Christine Walkden
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Christine Helen Walkden (born 7 April 1955) is a British
television presenter and gardener, best known for her appearances on gardening programmes and The One Show
. She has hosted her own series, Christine's Garden on the BBC
.
She trained at the Lancashire College of Agriculture and then worked at two experimental horticultural stations, before moving to The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
based at Wakehurst Place, where she looked after the growing side of the seed physiology unit. After several more jobs she undertook a career change and became a freelance horticulturist, lecturing nationally and internationally.
She has presented on BBC
’s Gardeners' World
and various other TV and radio programmes and is a past winner of the Garden Writers’ Guild Radio Broadcasting Award.
In 1993 Christine's book, The Houseplant Almanac, was published, and in 2007 A Year in Christine's Garden – The Secret Diary of a Garden Lover was published to accompany the television series. In 2011, her third book, No-Nonsense Vegetable Gardening, was published. Christine previously wrote a weekly column in Amateur Gardening magazine and is a regular contributor to Choice magazine.
Christine also appeared as a guest on the December 2008 special of Shooting Stars
.
Christine writes a quarterly article for the Quality Garden Tools website at www.qualitygardentools.com in a section called 'Christine's Corner'.
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television presenter and gardener, best known for her appearances on gardening programmes and The One Show
The One Show
The One Show is a topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One and BBC One HD, hosted by Alex Jones and Matt Baker. Chris Evans joins Jones to present the programme on Friday...
. She has hosted her own series, Christine's Garden on the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
.
She trained at the Lancashire College of Agriculture and then worked at two experimental horticultural stations, before moving to The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Kew
Kew is a place in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in South West London. Kew is best known for being the location of the Royal Botanic Gardens, now a World Heritage Site, which includes Kew Palace...
based at Wakehurst Place, where she looked after the growing side of the seed physiology unit. After several more jobs she undertook a career change and became a freelance horticulturist, lecturing nationally and internationally.
She has presented on BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
’s Gardeners' World
Gardeners' World
Gardeners' World is a long-running BBC television programme about gardening that continues to this day. Its first episode was filmed in 1968, presented by Ken Burras and came from Oxford Botanical Gardens. The magazine BBC Gardeners' World is a tie-in to the programme. Most of its episodes have...
and various other TV and radio programmes and is a past winner of the Garden Writers’ Guild Radio Broadcasting Award.
In 1993 Christine's book, The Houseplant Almanac, was published, and in 2007 A Year in Christine's Garden – The Secret Diary of a Garden Lover was published to accompany the television series. In 2011, her third book, No-Nonsense Vegetable Gardening, was published. Christine previously wrote a weekly column in Amateur Gardening magazine and is a regular contributor to Choice magazine.
Christine also appeared as a guest on the December 2008 special of Shooting Stars
Shooting Stars
Shooting Stars is a British television comedy panel game broadcast on BBC Two as a pilot in 1993, then as 3 full series from 1995 to 1997, then on BBC Choice from January to December 2002 with 2 series before returning to BBC Two for another 3 series from 2008 until its axing in 2011...
.
Christine writes a quarterly article for the Quality Garden Tools website at www.qualitygardentools.com in a section called 'Christine's Corner'.