{{Short description|British gardener}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{BLP sources|date=October 2010}} thumb|Anne Swithinbank in 2016
'''Anne Swithinbank''' (born 1957 in Belvedere in Kent) is a trained horticulturist and freelance gardening broadcaster who has written several books on gardening, including ''Gardener's Question Time: All Your Gardening Problems Solved'', ''Gardeners' World Book of Houseplants'' and ''Gardeners' World Book of Containers''.
==Biography== She trained at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew Gardens and was Glasshouse Supervisor at the Royal Horticultural Society's garden at Wisley, Surrey.
She is known for being a regular panellist on Gardeners' Question Time<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.burnham-on-sea.com/news/anne-swithinbank-10-10-10/|title=BBC gardening expert to speak in Brent Knoll this week|date=October 10, 2010|website=Burnham-On-Sea.com}}</ref> since 1994, she has also presented television gardening programmes including The Gardens of the Caribbean and The Chelsea Flower Show.
She writes for several magazines and papers including the News of the World and BBC's ''Gardeners' World Magazine''. She has written several books on gardening including the ''Gardeners' World Book of Houseplants'' and ''Gardeners' World Book of Containers''.
In 1986, she left Wisley to work as a freelance gardener and speaker. She then joined the team on BBC 2's Gardeners' World where she was a regular presenter for five years; subsequently, she has made guest appearances.
Swithinbank is a patron of the charity the British Cactus & Succulent Society.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.society.bcss.org.uk/|title=British Cactus & Succulent Society - Home|website=www.society.bcss.org.uk}}</ref>
==Bibliography== * ''Gardener's Question Time: All Your Gardening Problems Solved'' (with co-authors John Cushnie, Bob Flowerdew, Pippa Greenwood, Bunny Guinness, illustrations by Bunny Guinness, and photographs from The Garden Picture Gallery and others, paperback, 325 pages, Bookmart Limited, 2005, {{ISBN|1-84509-189-2}}) * ''Gardeners' World Book of Houseplants'' * ''Gardeners' World Book of Containers''
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==External links== * [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00w7f89#synopsis BBC Radio 4 - Gardener's Question Time from Anne's garden. Broadcast on 03/12/2010]
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