| Bob Flowerdew | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Dickleburgh, Norfolk, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Occupation | organic gardener |
| Employer | Self-employed |
| Board member of | President of the Norfolk group of the Soil Association |
| Spouse | Vonetta |
| Children | Italia and Malachi |
Bob Flowerdew is an organic gardener, and television and radio presenter. He is a regular panel member of BBC Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time. He has nearly an acre of garden in Dickleburgh, Norfolk, England, where he lives with his wife, Vonetta, a care worker, and their twins, Italia and Malachi.[1][2]
He is known as one of Britain's leading organic gardeners. He is the son of a farmer, and his family has been working the land in East Anglia since before the time of the Tudors. After graduating in financial management, he worked his way around Europe and North America, becoming fascinated by the different gardening and farming methods, returning to pick grapes with one French family for 12 successive years.
Flowerdew runs a consultancy landscape service, is President of the Norfolk group of the Soil Association, and also teaches at agricultural college. He has worked in television, presenting the Channel 4 series Muck and Magic, and appeared on Sophie Grigson's Grow Your Own Greens, where he was the sweetcorn expert. He writes regularly for gardening blog, Under Cover with Bob Flowerdew.
He has written books on gardening including: