Kirsty Wilson

Kirsty Wilson is a Horticulturist, Award Winning Garden Designer, Photographer, Author, Head of Gardens and TV Presenter on Beechgrove Garden.

Kirsty was born in 1991 in Glasgow and her love for gardening started at the age of 14 when she got her own vegetable patch and the use of a greenhouse.

Branching out

Kirsty Graduated in 2013 from The University of Glasgow in combination with The Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh with a first class Degree in Horticulture and Plantmanship.

She returned and studied for a Diploma in Garden Design in 2019.

Following her Degree Kirsty went to work at Highgrove Gardens for the then HRH Charles, Prince of Wales.

As part of the International Training Programme Kirsty spent a year at Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania America.

On her returned she became a Glasshouse Supervisor responsible for 13 glasshouses at St Andrews Botanic Garden.

In 2018 she started as Herbaceous Supervisor at The Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh.

From little acorns

Kirsty joined Beechgrove as a presenter in 2019 following a revamp after Jim McColl retired.

She is joined on the programme by 2 former employees at the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh George Anderson and Brian Cunningham.

Her other co presenters at the time were Carole Baxter, Chris Beardshaw and Sophie McKilligan.

Chris Beardshaw left Beechgrove Gardens in 2021 and Sophie McKilligan in 2021 also.

Kirsty Wilson was joined on Beechgrove Garden for the current line up by Presenters Calum Clunie in 2021, Lizzie Schofield in 2023 and Ruth Vichos in 2024.

This is as well as Carole Baxter, George Anderson and Brian Cunningham.

Kirsty Wilson is currently Head of Gardens at Balmoral Castle and Birkhall, a Royal private estate for King Charles III.

Kirsty Wilson is an outstanding Photographer and a lot of her Photos can be found on her Instagram page.

Kirsty Wilson appears on Gardeners' Question Time on BBC Radio4 and in 2021 she was awarded the RHS Roy Lancaster Award for her contribution to Horticulture.

Kirsty Wilson Awards

2019
Gardening Scotland Show
The Coffee Garden Gold Medal and Peoples Choice award

2021

RHS Roy Lancaster Award

Kirsty Wilson Television Programmes

2019