Joe Maiden
Joe Maiden (1941 – 17 September 2015) was a gardener, horticulturist, author and BBC Radio presenter based in Huby, Yorkshire, England.
Joe Maiden | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1941 Penrith, Cumbria, England |
| Died | 17 September 2015 (aged 74) |
| Career | |
| Show | Gardening on Sunday with Tim Crowther & Joe Maiden |
| Station(s) | BBC Radio Leeds |
| Time slot | 09:00 - 12:00 (Sunday) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
Career
Maiden was brought up in Penrith, Cumbria, and was educated at Askham Bryan College.[1]
A professional horticulturist over a period spanning 40 years, he appeared on numerous gardening programmes for the BBC and Yorkshire Television and was awarded the Harlow Carr medal by The Royal Horticultural Society for his growing, lecturing and exhibitions of vegetables. Maiden's work has been published in a number of audio visual presentations[2][3] He was a Fellow of the National Vegetable Society, and served on the society's judging panel. He was a committee member of the Leeds Horticultural Society.
Alongside the long-standing BBC Radio Leeds presenter Tim Crowther, Maiden regularly presented to Sunday morning audiences to the station's weekly peak audience.
He died on 17 September 2015 of prostate cancer.
Bibliography
| Title | Year | Ref.ID. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grow with Joe (Hardback) | 2010 | ISBN 978-1-905080-79-3 | Great Northern Books[4] |
| Grow With Joe: The Kitchen Garden (VHS) | ASIN: B00004CQD5 | Beckmann Visual Publishing[5] | |
| Grow With Joe: Complete Garden Skills (VHS) | ASIN: B004OAFJ1C | Beckmann Visual Publishing | |
| Grow With Joe: The Complete Flower Garden (VHS) | 1995 | ASIN: B00004CQI1 | Beckmann Visual Publishing |
References
- "Death of radio gardening guru Joe Maiden". Yorkshire Evening Post.
- "Tomatoes - Kitchen Garden Magazine". kitchengarden.co.uk.
- YouTube. youtube.com.
- Archived 2011-08-09 at the Wayback Machine Great Northern Books
- Archived 2011-02-21 at the Wayback Machine Beckmann Visual Publishing