At 17 Toby went travelling to Israel, Bavaria and then onto America before returning to Devon.
Toby started his gardening career as a Garden Apprentice at Blyth's Devon Nursery,
He went on to study Horticulture at Bicton College in Devon and later on attending Hadlow College of Horticulture and Agriculture in Kent.
Toby started his television career in 1996 as a Researcher working behind the scenes and gaining experience for his time in front of the cameras.
Two years later Toby made his first appearances in front of the camera on programmes like Home Front in the Garden, Real Wrecks, Carol Vorderman's Better Homes on ITV and BBC1's Garden Magic. (I have been unable to find specific dates and appearances)
In 2008 following Monty Don having a stroke and temporarily leaving Gardeners' World ,Toby Buckland took over as the main presenter.
An unpopular re-vamp of Gardeners' World took place with a new format of a hour long programme and the dumbing down of the show, left some viewers very unhappy with the new format.
Toby described his time on the show as 'his best and worst time' and after 2 years and 3 series,. Toby was axed for a returning Monty Don.
Gardeners' World then went through more changes with Monty presenting the show from his own garden at Longmeadow.
Toby Buckland has spoken about the animosity he felt towards the ending of his time as the main presenter of Gardeners' World in 2010 and it was good to see him return to the programme as a Presenter in 2022.
In 2009, Toby he won the Environmental Award from the Garden Media Guild for a Gardeners' World Special on peat in gardening, this is way before the present day campaign for Peat Free Compost.
Toby Buckland had an Exeter Nursery / garden centre between 2011 - 2017 that he owned but he sold this.
As well as giving talks and Lectures, Toby writes articles for Newspapers and Magazines including The Guardian, Daily Mail, Gardeners' World Magazine and Amateur Gardening.
Toby is a Radio Presenter with a weekly Sunday Morning show on BBC Devon
Toby is married to Lisa Buckland and they have 3 children and currently lives in Dawlish, Devon.
Toby Buckland Television Programmes
2008 - 2010
Gardener's World - Main Presenter
2011
Chelsea Flower Show
2014 - 2015
Great British Garden Revival
2022
2023
2024
Toby Buckland Books
2001
The Garden Makeover Book: 50 Recipes to Transform Your Garden
With Howard Rice
2002
Boundaries: Walls, Fences, Trellises, Screens, Hedges (Garden DIY S.)
2003
50 Weekend Garden Projects
2004
How to Make Your Garden Grow: A Beginner's Guide to Popular Garden Plants
2009
How to Make Your Garden Grow: Simple Steps to a Beautiful Garden
2010
Gardeners' World Practical Gardening Handbook: Traditional Techniques, Expert Skills, Innovative Ideas
2011
Gardeners' World: Flowers, Planning and Planting for Continuous Colour
