Growing up surrounded by hard workers and a family passionate about gardening, Chris caught the bug from a young age, working through any job going and grafting hard, Chris eventually launched his own business Greenbook Landscape Design.

In 2021 Chris answered a casting call to join BBC Garden Rescue, now on season 9, Chris stars alongside gardening legends like Charlie Dimmock, and Garden Ninja Lee Burkhill on the programme that sees the designers creating gardens for people in just two days.

Tom was lucky to spend a couple of days finding out more about what Chris does both on and off screen, before sitting down to record this very first episode of the podcast!

Listen on as they chat about how Chris got into gardening, how he landed the TV role, his passion for mental health, how handy Charlie Dimmock’s bag can be, the fun that can be had googling his name, the design process for his garden creations and so much more!

This episode is also available to watch in full on Youtube.

Hosted by Tom Coleman, self taught gardener, creator and social media expert. Tom chats to those who are making huge strides in our sector and leaves listeners with even more ideas and motivation blossoming in their minds.

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