David Domoney
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David Domoney
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| Born |
David Martin Domoney 26 March 1963 Devizes, Wiltshire, England |
| Residence | Stratford-upon-Avon |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Horticulturalist, Broadcaster, writer, gardener |
| Television |
This Morning (2011—) Love Your Garden (2012—) |
| Partner(s) | Adele Holdsworth |
| Children | Alice & Abigail |
| Website | daviddomoney |
David Martin Domoney, C Hort. FCI Hort (born 26 March 1963)[1] is an English celebrity gardener and broadcaster, best known for co-presenting Love Your Garden and for being a resident gardening expert on ITV's This Morning.[3]
Domoney founded 'Cultivation Street', the national campaign to promote Community Gardening and School Gardens now in its 5th year. Domoney founded Young Gardeners of the Year competition (in association with the Princes Foundation) now in its 7th year showcasing new British talent in garden design and construction. David also writes weekly for the national Sunday British newspaper, the Sunday Mirror and for every issue of Grow Your Own magazine[5][6]
David Domoney was born in Devizes, Wiltshire, the son of Raymond, a British Telecoms senior executive. Jean Domoney, David's mother, born in Rothesay on the Isle of Bute, Scotland, had three children and a career in sales. After leaving Moseley School, Birmingham, in 1979 aged 16, he studied at Warwickshire College of Agriculture, gaining a Pre Cert. Horticulture qualification.[7]
In 1980, he enrolled in one of the last of the industry's old style comprehensive three-year apprenticeships with Notcutts Nursery & Garden Centre Group (which at the time were the Harrods of Horticulture) during which he studied at Hadlow College of Horticulture. In 1983, David left Notcutts to study full-time at Pershore College of Horticulture, receiving an Advanced Certificate in Horticulture (ANCH).[8] He had a successful business career in horticulture, with Notcutts predominantly, as a plant adviser/manager on the front line answering visitors gardening questions. David joined the biggest UK growing group Anglia Nursries as Sales & Marketing Manager, before joining Seasons Garden Centre Group PLC as Horticulture Director.
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