Matt James (born 27 April 1975 in Essex)[1][2] is a British garden designer, horticulturist and university lecturer who rose to fame on the Channel 4's The City Gardener.[3][4][5][2]

Early life and education

James was born 27 April 1975 in Essex, the older of two sons.[3][1] He credits his mother with "creating in [him] an awareness of and love for plants."[1] He attended secondary school in Sutton, London and worked at a local market garden after leaving school.[1][4] He received a diploma in plant production and garden centers from Merrist Wood College in 1996, followed by a year at a nursery in Somerset and a degree in horticulture from Writtle College.[4][6][2][7]

Career

James hosted The City Gardener on Channel 4 between 2002[4] and 2005, followed by an American version called Urban Outsiders on HGTV.[citation needed] He subsequently hosted UKTV's Matt James' Eco Eden[8] and was gardening expert on Selling Houses.[4][2] He also appeared on an episode of Great British Garden Revivalin 2014.[9][4] In 2011, James joined the Gardenline panel on BBC and guested on Gardeners' Question Time.[6]

James taught horticulture and landscape design courses at Duchy College and North East Surrey College of Technology,[7][6] followed by five years at University College Falmouth starting in 2008.[1][6][10] He later created[citation needed] the landscape design programme at the Eden Project, where he taught between 2014 and 2021.[11][10][12]

Since 2018, James has run a landscape design firm, James+Cook Landscapes, in Cornwall with fellow Eden Project lecturer Polly Cook.[10][11][12] He has also written for numerous publications about gardening and garden design including The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Times, The Garden and the Garden Design Journal.[citation needed] James was chosen as Londoner-of-the-Year in the Environment and Regeneration category in 2000 after helping establish a farmers' market in South London.[4][7] He has also won two gold awards at the annual California Landscape Contractors' Association Awards.[citation needed]

Personal life

James lives in Cornwall with his wife Ellie and their children.[4][1][13]

Publications

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Jackson, Alan (17 May 2008). "Matt James, the City Gardener, on the secret of his success". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d Shimmon, Katie (20 March 2006). "College days". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  3. ^ a b "All About Me... Matt James". BBC. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "The country gardener". Cornwall Living. May 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  5. ^ "TV makeover show made me work". The Argus. 31 March 2003. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d "Matt James and George Kestell join the BBC Radio Cornwall Gardenline team" (Press release). BBC. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  7. ^ a b c Raven, Sarah (1 March 2003). "The likely lads". The Telegraph. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  8. ^ "TV gardener makes use of rich Yorkshire soil". The Press. 25 June 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  9. ^ "Great British Garden Revival". Outline. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  10. ^ a b c "How to plant a garden with Matt James". The Poly. 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  11. ^ a b "About". James + Cook Landscapes. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  12. ^ a b Schiller, Nan (1 August 2018). "On constructing urban gardens with Matt James". Gardener's Path. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  13. ^ "My life in shopping: Matt James, TV gardener". The Guardian. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
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