Jamie DurieJamie Durie is host of Backyard Blitz, one of television's highest-rating garden shows. He holds a Diploma of Horticulture and Landscape Design and has run his own design business, PATIO Landscape Architecture + Design, since 1997. Jamie and hs team have won 19 medals for their outdoor spaces, including 3 medals in Pacific Flora 2004 (The World Garden Competition) in Japan.

Durie's career began rather differently - he was a dancer, model and gymnast who has also performed as an acrobat and trapeze artist and trained with the Cirque du Soleil. In 2002 Jamie published his first book, Patio, followed by The Outdoor Room in 2003. Both titles continue to be best-sellers. Read More Read Less