{"id":5560,"date":"2009-12-29T03:31:45","date_gmt":"2009-12-29T10:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?page_id=5560"},"modified":"2022-11-22T19:00:26","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T19:00:26","slug":"top-100-gardeners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/top-100-gardeners\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 100 Gardeners"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 100 Top Gardeners<\/h2>\n
    \n
  1. Gertrude Jekyll<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Beth Chatto <\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Alan Titchmarsh <\/a> or biography<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Clements Tony <\/a> The Reverend Tony Clements established the African Violet Centre in Norfolk,<\/li>\n
  5. Geoff Hamilton<\/a> or biography<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. Stefan Buczacki <\/a><\/li>\n
  7. Charlie Dimmock<\/a><\/li>\n
  8. William Robinson<\/li>\n
  9. Alan & Adrian Bloom<\/li>\n
  10. Alan Wade<\/li>\n
  11. Anna Pavord<\/li>\n
  12. Anne Swithenbank<\/li>\n
  13. Bob Flowerdew<\/li>\n
  14. David Burges<\/li>\n
  15. Dr Stefan Buczacki<\/li>\n
  16. Hugh Johnson<\/li>\n
  17. John Cushnie<\/a><\/li>\n
  18. Roy Lancaster<\/li>\n
  19. Arthur Billitt<\/li>\n
  20. Augustus Smith<\/li>\n
  21. Bill Sowerbutts<\/li>\n
  22. Helen Yemm\u00c2\u00a0 Daily Telegraph gardener<\/li>\n
  23. Brian Langdon<\/li>\n
  24. Bridget Moody<\/li>\n
  25. Bunny Guinness<\/li>\n
  26. C W J Unwin<\/li>\n
  27. Carol Klein<\/li>\n
  28. Carole Baxter<\/li>\n
  29. Chris Beardshaw<\/li>\n
  30. Christopher Lloyd<\/li>\n
  31. Clay Jones<\/li>\n
  32. Daphne Ledwood<\/li>\n
  33. David Bellamy<\/li>\n
  34. David Hicks<\/li>\n
  35. David Jones<\/li>\n
  36. David Roland<\/li>\n
  37. Deborah Kellaway<\/li>\n
  38. Diarmuid Gavin\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Garden designer, TV host of Homefront in the Garden<\/li>\n
  39. Dr D.G. Hessayon\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Expert series of books<\/li>\n
  40. Dr Shewell-Coopers<\/li>\n
  41. Duchese of Northumberland<\/li>\n
  42. Edward Hyams<\/li>\n
  43. Ellen Willmott<\/li>\n
  44. F R McQuown<\/li>\n
  45. Fred Downham<\/li>\n
  46. Fred Loads<\/li>\n
  47. Fred Streeter<\/li>\n
  48. Fred Whitsey<\/li>\n
  49. Gay Search<\/li>\n
  50. Geoff Stebbings<\/li>\n
  51. Geoffrey Smith<\/a><\/li>\n
  52. Geoffrey Taylor<\/li>\n
  53. Gordon Edwards<\/li>\n
  54. H G Lyall<\/li>\n
  55. H.G Hiller<\/li>\n
  56. Harry Dodson,\u00c2\u00a0 Head gardener for the BBC television show The Victorian Kitchen Garden<\/li>\n
  57. Helen Dillon<\/li>\n
  58. Inga Grimsey<\/li>\n
  59. James Russell<\/li>\n
  60. Jill Hicking<\/li>\n
  61. Joe Swift,\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 BBC2’s Gardeners’ World<\/li>\n
  62. Kath Dryden<\/li>\n
  63. Keith Rushforth<\/li>\n
  64. Jekka McVicar<\/a><\/li>\n
  65. Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown<\/a><\/li>\n
  66. Lizzie Boyd also wrote The Practical Gardener<\/a> for Readers Digest<\/li>\n
  67. M Mattock<\/li>\n
  68. George Russell<\/a><\/li>\n
  69. Matthew Biggs<\/li>\n
  70. Monty Don,\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Host of BBC2’s Gardeners’ World<\/li>\n
  71. Nick Wray<\/li>\n
  72. Nigel Colborn<\/li>\n
  73. Penelope Hobhouse<\/li>\n
  74. Percy Thrower<\/li>\n
  75. Peter & Kenneth Cox\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Rhododendron experts from Glendoick<\/li>\n
  76. Peter Hunt<\/li>\n
  77. Peter Robinson<\/li>\n
  78. Pippa Greenwood, Gardeners’ Question Time<\/li>\n
  79. Prince Charles Prince of Wales<\/li>\n
  80. Prof Alan Gemmell<\/li>\n
  81. Professor Alan Gemmell<\/li>\n
  82. Robert Lane – Fox<\/li>\n
  83. Ron Ewart<\/li>\n
  84. Rosemary Verey<\/li>\n
  85. Rosie Yeomans<\/li>\n
  86. Roy Genders<\/li>\n
  87. Roy Lancaster<\/li>\n
  88. Roy Strong<\/li>\n
  89. Sarah Raven, BBC2’s Gardeners’ World<\/li>\n
  90. Sid Robertson<\/li>\n
  91. Stephan Lacey<\/li>\n
  92. Sue Minter<\/li>\n
  93. Sue Phillipps<\/li>\n
  94. Tim Smit<\/li>\n
  95. Tony Hibbert<\/li>\n
  96. Tony Russell<\/li>\n
  97. Valerie Finnis<\/li>\n
  98. Vita Sackville West<\/li>\n
  99. Christine Walkden<\/li>\n
  100. Walter Gilmore<\/li>\n
  101. Adam the Gardener – Daily Express gardening strip<\/li>\n
  102. Val Bourne<\/li>\n
  103. Tony Buckland<\/li>\n
  104. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      <\/ol>\n

      How do you choose 100 Top Gardeners when the variety is so wide spread and the criteria so variable. This is just one list but I am happy to augment and modify the list so send in a comment if you want to nominate someone else. As you can see I couldn’t stick to just 100 and there are lots more I have missed.<\/p>\n

      The order is not a ranking in any shape or form except those with obvious links to articles within Gardeners Tips<\/a> have been put at the top.<\/p>\n

      Plant hunters may be under represented as are some of the financial backers of large garden and landscape projects. In future lists there may be fewer gardeners who write and definitely fewer presenters who may or may not garden but for now the list will have to do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      A 100 Top Gardeners Gertrude Jekyll Beth Chatto Alan Titchmarsh or biography Clements Tony The Reverend Tony Clements established the African Violet Centre in Norfolk, Geoff Hamilton or biography Stefan Buczacki Charlie Dimmock William Robinson Alan & Adrian Bloom Alan Wade Anna Pavord Anne Swithenbank Bob Flowerdew David Burges Dr Stefan Buczacki Hugh Johnson John Cushnie Roy Lancaster Arthur Billitt Augustus Smith Bill Sowerbutts Helen Yemm\u00c2\u00a0 Daily Telegraph gardener Brian Langdon Bridget Moody Bunny Guinness C W J Unwin Carol…<\/p>\n

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