BBC Gardener of the Year
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== Broadcast == | == Broadcast == | ||
| - | BBC2, 5 November 1999 to present (2008 as ''Gardener of the Decade'') | + | BBC2, 5 November 1999 to present (2008 as ''Gardener of the Decade'', 2009 incorporated into ''Gardeners' World'') |
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== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
| - | Annual gardening competition (as if you couldn't guess). The contestants are tested on their knowledge and technique, and have to create a show garden (changed to a domestic garden in 2005, and an RHS-standard border in 2007) in a limited time. | + | Annual gardening competition (as if you couldn't guess). The contestants are tested on their knowledge and technique, and have to create a show garden (changed to a domestic garden in 2005, and an RHS-standard border in 2007) in a limited time. 2009 saw the competition broadcast as part of ''Gardeners' World'', with a viewers' phone vote accounting for 50% of the final scores. |
== Champions == | == Champions == | ||
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2005 Helen Brading-Miles<br> | 2005 Helen Brading-Miles<br> | ||
2006 Sue Beesley<br> | 2006 Sue Beesley<br> | ||
| - | 2007 Bob Tridgett | + | 2007 Bob Tridgett<br> |
| + | 2009 Hilary Barnes | ||
''Gardener of the Decade''<br/> | ''Gardener of the Decade''<br/> | ||
Revision as of 23:05, 13 December 2009
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Host
Alan Titchmarsh (1999)
Diarmuid Gavin (2000-2)
Monty Don (2003-5)
Joe Swift (2006-)
Co-hosts
Carol Klein (2007)
Rachel de Thame (2008)
Broadcast
BBC2, 5 November 1999 to present (2008 as Gardener of the Decade, 2009 incorporated into Gardeners' World)
Synopsis
Annual gardening competition (as if you couldn't guess). The contestants are tested on their knowledge and technique, and have to create a show garden (changed to a domestic garden in 2005, and an RHS-standard border in 2007) in a limited time. 2009 saw the competition broadcast as part of Gardeners' World, with a viewers' phone vote accounting for 50% of the final scores.
Champions
1999 Katherine Crouch
2000 David Rosewarne
2001 Adrian Walsh
2002 Edwin Rye
2003 Dianne Fryer
2004 Diana Guy
2005 Helen Brading-Miles
2006 Sue Beesley
2007 Bob Tridgett
2009 Hilary Barnes
Gardener of the Decade
2008 Katherine Crouch
Web Links
Pictures
The first five champions line up in chronological order
Current host, Joe Swift
