Brian Cunningham is a Gardener, Head Gardener and TV Presenter on Beechgrove Garden who was born in 1975 and was brought up in St Andrews, Scotland
He first got interested in gardening at just 9 years old as he helped the Greenkeeper at the bowling club his mother worked at.
After leaving school, Brian became an apprentice at Craigtoun Country Park.
His past Gardening roles were at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Edinburgh, St Andrews Botanic Gardens and the Backhouse Rossie Estate near Auchtermuchty.
In 2012, Brian became Head Gardener at Scone Palace near Perth, Scotland and still is to the present day.
Scone Palace is home of The Earls of Mansfield who have owned the Palace for the last 400 years.
Brian runs walled Garden Workshops throughout the year and they can be booked via the Scone Palace website.
In 2015 the television programme Beechgrove Gardens visited Scone Palace for their Chilli Festival.
Carole Baxter, a Presenter on Beechgrove Gardens challenged Brian to a Chilli eating contest and he went down well with the viewers (unlike the Chillies!)
After the challenge Brian Cunningham became a presenter on Beechgrove Gardens.
Brian Cunningham joined the other Beechgrove presenters at the time Jim McColl, Carole Baxter, George Anderson and Chris Beardshaw.
Jim McColl retired in 2019 at the age of 83 after being BBCs longest serving gardening presenter with more than 40 years on screen.
In 2015 the television programme Beechgrove Gardens visited Scone Palace for their Chilli Festival.
Carole Baxter, a Presenter on Beechgrove Gardens challenged Brian to a Chilli eating contest and he went down well with the viewers (unlike the Chillies!)
After the challenge Brian Cunningham became a presenter on Beechgrove Gardens.
Brian Cunningham joined the other Beechgrove presenters at the time Jim McColl, Carole Baxter, George Anderson and Chris Beardshaw.
Chris Beardshaw left in 2021.
Brian children Eilidh and Ben previously featured on Beechgrove showing how the whole family can be involved in the garden.
Brian Cunningham Television Programmes
2015 - Present
Beechgrove Garden
All photographs copyright of BBC.com
The Current Presenters of Beechgrove Gardens are Brian Cunningham, Carole Baxter, George Anderson, Kirsty Wilson from 2019, Calum Clunie. from 2021, Lizzie Schofield from 2023 and Ruth Vichos from 2024.
Brian Cunningham has his own Website where he offers Horticulture Consultancy and gardening talks.
in 2024 Brian Cunningham became the Patron of the Charity Trellis which is a therapeutic gardening charity in Scotland.
Brian Cunning has a gardening column in The Courier and Press & Journal Newspaper.
Brian children Eilidh and Ben previously featured on Beechgrove showing how the whole family can be involved in the garden.
Brian Cunningham Television Programmes
2015 - Present
Beechgrove Garden
2021
All photographs copyright of BBC.com
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