Joe Swift


















Joe Swift
Born
Joseph Samuel Swift[1]


(1965-05-25) 25 May 1965 (age 53)

London, England, UK
Nationality British
Occupation
Broadcaster, gardener, journalist

Joseph Samuel Swift (born 25 May 1965)[2] is an English garden designer, journalist and television presenter.




Contents






  • 1 Television career


  • 2 Writing


  • 3 Personal life


  • 4 Bibliography


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Television career


Swift 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 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 Bournville Garden, The 40-year garden, and Alan Titchmarsh's 'How to be a Gardener' series.


In 2009, Swift presented coverage of the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show for the BBC.[3] He was also one of the main presenters of the BBC coverage of the 2010 Chelsea Flower Show.[4] In 2013, he presented two episodes of Great British Garden Revival.



Writing


Swift has written for such newspapers as The Independent, The Evening Standard, and The Sunday Times, on the subject of landscaping and home gardening.


His writing also includes Gardeners' World Magazine, The Times, and various magazine and newspaper articles. He has written three books - The Plant Room, Joe’s Urban Garden Handbook, and Joe’s Allotment, published in April 2009.



Personal life


Swift's father was actor Clive Swift (died 1 February 2019) of the television sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, and he is the nephew of Clive's actor brother, David Swift, who was well known for Drop the Dead Donkey. His mother is novelist Margaret Drabble, and his brother is academic Adam Swift. His sister Rebecca Swift (died April 2017) was a poet and founder of The Literary Consultancy.[5]


He is the design director of Modular Garden.[6]



Bibliography



  • Swift, Joe (2 April 2009). Joe's Allotment. BBC Books. ISBN 978-1-84607-672-5..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


References





  1. ^ https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/_l4khZMnLbB9Hi4zyGI8fkYriJc/appointments


  2. ^ https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/_l4khZMnLbB9Hi4zyGI8fkYriJc/appointments


  3. ^ TV coverage BBC - Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2009


  4. ^ Presenter Details BBC - Chelsea Flower Show 2010


  5. ^ Silgardo, Melanie (25 April 2017). "Rebecca Swift obituary". Retrieved 1 January 2018 – via www.TheGuardian.com.


  6. ^ "Home". Modular. Retrieved 1 January 2018.




External links



  • Joe Swift's website


  • Presenters BBC Gardeners' World


  • Presenter biographies - Joe Swift BBC - Gardening


  • Presenter Details BBC - Chelsea Flower Show 2010









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