1. In 2011, David Domoney created the Young Gardeners of the Year competition in association with the Prince of Wales' The Prince's Foundation to showcase new British talent in garden design and construction.
23 Facts About David Domoney
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In 2013, David Domoney founded Cultivation Street, which is a national campaign to promote school and community gardening with an associated competition.
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David Domoney was born in 1963 in Devizes, Wiltshire, and was one of three children.
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David Domoney is the son of Raymond Domoney, who was a British Telecoms senior executive, and Jean Domoney, who was an Area Sales Manager for Tupperware.
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David Domoney attended Moseley School in Birmingham until leaving in 1979, aged 16.
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David Domoney went on to further study at Warwickshire College of Agriculture, where he gained a Pre Cert.
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At Nottcutts, David Domoney acted as an Advisor and, later, a Manager in their Plant Advice Centre.
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In 1983, David Domoney completed his Notcutts apprenticeship and went on to study full-time at Pershore College, where he earned an Advanced Certificate in Horticulture.
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David Domoney then spent a decade heading up global buying teams for Texas Homecare and Do It All.
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David Domoney's broadcasting career began at Texas Homecare, where he presented gardening features on their satellite TV station for the company's 20,000 staff.
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In 1999, David Domoney formed his own garden design and gardening and lifestyle PR company, David Domoney Ltd.
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David Domoney has landscaped gardens for other celebrities, including presenter, Phillip Schofield, in 2010, and England striker Michael Owen for his 'Hello' magazine wedding shoot.
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David Domoney raised finance for his garden designs at Royal Horticultural Society flower shows, including the Chelsea Flower Show, Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, and Tatton Park Flower Show, as well as at Gardeners' World Live.
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David Domoney has won 30 Royal Horticultural Society medals, including Best in Show and Chelsea Gold awards, and in 2018, was selected by Prince Edward to receive the Award for Excellence in Horticultural Career Development.
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David Domoney has been a presenter on prime time and national television shows since 2002.
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David Domoney has featured as a gardening and nature expert on The Chris Evans Breakfast Show.
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David Domoney created an underwater garden with five tanks of piranha fish and plant biotopes at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2009.
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David Domoney was approached by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission to design a garden for the Chelsea Flower Show 2017.
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David Domoney published his first book with DK books on 4 February 2021, titled My Houseplant Changed My Life.
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David Domoney sits on the Royal Horticultural Society Commercial Board and is a Governor at the London Colleges of Horticulture at Capel Manor.
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David Domoney is the Gardening Ambassador for THRIVE, a British garden charity, which aims to enable positive change in the lives of disabled and disadvantaged people through the use of gardening and social horticultural therapy.
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David Domoney is an ambassador of the Melanoma Fund, a charity that raises awareness of melanoma and other forms of skin cancer.
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Since childhood David Domoney has collected for the Methodist charity, JMA.