Alys Fowler was a presenter for a short period on the long-running British TV programme Gardeners' World and lives in Birmingham, England. Fowler was born in Silchester, and had a rural childhood. Her father was a doctor, and her mother ran various cottage industry businesses ? she had 200 chickens and sold their eggs, trained gun dogs, and would dog-sit for wealthy Londoners. After completing her education in 2002, Alys Fowler began working as a journalist for Horticulture Week, and Landscape Review. In 2005, Fowler worked for BBC Gardeners' World and Parks as a horticultural researcher. In 2006, Fowler became Head Gardener of the BBC garden at Berryfields in Stratford-Upon-Avon, and created features at the Gardeners' World Live shows. 2007 saw the publication of Fowler's first book, The Thrifty Gardener: How to Create a Stylish Garden for Next to Nothing. In 2008, after appearing occasionally in her Berryfields role, Fowler became a regular presenter on Gardeners' World, and continues to write a monthly blog on the programme's website. She was dropped by the BBC for the 2011 series, at the same time that Toby Buckland's contract as main presenter was not renewed. 

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