In 2010 he was appointed President of the NGS Yellow Book. Joe has been a regular designer and presenter on BBC Gardeners World since 1998.
Joe designed the G World 40 year anniversary garden in 2007.
Joe Swift Joe started as a landscape gardener in 1983, after leaving school.
He has been a presenter/designer on Take 3 Gardeners(with Cleve West and Ann-Marie Powell). Joe Swift has been a part of Gardeners' World since 1998.
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Birth Name: Joseph Samuel Swift: Mini Bio (1) Joe Swift was born on May 25, 1965 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England as Joseph Samuel Swift.
He is a garden designer, and has been involved in BBC2's Gardeners' Worldsince 1998.
He also presented ‘British Isles, a natural history’, London and South East for BBC1 in 2004, and 10 episodes of Open Gardens for BBC2 in 2007 and Gardener of the year 2006, 2007 and 2008.
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See also. His aunt (on his mother's side) is writer A.S. Byatt and his uncle (on his father's side) is actor David Swift. In 1997 he set up ‘The Plant Room’ an innovative design and retail outlet in Islington, North London, which has now closed, and is currently where Modular Garden is based of which he was a co-founder. He was the father of one daughter, Rebecca (who died in April 2017), known for running The Literary Consultancy in London, and two sons, Adam Swift, an academic, and Joe Swift, a garden designer, journalist and television presenter. Personal life. Swift was married to novelist Margaret Drabble from 1960 until their divorce in 1975.
| Official Sites, His aunt (on his mother's side) is writer, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England, UK, View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro. | Trivia (2) Son of Margaret Drabble and Clive Swift.
Swift's father was the actor Clive Swift, and he was the nephew of David Swift.
He presented Small Town Gardens on BBC2 as well as presenting the all RHS shows at Chelsea, Hampton Court, Gardeners World Live, Malvern and Tatton Park between 2000 and 2008. Publicity Listings Read about our approach to external linking. He is patron of the Harington scheme, North London, an ambassador for King Henrys walk Community garden, an ambassador for the National Gardens Scheme and a Patron of the Horniman museum. Joe lives in London and is married with 2 children. Joe started as a landscape gardener in 1983, after leaving school.
He presented the Blenheim flower show 2003 and 2004, and two series of ‘Garden Makers’ for Carlton and Meridian in 2004. He has written three books - The Plant Room, Joe’s Urban Garden Handbook, and Joe’s Allotment, published in April 2009. His cousin (David's daughter) is actress Julia Swift. Tonight sees the presenter back on the long-running series as he visits Kate Garraway in …
He went on to study garden design at the Chelsea Physic gardens and set up a garden design and construction business in North London in 1990. He is currently filming “The Flowerpot Gang” for BBC1 and this year also saw him win Gold at Chelsea Flower Show – his first show garden. His mother is novelist Margaret Drabble, and his brother is academic Adam Swift.
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.
Joe has designed many gardens on TV, including a garden for Comic Relief, the Bourneville garden, a Water garden and a Family garden for Gardeners World. Joe Swift was born on May 25, 1965 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England as Joseph Samuel Swift. He is co-founder and Design …