian Garden Show Sydney.Macquarie Visions Ambassadors
Retrieved 27 January 2011. He was named as one of "Australia's top 100 young leaders" by ''

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'' in 2009, and in 2010 was the Horticultural Ambassador for Macquarie Visions. Baldwin has worked on Sydney's largest private garden,

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, and

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Early life

Baldwin was born in Sydney and grew up in Sylvania. He was educated at

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(1991–1996).

Career

Baldwin worked as an horticultural apprentice at the

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where he received the Director's Award for Excellence and Achievement. He then assumed the role as head gardener at the heritage property

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, a c1845

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cottage in the Sydney suburb of

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. Baldwin is director of Myles Baldwin Design Pty Ltd, and has been responsible for designing the period gardens at ''

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'' in Elizabeth Bay, the

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mansion ''Lyndhurst'' in

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, heritage-listed home '' Rona'' at

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and ''The Speakers Garden'' in

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. He has also worked with many of Australia's leading architects on contemporary properties throughout Australia.

Media presenter

Baldwin has appeared on the Today show and

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's Gardening Show on

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and was a presenter on '' Our Place''

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and has been the gardening columnist for Sydney's ''

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''.

Publications

* ''Period gardens: landscapes for houses with history'' by Myles Baldwin with photography by Simon Griffiths (Sydney : Murdoch Books, 2008) * ''Rural Australian gardens'' by Myles Baldwin with photography by Simon Griffiths (Sydney : Murdoch Books, 2010)NLA Catalogue
Retrieved 27 January 2011. * ''Australian Coastal Gardens'' by Myles Baldwin with photography by Sue Stubbs (Sydney : Murdoch Books, 2013)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Baldwin, Myles 1978 births Living people Australian artisans Australian environmentalists Australian gardeners Australian horticulturists Australian non-fiction writers Australian television presenters Australian landscape or garden designers People educated at Newington College Writers from Sydney