Garden Rescue: Meet New Expert Lee Burkhill

Garden Rescue: Meet New Expert Lee Burkhill

A BBC TV show Garden Rescue returned for new episodes, and fans are delighted with the news. The show features award-winning garden designers Arit Anderson, Charlie Dimmock, and the Rich brothers, who compete to create backyard showpieces for lucky homeowners.  

The series also brought along a new face, and Lee Burkhill happens to be one of them. Along with Chris Hull and Flo Headlam, Lee replaced Arit Anderson and Harry and David Rich after they bid their goodbye from the show. 

Lee also gained attention after some people questioned his sexuality. Scroll through this article to learn all about the garden designer and horticulture expert Lee Burkhill, like his age, wiki, gender, net worth, and partner. 

Lee Burkhill Sexuality

When people rise to the spotlight, people often show interest in their sexuality—going through his Instagram account, where he has more than 4K followers, he usually posts self pictures and his garden designs. 

His gender is made, and he is openly gay. On his 4th November 2019 tweet, Lee mentioned that he was bullied for being gay during his teen. 

Starting to appreciate a microdose of what trans people must endure from some erroneous yet vicious online #trolls. Reminds me of being bullied as a teen for being gay. So today I want to raise a golden trowel to all #LGBTQoftwitter to all stand strong! #TransIsBeautiful

Who Is Lee?

Lee born on 15th Febuary 1983, hails from Lancashire, England. However, he has not disclosed his parent’s and family member’s identity in public. 

On his Twitter, he once mentioned that he has a sister; however, he kept her identity a mystery. In addition, he often mentions going on a trip with his family members without revealing their identity. 

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Back to Lee, he stands at the height of 5 feet 8 inches (1.72 meters), weighing 60 kgs. He has a muscular body and has tattoos on his arms. 

Career & Net Worth

Lee completed his education in Horticulture and RHS in Edinburgh Botanical Gardens. Thereafter, he embarked on his career as a garden designer and horticulturist and got involved in IT. For almost 12 years, he worked as a senior project manager in IT, and while working there, he realized he was not meant for indoor jobs. 

He resigned from his IT job and flourished his career in gardening. In 2014, Lee started his business named Garden Ninja Ltd and also ran a blog. In his blog, he posted YouTube videos and featured articles about garden designing and gardening basics. He has also received several awards like RHS & BBC Feel Good Gardens Winner 2016, recipient of Vuelo’s Top 10 Blogger Award 2019. 

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Lee, who earned the moniker ‘Garden Ninja’ from his successful gardening career, gives the best garden designs to homeowners across the world. 

As of 2021, he has been featured in Garden Rescue, and his experience in gardening will surely give fruitful results. 

Lee is thriving with a net worth of $750K. 

Is He Married?

Lee is a gay man, and he never hesitated to accept his sexuality. Per Celeb Pie, he is a married guy; however, he has chosen not to disclose details about his partner. 

Aside from his love life, he has an undying love for his dog Barry (Border Terrier breed). Barry often features on his social media handles, and Lee also calls Barry his partner. 

Garden Rescue: Meet New Expert Lee Burkhill

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