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<\/p>\nGARDENERS' World star Toby Buckland is a familiar face to many garden lovers countrywide, but little is known about his life off-screen.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The TV presenter makes gardening the centrepiece of his life as he spends most of his time in the garden or discussing greenery while off-set.<\/p>\n
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Toby is best known for joining Monty Don and Frances Tophill as a co-host on Gardeners' World, which he has featured in since 2008 and became a fan favourite.<\/p>\n
Gardener Toby Buckland, 53, is a TV presenter, author, and radio host.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In 2008, Toby took over from Monty Don as the Gardeners' World primary host after Monty suffered a stroke and had to step down.<\/p>\n
After hosting the show for two years, Monty recovered quickly and returned as the main presenter, leaving Toby disappointed with the decision.<\/p>\n
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At the time, he tweeted: "It was such an honour to present Gardeners' World, and I'm sad to be leaving,"<\/p>\n
"Wish Monty and the team the best of luck."<\/p>\n
The gardening expert now appears as a regular presenter on the BBC gardening series alongside Carol Klein, Sue Kent, Adam Frost, Joe Swift, Rachel De Thame and Frances Tophill.<\/p>\n
When he is away from the cameras, Toby hosts a gardening show on BBC Radio Devon every Sunday that gives listeners gardening advice whilst inviting professionals from the gardening industry to feature on his show.<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n He also has his gardening festival, which he hosts himself annually called Toby's Garden Festival, at Powderham Castle in Devon,\u00a0<\/p>\n The event includes expert speakers giving talks and demonstrations about Gardening with quality plants on display and professional planting advice.<\/p>\n The Devon-born presenter also impressively writes a weekly column for Amateur Gardening, Devon Life and contributes to Telegraph Gardening.<\/p>\n Toby has had many gardening books published throughout the years, including The Garden Makeover Book (2001), How to Make Your Garden Grow (2009), Gardeners' World Practical Gardening Handbook(2010) and Gardeners' World: Flowers: Planning and Planting for Continuous Colour(2011)<\/p>\n The BBC star is married to wife Lisa, who is also a fellow gardener and journalist.<\/p>\n Lisa keeps Devon readers entertained and engaged as the Editor of a lifestyle website, Muddy Stilettos.\u00a0<\/p>\n According to the site's Instagram bio, Muddy Stilettos keeps its audience updated with news about Devon, including "an inside line" on "culture, news and eats."<\/p>\n She was also a contributing gardens editor for House Beautiful and a campaigns writer for Gardening Which? Magazine.<\/p>\n Lisa is a woman of many talents, just like her husband, because when she isn't typing away, she is busy working alongside her husband as the Organising Director at his festival.<\/p>\n The couple reside in Devon and share three children together.\u00a0<\/p>\n In an exclusive interview with The Times in 2008, Toby revealed his children's influence on his Gardening.\u00a0<\/p>\n He said: "I garden in an ethical way, in a green way, but what I really am is someone who cares for the environment,"\u00a0<\/p>\n "Having the children was the catalyst for me. But I'm a gardener first, and to say that I wouldn't ever spray anything again wouldn't be true."<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/VP-COMP-BACHERLORETTE-v2-1.jpg\")
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