Chris grew up in Tavistock, Devon surrounded by countryside and his mum was a keen gardener and his step father was a Forrester.
His first job as a teenager was at a local hotel working in the garden and became more interested in gardening from the Head Gardeners there.
Chris attended The Cornwall College Group and studied Countryside and Wildlife Management before attending Sparsholt College Hampshire where he graduated with a BSc (Hons) Garden Design Upper Second Class.
Chris has been working as a landscape Garden Designer for more than 10 years and worked for several Garden Design Companies before starting his own in 2019 Greenbook Landscape Design
Chris Hull joined the Garden Design Team in Garden Rescue Series 7 which is first shown on Monday 09 May 2022 on BBC1 in an afternoon slot.
Chris first appearance was in Episode 4 which was shown on 12 May 2022 when he designed a 50's inspired fairy garden!
He joined long time Designer Charlie Dimmock who has been on the programme since 2016 and Designer Lee Burkhill aka the Ninja Gardener who joined Garden Rescue in 2021 for Series 6.
The last Designer who was also new for this series is Flo Headlam.
The previous Garden Designers Arit Anderson and The Rich Brothers Harry & David both left in Garden Rescue Series 6.
In 2025 a new Garden Designer Amelia Bouquet joined Garden Rescue Series 10.
Amelia Bouquet's, garden designs and presenting style proved to be very popular with the viewers and as the series went on it also became apparent she was very pregnant, it is not clear whether she is to remain on the team.
Garden Rescue is to have its biggest change to its format in 2026 Garden Rescue Series 11 when 4 new Garden Designers join the programme to compete to win the winning garden design.
The 4 new Garden Designers for Garden Rescue Series 11 are Diarmuid Gavin, Frances Tophill, Joe Swift and Sue Kent.
Chris Hull has appeared several times in the Gardening slot on Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh from 2024 to present.
Chris Hull and Sid Hill designed Bowel Research UK The Microbiome Garden for RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024 and this won a Gold Medal.
Chris Hull is an Ambassador for the charity Rethink Mental Illness and this is something very personal to Chris with his Father having Schizophrenia.
He advocates for better understanding of Mental Health and the benefits of Gardening and wild spaces on Mental Health and Wellbeing.
Chris Hull gives talks not only on Gardening and Garden design but also the benefit for Mental Heath and Wellbeing.
Chris in 2023 got married to Zoe who is an interior Designer, they a young child named Jude and a dog called Stella and are based in Exeter
Chris Hull Awards
RHS Chelsea Flower Show
2024
Bowel Research UK The Microbiome Garden (with Sid Hill) - Gold Medal.
2022 - Present
2023
2024
2024 - Present
Love Your Weekend With Alan Titchmarsh
2025
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