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Graham Ross,
has educated, entertained and
inspired Australia's gardening
community and aspiring green thumbs
during a career that has spanned
more than 40 years. Join his
insightful and informative on-site
garden clinic at our Festival.
Graham has shared his passion for
all things green and growing since
he joined the multi-award winning
Better Homes and Gardens TV when it
was launched on the Seven Network in
1995. Along with his
wife, Sandra, they also co-host the
Garden Clinic on weekends on
Sydney's leading talk-back radio
station, 2GB (6-9am). The show
is now broadcasting in its record
27th year, making it one of the
longest running, and highest rating
programs, in Australian radio
history. His seasonal gardening tips
can also be heard on 60 radio
stations across Australia.
Broadcasting commitments aside,
Graham and Sandra share an
exhaustive schedule that
incorporates as many as 25 garden
tours a year in Australia and
overseas and running the family
business, 'The Garden Clinic'. This
venture includes publishing a 100
page glossy magazine for Garden
Clinic Club members.
Graham began his career when he
started working at his local nursery
during his final school years. He
went on to graduate from the Ryde
School of Horticultural TAFE in 1964
with post graduate qualifications in
Park Administration, Horticulture,
Greenkeeping and Agronomy.
During his career he has worked as a
landscaper, nurseryman and park
superintendent before returning to
Ryde TAFE in 1970 to teach
horticulture. He was soon promoted
to Senior Head Teacher of
Horticulture then Head of the
Division of Horticulture for the
state of NSW, a position he held
until 1980.
In the late 1970's Graham moved into
the media. He began producing and
presenting gardening programs for
ABC television in 1978 and later
started a regular gardening segment
on the Seven Network's 11AM
programme in 1980 and as a
Horticultural reporter on Seven
National News. He was gardening
editor for Sydney's Daily Telegraph
for four years and worked on the
former Sun Newspaper in Sydney for
10 years.
Over the years Graham has been
involved with several professional
and industry associations including
the Sydney, Royal Botanic Garden
Trust, the Royal Horticultural
Society of NSW, the NSW and
Australian Nursery & Garden Industry
Associations. He is currently patron
of the NSW Rose Society and was also
consultant to the Sydney
International Garden Festival and
many Sydney flower & garden show
projects. He is President of the
Horticultural Media Association
(NSW).
Graham is presently working on the
second edition of their 1990 best
seller, 'Our World of Gardening',
and his much awaited Memoirs.
In 1995, Sandra and Graham received
Good Citizens Awards for Services to
the Community through Radio.
In November 1999, Graham's
contributions to Australian
horticulture were recognised when he
and Sandra were presented with the
NSW Nursery Industry Association's
Horticultural Media Award for
Excellence. The award is presented
annually and honours achievements
for promoting gardening in the
Australian media.
In 2000, the Australian
Horticultural Media Association
presented Graham with their
inaugural Electronic Laurel in
recognition of his horticultural
radio and television career, in
particular 2GB, Better Homes and
Gardens and Groundforce television
shows.
Graham and his family opened up
their garden centre at Beecroft
Village Gardens in Sydney which
offers gardeners the most
comprehensive range of products and
services available.
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