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Arit Anderson is a British garden designer, writer, and television presenter. She has presented on the
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show '' Gardeners World'' and the
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show ''Garden Rescue''.


Biography

Anderson was born in London and raised in
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by a single mother in a home with six siblings, five of whom were in foster care. 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. In 2013, she won a RHS Fresh Talent award at the Chelsea Flower Show. In 2016, she won a gold medal at RHS
Hampton Court Garden Festival The Hampton Court Garden Festival (formerly The Hampton Court Flower Show) is an annual British flower show, held in early July of each year. The show is run by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) at Hampton Court Palace in the London Borough ...
for a conceptual garden with climate change and renewable energy themes. In 2021, Anderson designed a featured garden at the Chelsea Flower Show, titled ''The BBC One Show and RHS Garden of Hope''. From 2019 to 2021, she presented ''Garden Rescue'' with Charlie Dimmock and The Rich Brothers.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Arit Living people Black British television personalities Black British women writers Black British writers English garden writers English television presenters English gardeners Television personalities from Hertfordshire Writers from Hertfordshire Year of birth missing (living people)