Arit Anderson
{{Short description|British garden designer}}
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.{{cite news |last1=Mason |first1=Nina |title=Arit Anderson confirmed as presenter for LI Awards 2019 |url=https://www.prolandscapermagazine.com/arit-anderson-confirmed-as-presenter-for-li-awards-2019/ |access-date=5 November 2022 |work=Pro Landscaper |date=September 26, 2019}}
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.{{cite news |title=Gardeners' World presenter Arit Anderson – from fashion bunny to gardener |url=https://www.gardensillustrated.com/gardens/gardeners/gardeners-world-presenter-arit-anderson/ |access-date=5 November 2022 |work=Gardens Illustrated |date=September 15, 2020}} After first pursuing a career as a pharmacy technician, she worked in the fashion industry for about 25 years. 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.{{cite news |last1=Foggett |first1=Clare |title=Arit Anderson: meet the Chelsea 2021 designer |url=https://www.theenglishgarden.co.uk/news-and-events/chelsea-flower-show/arit-anderson-chelsea-2021/ |access-date=5 November 2022 |work=The English Garden |date=September 21, 2021}}
In 2013, she won a RHS Fresh Talent award at the Chelsea Flower Show.{{cite news |last1=Stephenson |first1=Hannah |title=Arit Anderson: Meet the TV gardener who wants her show garden to feel like a big hug |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/anderson-world-plants-mother-rosewood-b1899871.html |access-date=5 November 2022 |work=The Independent |date=August 10, 2021}} In 2016, she won a gold medal at RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival for a conceptual garden with climate change and renewable energy themes.{{cite news |title=Gardeners' World to showcase Eden's exciting new features |url=https://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/15324413.gardeners-world-to-showcase-edens-exciting-new-features/ |access-date=5 November 2022 |work=The Falmouth Packet |date=2 June 2017}} In 2021, Anderson designed a featured garden at the Chelsea Flower Show, titled The BBC One Show and RHS Garden of Hope.{{cite news |last1=Heath |first1=Olivia |title=Chelsea Flower Show 2021: all 27 gardens (and winners) at this year's show |url=https://www.housebeautiful.com/uk/garden/designs/g37665461/chelsea-flower-show-garden-winners/ |access-date=5 November 2022 |work=House Beautiful |date=24 September 2021}}{{cite news |last1=Joyner |first1=Lisa |title=Chelsea Flower Show 2021: BBC's The One Show reveals their Garden of Hope |url=https://www.countryliving.com/uk/homes-interiors/gardens/a36569094/bbc-one-show-garden-of-hope-chelsea-flower-show/ |access-date=5 November 2022 |work=Country Living |date=28 May 2021}}
From 2019 to 2021, she presented Garden Rescue with Charlie Dimmock and The Rich Brothers.{{cite news |last1=Heath |first1=Olivia |title=Garden Rescue: new team of garden designers revealed as the Rich brothers and Arit Anderson exit confirmed |url=https://www.housebeautiful.com/uk/garden/a36450738/garden-rescue/ |access-date=5 November 2022 |work=House Beautiful |date=18 May 2021}}
References
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External links
- {{official|https://aritandersonstudio.com/}}
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Category:Black British television personalities
Category:Black British women writers
Category:Black British writers
Category:English garden writers
Category:English television presenters
Category:Television personalities from Hertfordshire