Nick Bailey

After studying horticulture at Hadlow College and achieving a First-Class Honours degree in Landscape Design from Greenwich University, Nick has worked across many sectors of horticulture for over 30 years, including nursery stock production, garden management, garden design, teaching, public speaking, writing, and broadcasting.

He is currently a regular presenter on BBC Two’s Gardeners’ World, reaching over 2.5 million viewers. His film on plants associated with Shakespeare for Gardeners’ World won Best TV Programme at the Garden Media Guild Awards in 2016.

Nick began his broadcasting career presenting Gardens Wild and Wonderful in South Africa (1995-96) and spent four years as a panellist on BBC Radio Norfolk’s Garden Party. He has since appeared on BBC Two’s Great British Garden Revival and Big Dreams Small Spaces, ITV News, BBC One’s The One Show, BBC Radio 4’s Food Programme, and BBC Radio 2.

His horticultural media career spans 15 years, during which he worked as an editor for Garden Answers and Garden News before moving on to freelance writing for BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine, RHS The Garden, The Mail, The Times, and The Telegraph. He currently writes regular columns for BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine and Garden News.

Nick’s first book, Chelsea Physic Garden – A Companion Guide, was published in 2014. His second book, 365 Days of Colour in Your Garden, was published by Kyle Books in 2015 and has been a bestseller ever since. His third book, Revive Your Garden, was published in April 2018.

As a dynamic and entertaining public speaker, Nick has taught and lectured at Greenwich University, Chichester College, The English Garden School, The Mediterranean Garden Society, The Hardy Plant Society, and numerous garden groups and associations in the UK and overseas. He is also a regular speaker at Gardeners’ World Live.

Nick’s work has taken him around the world, designing and managing gardens in the UK, Spain, South Africa, and Australia. He created his first Main Avenue Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2016, receiving widespread praise from the press and judges, along with a Silver-Gilt Medal.

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