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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Lifestyle
As told to Katie Cunningham

Three things with Jane Edmanson: ‘I have them in my pocket at all times’

Gardening Australia host Jane Edmanson, in a collared light-pink shirt, standing looking content in a lush greenhouse filled with plants.
‘My mother loved gardening – she’s why I have it in my blood’: horticulturist, author and Gardening Australia host Jane Edmanson. Photograph: Courtesy of ABC

“I’ve been doing it for 34 years,” says Jane Edmanson. “Can you imagine that?”

Edmanson is speaking about her time on Gardening Australia, where she has been a presenter since the show began back in 1990. Outside of that role, the gardening expert has also published books on propagation and planting, and in 2004 received an Order of Australia medal for services to horticulture. She feels “very lucky” to have made a career out of her passion.

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