Timothy Walker (botanist)

He was the Horti Praefectus (Director) of the University of Oxford Botanic Garden and Harcourt Arboretum.

[1][2] After attending Abingdon School from 1971 to 1976 Walker studied for a BA degree in Botany at University College, Oxford from 1977 to 1980.

He studied for a National Certificate in Horticulture at Askham Bryan College in North Yorkshire during 1982–83.

He has won four gold medals at the Chelsea Flower Show in London.

In June 2011, Walker presented Botany – A Blooming History, a series of three television programmes broadcast on BBC Four, covering the history of botany.