Diana Yates -

Last Updated on 12 July 2026 by PeteFree

Diana Yates is a Gardener, Author, Seamstress and TV Presenter of Beechgrove Garden 2023

Diana Yates spent 10 years living and working in South Africa.

She returned to the united Kingdom in 2017, with her family and then bought her previous home Greenfields.

The 18th-century listed former manse is in West Linton on the Scottish Borders and had 2 acres of land for her fruit and vegetable garden.

Diana Yates started on Beechgrove in 2021 as a Beechgrower from her garden in West Linton on the Scottish Borders and showed us the therapeutic side to gardening as well as her vegetable garden.

Diana returned in Beechgrove 2022 as a guest presenter before joining the team on Beechgrove Gardens in Winter.

Diana Yates joins the 2023 line up of presenters including the longest serving presenter Carole Baxter as well as George Anderson, Brian Cunningham, Kirsty Wilson, Calum Clunie and fellow newcomers Lizzie Schofield & Head Gardener / Presenter Scott Smith.

BBC Scotland Flagship gardening programme Beechgrove returned to our screens on Thursday 06 April 2023 in Scotland and on BBC2 on Friday 07 April 2023.

Diana has written her first Gardening book it was published in 2023.

It is all about her gardening at her previous home and is titled, Growing at Greenfields: A seasonal guide to growing, eating and creating from a beautiful Scottish garden.

Diana Yates has downsized with her Husband Andrew to a smaller cottage after leaving the Manse House, Greenfields and it features on her Instagram.

Diana runs a successful business making bespoke curtains, blinds and cushions.