Eion Scarrow
Eion Alexander Scarrow (9 November 1931 – 25 April 2013) was a New Zealand gardening personality, broadcaster and author.
Biography
[edit]Scarrow presented the gardening show Dig This on New Zealand television from 1972 until 1986, first on regional television in Auckland and then on national network television from 1975.[1] For 30 years he hosted radio gardening shows, and was a prolific author of gardening books, writing over 20 titles.[2]
Scarrow died at Te Kauwhata in 2013.[3]
Books
[edit]Titles written by Scarrow include:
- New Zealand vegetable gardening guide. Books for Pleasure, Auckland (1976)
- Eion Scarrow's question & answer book on gardening. Books for Pleasure, Auckland (1977)
- New Zealand gardening under glass. Books for Pleasure, Auckland (1979)
- More questions & answers on gardening. Lansdowne, Auckland (1981)
- Eion Scarrow's Guide to gardening in New Zealand. Lansdowne, Auckland (1983)
- The complete Eion Scarrow gardening handbook. Cobb/Horwood, Auckland (1983)
- Container gardening. BCNZ Enterprises, Auckland (1985)
- Vegetable gardening. BCNZ Enterprises, Auckland (1985)
- Fruit trees. TVNZ Publishing, Auckland (1986)
- Greenhouse gardening. TVNZ Publishing, Auckland (1986)
- Lawns and ground cover. TVNZ Publishing, Auckland (1986)
- New Zealand native trees and shrubs. TVNZ Publishing, Auckland (1986)
- Eion Scarrow's guide to indoor plants. Inprint New Zealand, Wellington (1987)
- Eion Scarrow's citrus handbook. Bateman, Auckland (1992)
- Ask Eion about gardening: over 200 problems solved. Bateman, Auckland (1993)
- The complete New Zealand gardener: a practical guide (with Geoff Bryant). Bateman, Auckland (1995)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Dig This - series. NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ Kirk, Stacey (27 April 2013). "Gardening personality Eion Scarrow dead". The Press. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "Eion Alexander Scarrow - Obituary". New Zealand Herald. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
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