Arit Anderson is a British garden designer, writer, and television presenter. She has presented on the BBC show Gardeners World and the BBC One show Garden Rescue.[1]
Biography
Anderson was born in London and raised in Hertfordshire by a single mother in a home with six siblings, five of whom were in foster care.[2] After first pursuing a career as a pharmacy technician, she worked in the fashion industry for about 25 years.[2] In 2010, she moved out of North London into a home with a garden, and later began a course in garden design at Capel Manor College while continuing to work for a retail consultancy.[2][3]
In 2013, she won a RHS Fresh Talent award at the Chelsea Flower Show.[2][4] In 2016, she won a gold medal at RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival for a conceptual garden with climate change and renewable energy themes.[5][2][4] In 2021, Anderson designed a featured garden at the Chelsea Flower Show, titled The BBC One Show and RHS Garden of Hope.[6][7]
From 2019 to 2021, she presented Garden Rescue with Charlie Dimmock and The Rich Brothers.[1][8]
