Lee Burkhill AKA the Garden Ninja is an Award Winning Garden Designer, Blogger and Youtuber and TV Presenter on Garden Rescue.
Lee was born on 15 February 1983 and grew up in Lancashire.
Lee early career was in IT where he spent 12 years before giving it all up for a complete change of career, gardening.
Lee qualified in Horticulture at RHS Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
He started his Garden Design Business Garden Ninja Ltd in 2014 as well as his very popular blog and started posting his YouTube videos.
His Blog has won him several awards and his Awards include The Chelsea Flower Show Director Generals Trade Standard Award, RHS & BBC Feel Good Gardens and Vuelo Top 10 Garden Blogger Award 2019.
Lee also is a Public Speaker for the RHS as well as a panellist on BBC Radio Manchester.
In 2021 Lee Joined the Garden Designers on Garden Rescue 2021 Series 6 a little earlier than his other 2 new Garden Designers Flo Headlam and Chris Hull who joined the show for Series 7 in 2022.
Lee made is debut on 28 May 2021 alongside Charlie Dimmock who has been in the programme since it was first aired in 2016.
Lee Burkhill started as a fulltime presenter on Garden Rescue in Series 7 which is first shown on Monday 09 May 2022 on BBC1 in an afternoon slot.
In 2023 Lee caused outrage amongst some viewers of Garden Rescue for wearing a vest top..... speechless!
Amelia Bouquet Garden Designs and presenting proved very popular with the viewers and as the series carried on it became more and more obvious that she was also very pregnant, it is unknown if she will be a permanent new Garden Designer on the programme.
Garden Rescue is to have it biggest change to format in 2026 Garden Rescue Series 11 when 4 very well known Garden Designers join the programme to compete with the current team to build the winning Garden Design.
Lee Burkhill states he does not always have the best relationship with the Media with them plagiarising his content and misrepresenting his comments, I will not be including any media content in this gardening blog.
He has always been very supportive and vocal for the LGBQT and Transgender community.
Lee Burkhill is an advocate for Type 1 Diabetes which he was diagnosed with at 16 and promotes an active and healthy lifestyle.
On his
Website Lee Burkhill offers online Garden Design Courses, Zoom consultations, forums and loads of Gardening advice, he also has his own range of Garden Ninja merchandise to purchase.
Lee loves his Border Terrier Barry, who often features in his posts and Lee and his husband Ryan all live in Lancashire.
In 2023 a new pup Border Terrier called Percy joined the family.
Lee Burkhill Awards
2018
Chelsea Flower Show
Hartley Botanic Trade Stand - Director Generals Trade Stand Award
2018
Hampton Court Flower Show
Plant Explorer Garden - 5 Star RHS Award, Most Outstanding Trade Stand Award
Lee Burkhill Television Programmes
2021 - Present
Episode 5: Liverpool
Episode 13: Ellesmere Port
2022
2023
2024
2025
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