Joe Swift
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Joe Swift (born 25 May 1965) is a English garden designer, journalist and television personality.
He is a regular presenter and designer on the BBC's Gardeners' World, co-presenter on the Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show, Gardeners' World Live, Hampton Court, RHS Tatton Park Flower Show, BBC's Small Town Gardens, and design judge on BBC's Gardener of the Year. He has been a presenter/designer on Take 3 Gardeners (with Cleve West and Ann-Marie Powell).
He has written for such newspapers as The Independent, The Evening Standard and The Sunday Times on the subject of landscaping and home gardening, and has written a book, The Plant Room.
His father is actor Clive Swift of the television sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, and he is the nephew of Clive's actor brother, David Swift, well-known for Drop the Dead Donkey. His mother is novelist Margaret Drabble.
He is the Design Director of Modular Garden.
[edit] Biography
Joe is a garden designer and has been involved in BBC2's Gardeners World since 1998. He is co-founder and Design Director of Modular Garden - a garden design and build company.
Joe has designed many gardens on TV, including one for Comic Relief, many for Gardeners World including the Bourneville Garden, The 40 year garden and Alan Titchmarsh's 'How to be a Gardener' series.
Writing includes Gardeners World magazine, The Times, and various magazine and newspaper articles. He has written 3 books- 'The Plant Room', and 'Joes Urban Garden Handbook', and 'Joe's Allotment' published in April 2009.
[edit] Bibliography
- Swift, Joe (April 2, 2009). Joe's Allotment. BBC Books. ISBN 9781846076725.
