Jamie Durie

Biography: Jamie Paul Durie OAM is an Australian horticulturalist and award-winning landscape designer. He is also a furniture designer, television host and producer, and author of eleven books on landscape architecture, garden design and lifestyle. As of 2018, Durie has hosted more than 50 design shows around the world. He is the founder and director of the internationally recognized Australian company  PATIO Landscape Architecture and Design. He is also a 2008 Gold Medal winner at Britain's prestigious Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Chelsea Flower Show in Chelsea, London. His inspiration comes from the vast natural beauty of the Australian landscape, extensive international travel and a passion for Eastern culture and lifestyle through his Sri Lankan heritage. He successfully combines these elements to create his own unique style and approach to landscape design. Jamie trained with former Vice President Al Gore as a Climate Change Ambassador and regularly participates in environmental lectures around the world.