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Arit Anderson is a British garden designer, writer, and television presenter. She has presented on the BBC show Gardeners World and the BBC One show Garden Rescue. [1]

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Anderson was born in London and raised in Hertfordshire by a single mother in a home with six siblings, five of whom were in foster care. [2] After first pursuing a career as a pharmacy technician, she worked in the fashion industry for about 25 years. [2] 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. [2] [3]

In 2013, she won a RHS Fresh Talent award at the Chelsea Flower Show. [2] [4] In 2016, she won a gold medal at RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival for a conceptual garden with climate change and renewable energy themes. [5] [2] [4] In 2021, Anderson designed a featured garden at the Chelsea Flower Show, titled The BBC One Show and RHS Garden of Hope. [6] [7]

From 2019 to 2021, she presented Garden Rescue with Charlie Dimmock and The Rich Brothers. [1] [8]

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