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Alys Fowler was born in Silchester Hampshire, daughter of a Doctor and her mother ran a small holding with 200 chickens and also trained gun dogs.
Her mother was a keen gardener and the whole family tried to be as self sufficient as possible.
Alys was the youngest of 3 children, she has an older sister and brother.
Alys Fowler's childhood was mostly spent outside in the fields and woods around the farm.
She got her love for nature from her parents as well as instilling the therapeutic nature of being outdoors.
Alys Fowler attended Bedales School a 'hippie' boarding school for celebrities children where she had her own gardening plot.
Alys went to university in London before taking a scholarship to study at New York Botanical Gardens.
On returning to London, Alys completed her Masters in Society, Science and the Environment.
Alys Fowler met her husband in 2005, they married in 2006 and they divorced in 2016.
In 2005 Alys Fowler started on Gardeners' World as a researcher and three years later in 2008 she was to become a presenter.
In 2010 Alys Fowler presented The Edible Garden, where she gave us a tour of her own garden.
This popular series showed how you can have an attractive, self sufficient garden in a small plot.
This popular series showed how you can have an attractive, self sufficient garden in a small plot.
Alys Fowler enjoys foraging and picking wild herbs, which provided inspiration for her book The Thrifty Forager.
Alys Fowler writes for the Guardian with a weekly gardening column, has a blog and has written a number of gardening books.
Alys Fowler TV Shows
2008 - 2011
Gardeners' World - Presenter
2010
Episode 1: Peas & Beans
Episode 2: Salads
Episode 3: Roots & Leafy Greens
Episode 4: Juicy Fruits
Episode 5: Flowers & Herbs
Episode 6: The Winter Larder
2014 - 2015
Great British Garden Revival - PresenterAlys Fowler books
2007
The Thrifty Gardener: How to Create a Stylish Garden for Next to Nothing
2009
Garden Anywhere
2010
The Edible Garden
2011
The Thrifty Forager
2013
Abundance: How to Store and Preserve your Garden Produce
2017
Hidden Nature: A Voyage of Discovery
2017
Letters to a Beekeeper (with Steve Benbow)
2017
Plant Love: How to Choose and Care for your House Plants
2019
A Modern Herbal
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