Charlie Albone

Charles "Charlie" Albone[1] is an Australian landscape designer and television presenter known for co-hosting Selling Houses Australia (2008–present). He has also hosted other shows including The Party Garden, Charlie and the Flower Show and Chelsea's Greatest Garden.

Biography

Albone was born in Hong Kong; his father was a flight engineer and his mother was a flight attendant.[2] At the age of 12 he moved to the United Kingdom and developed an interest in gardening and landscaping.[3] A few years later he began working maintaining the grounds of an English country manor; with no formal qualifications, Albone learnt his trade on the job and worked for many UK landscaping companies before travelling to Australia on a working holiday.[3] He completed a diploma of horticulture and landscape design and started his own landscaping company called Inspired Exteriors.[4]

Albone's main client base is in Sydney's eastern suburbs, where he creates stylish city gardens. He has also worked on country gardens in the Southern Highlands and France.[5]

Albone is married to stylist, interior designer and television host Juliet Love.[6] They have two children.[7]

Television shows

In 2008, Albone made his TV debut on hit series Selling Houses Australia on Foxtel's The LifeStyle Channel. Now in its ninth series as of 2016, he has been a key of member of the team making over gardens for houses being sold. Albone has also hosted other LifeStyle Channel shows including The Party Garden, Charlie and the Flower Show and more recently, Chelsea's Greatest Garden.[3]

In 2015, Albone won a silver-gilt medal at the Chelsea Flower Show.[8] The creation of his entry was documented for a two-part television special, Charlie's Chelsea Garden, which aired on The LifeStyle Channel on 26 August and 2 September.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Murfett, Andrew (7 February 2013). "Experts deliver a few home truths". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Brain, Anna (22 August 2015). "From Selling Houses to smelling roses, Charlie's Chelsea Garden is a winner for landscape designer, Charlie Albone". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Thomson, Owen (6 April 2013). "Star and car: Charlie Albone". The Border Mail. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Charlie's going for gold this time". NewsMail. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  5. ↑ Murfett, Andrew (26 January 2012). "Opening the doors to days of difficult sales". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  6. ↑ Koremans, Sonja (23 June 2014). "Avoid personalising home improvements when renovating for profit". News.com.au. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  7. ↑ Kehagias, Melissa (7 January 2015). "Selling Houses Australia gardener Charlie Albone's design will feature in prestigious Chelsea Flower Show". News.com.au. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  8. ↑ Spangaro, Alexandra (19 May 2015). "Selling Houses Australia's Charlie Albone wins medal at Chelsea Flower Show". Domain. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Charlie's Chelsea Garden: 2-part special from the Chelsea Flower Show". Foxtel. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
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