BIOGRAPHY

Toby’s a real gardener and his passion comes across in his presenting, writing and designs for his garden practice. He’s known for his light-hearted, hands-on approach and for his artistic garden features made from plants and recycled materials. He trained and worked as a rose and pinks nurseryman and gardener before studying landscape management, design and ecology at Greenwich University’s partner institution, Hadlow College, Kent and later took a post at The University of Cambridge Botanic Garden. His speciality is fruit and vegetable growing which he does with his usual flair at his South Devon home.

MEDIA
2008 -09 Presenter Gardeners’ World  - BBC 2
2005 - 07 Kitchen garden expert - Great Food Live, BBC UKTV Food

Books/Magazines
Author - How to Make Your Garden Grow, Cassell
Correspondent -Sunday Times Edible
Gardener’s World Magazine
Correspondent -Kitchen Garden Answers Magazine
Amateur Gardening Magazine
Organic Gardening Magazine

Previous

TV – Presenter: Garden Magic BBC1, This Morning ITV,
Presenter Grass Roots Meridian TV,
Carol Vorderman’s Better Homes and BetterGardens
Guest Presenter: Home Front in the Garden
BBC Gardeners’ World Live BBC2
Author – 52 Weekend Garden Pamphlets
Presenter – ‘Weed it and Reap  UK Style

LECTURES

Give your garden Va va voom’ - a nationwide Roadshow for Renault UK
RHS Regional talks
Canary Wharf Garden Show Royal Horticultural Society
RHS Malvern Spring Show
RHS Malvern Autumn Show
Amateur Gardening Show
Audi UK Gardening Roadshow - Nationwide

GARDEN DESIGNS

Gardeners’ World Live Garden  – BBC Haymarket 2008 Received Gold and Best in Show
Water Features – ‘Gardening Which’ - 2004
Demonstration Gardens at Capel Manor - 2004
Designed Dragonstone Sculpture Garden – 2004
Sainsburys Competition Garden – 2000
Willow work for Lloyd Christie ‘Flora for Fauna’
Garden – Chelsea Flower Show - 1996