BBC Gardeners’ World Autumn Fair 2024 - Show Interviews

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BBC Gardeners’ World Autumn Fair, in association with English Heritage, returns to Audley End House and Gardens in Saffron Walden, Essex from Friday 30 August - Sunday 1 September, with exciting new highlights. Whether you’re a complete gardening beginner, an experienced expert or are just looking for a great day out in beautiful surroundings, there really is something for everyone.

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Adam Kirtland - Tales From The Potting Bench Autumn 2024 Preview

Aug 02 2024 15 mins  
The host of the chart topping podcast, Tales From The Potting Bench – Adam is a gardener, writer and public speaker not to mention an expert when it comes to all things DIY in the garden. When it comes to gardening, Adam tries to make and mend as much as he can, recycling thrown away items into unique garden projects and eye catching designs.Over the last few years, Adam has beco

Tamsin Westhorpe - Plant Expert & Experienced horticultural journalist - Autumn 2024 Preview

Aug 02 2024 6 mins  

Saul Walker - BBC Gardeners' Autumn Fair 2024 Show Preview

Aug 02 2024 7 mins  
Saul Walker fell in love with horticulture through his Grandparents passion for visiting historic houses and gardens, and after a brief spell as an Archaeologist, he went to train and work as a Gardener for the National Trust at Antony House in Cornwall.After many years there he was accepted to study on the prestigious 3-year Kew Diploma of Botanical Horticulture at RBG, Kew and wa

Sara Ward - BBC Gardeners' Autumn Fair 2024 Show Preview

Aug 02 2024 15 mins  
Sara Ward has transformed her Victorian terraced house in London into an urban smallholding, ‘Hen Corner’, complete with chickens, honeybees, fruit trees and overflowing veg patches. Last year they harvested £4,000 worth of food from their back garden. Her recent book ‘Living the Good Life in the City’ shares some of the ways she and her family have brought city and countr

Marcus Bean - BBC Gardeners' Autumn Fair 2024 Show Preview

Aug 02 2024 5 mins  
Marcus Bean is a chef, author, and presenter, who learned to cook by taking charge of the kitchen in his Shropshire pub. He got straight in the kitchen and taught himself to cook and then went on to win Iron chef UK on channel 4.Since then, Marcus has become a regular chef on ITV’s “This Morning”, wrote a cookery book all about Chicken, releases in July 2024.The Good Chicken

Louise Ellis - Head Gardener at Audley End House and Gardens - Autumn 2024 Preview

Aug 02 2024 18 mins  
Following a career change from social care in her mid 30’s, Louise studied horticulture at Brooksby Melton College in Leicestershire and gain practical paid experience at the same time by working for a local garden centre, a specialist plant nursery and a large scale bedding grower.Having successfully gained a place as a Historic and Botanic Garden Training Programme Trainee (HBG

Kim O'Brien - BBC Gardeners’ World Autumn Fair 2024 Preview

Aug 02 2024 8 mins  
A background in Medical Sciences and Mathematics may seem an unlikely starting point for a garden designer, but Kim‘s extensive knowledge of these subjects has proven invaluable when drawing inspiration for her design work. Kim creatively translates sequences, patterns, and natural geometry to the drawing board, enabling her to build schemes that speak from the heart of nature it

Kevin Smith - Editor, Gardeners World Magazine - Autumn Preview 2024

Aug 02 2024 5 mins  

Emma Crawforth - Horticultural Editor of BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine - Autumn 2024 Preview

Aug 02 2024 17 mins  
Emma Crawforth is the Horticultural Editor of BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine and responsible for shaping gardening content that’s horticulturally correct.Kew trained, she’s worked for the brand for over 10 years creating inspirational, problem-solving and thought-provoking features. At home she grows fruit, veg and flowers while tending her ornamental and productive gardens. H

David Hurrion - BBC Gardeners’ World Autumn Fair 2024 Preview

Aug 02 2024 5 mins  
David Hurrion has spent more than 20 years writing for and editing the nation’s crop of garden magazines, and is now Associate Editor for BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine.David has also appeared both as a regular contributor and an horticultural commentator on a wide range of national and local radio programmes, as well as on television.David’s knowledge is based on more than 40