Last Updated on 4 July 2026 by PeteFree
Manoj Malde is an Award Winning Garden Designer, Writer, RHS Judge and TV Presenter best known for Your Garden Made Perfect
Mano was born in Kenya in 1967 and moved to Great Britain aged just 4 years old, as a child he used to help his brothers in their vegetable patch in his parents garden.
Manoj studied Art at the Royal College of Art achieving a MA in Art, London and his initial career path was as a Design Manager in the fashion industry which took him all over the world.
He trained as a Garden Designer at the English Gardening School bringing his experience of colour and design into his gardens.
In 2010 he started his first Garden Design Company Couture Gardens Ltd and in 2017 following a successful garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show he changed the company name to Manoj Malde Garden Design.
Prior to having his own garden at Chelsea, Manoj worked on gardens for Diarmuid Gavin, Chris Beardshaw and Nick Bailey.
Manoj appeared as a Garden Design Contestant on Channel 5 Great Gardening Challenge in 2019 alongside Mark Holman who he worked with for his medal Winning RHS Chelsea Flower Show garden with in 2017.
Unfortunately they did not win their round which was to design a garden at a Veterans Care Home but they were the only contestants to bring a dog with them and the garden was stunning.
In 2021 Manoj Malde features in a new type of gardening programme Your Garden Made Perfect which was first shown on BBC2 on 04 February 2021.
Presented by Angela Scanlon as well as Manoj Malde it features award-winning garden designers, Pip Probert, Tom Massey and Helen Elks-Smith also for small spaces Joel Bird.
Manoj has appeared on Gardeners’ World, is a public speaker and is training to be a RHS Judge.
The programme returns for a second series on BBC2 on Friday 04 February 2022.
Angela Scanlon returns as the presenter as well as Garden Designers Tom Massey, Pip Probert and Helen Elks-Smith as well as 2 new Garden Designers Steve Williams and Oliver Bond.
The budget small garden Designer Joel Bird is replaced this series by new Garden designer Tayshan Hayden-Smith.
Manoj Malde next appearance is on Garden of the Year which is a new 6 part Gardening Programme first shown on More4 on 22 August 2022
Manoj is joined by Zoe Ball and former Young Horticulturist of the year Lachlan Rae as fellow Judges.
The 6 part series sees the Judges visiting different regions to judge 4 gardens and scoring each garden with the winner to compete in the grand final to find The Garden of the Year for 2022.
In 2023 Manoj Malde and his partner Clive Gillmor became the first couple ever to be married at the RHS Chelsea Flower show.
What was more special about the Hindu wedding ceremony is that it took place in Manoj own garden entry for Chelsea, the stunning The Eastern Eye Garden of Unity.
Manoj is an RHS Judge as well as a RHS Ambassador for inclusivity and the 2023 Chelsea Flower Show theme was diversity and inclusion.
Manoj has also appeared on Gardeners’ World.
Manoj and his Husband Clive live in Hertfordshire with their dog Barney.
Manoj Malde Awards
RHS Chelsea Flower Show
2017
Beneath a Mexican Sky – Silver Gilt Medal
2023
The Eastern Eye Garden of Unity – feature garden not judged
Manoj Malde Television Programmes
2019
The Great Gardening Challenge
2021
Your Garden Made Perfect
First shown 04/02/2021
Episode 5
2022
Series 2
Episode 1
Episode 4
2022
Secrets of the Royal Gardens
2022
Episode 1
Manoj Malde Books
2024
Your Outdoor Room: How to design a garden you can live in
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