Joe Swift

Joe Swift has been gardening since he left school and is a fully trained garden designer. He has been one of the main presenters on BBC2's flagship gardening show 'Gardeners World' since 1998 and also regularly appears in the BBC's coverage of RHS Chelsea, Hampton Court, Gardeners World Live and Tatton Park Flower shows.

Over the years Joe has fronted Open Gardens, Small Town Gardens, Garden Makers and Garden Invaders. He appeared on Celebrity MasterChef and many other programmes as a guest. Joe Swift has designed many gardens for TV, including one for Comic Relief, many for Gardeners World & all of the Alan Titchmarsh's 'How to be a Gardener 2' series. He is also a co-founder of Modular Garden - a garden design and build brand.

Joe's writing includes a regular column in The Times Weekend section, Gardeners World Magazine and various other magazine articles. He has written 3 books - The Plant Room, and Joe's Urban Garden Handbook, and Joe's Allotment published in April 2009.

Joe Swift is the President of the National garden scheme, and Patron to many gardening charities including The Horniman Museum and The Harington Scheme.

Designing a Chelsea gold medal garden.

From initial concept design idea to travelling around the UK, Germany and Spain to select stunning trees and plants this talk follows the highs, lows and sheer intensity of making a £250,000 gold medal winning Chelsea show garden. As well as following the process Joe will punctuate the illustrated talk with humorous anecdotes of media expectations (Joe had presented the programme for many years but had yet to do his own garden), and meeting many of the Royals during Jubilee year (including the queen). (Fully illustrated talk)

Joes garden design approach.

Most gardeners can’t see beyond their dull rectangular plot. Joes simple design talk looks at layouts, plants and planting design as well as how to style a garden to get a designed look without having to spend a fortune. Joe has been designing gardens since the 80’s and has a wealth of design and practical experience to help people create their dream garden. (Fully illustrated talk)

20 years of TV gardening.

Joe talks candidly about his experiences being a TV gardener. Having presented gardeners World and most of the RHS flowers shows and many other programmes for 15 years he has some great behind the scenes stories and anecdotes working with Alan Titchmarsh, Monty Don and Carol Klein as well as others. Joe will chart the gardening trends that have come and gone over the years and talk about some of the gardens he designed for TV. (a few images)

Clients often ask about purchasing books for giveaways and delegate packs. Below you’ll find a selection of products by Joe Swift. Click the images to view on Amazon's website. For bulk orders, please speak with your Booking Agent.