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 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 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