Mark Lane (broadcaster)
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Mark Lane | |
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| Born | 27 October 1969 Hertfordshire, England, UK |
| Occupation(s) | Broadcaster, gardener, journalist, author |
| Spouse | Jasen John Cavalli |
Mark Lane is a British television presenter, landscape designer, columnist, radio broadcaster and writer.[1]
Born in Hertfordshire in 1969[2] he is also a landscape designer, and the UK's first BBC gardening presenter who uses a wheelchair.[3]
Lane was born with spina bifida and, in 2000, he had a car accident that led to operations on his spine. Lane uses a wheelchair full time.[4]
After graduating from University College London in Art History, his career led him to work at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) where he eventually became the Publishing Director. After this, he moved to the Arts publisher Thames & Hudson as Managing Editor.
Lane's love for gardening led him to retrain as a garden designer via an Open Learning course.[5]
Once Lane had retrained, he combined writing[6] for newspapers and gardening magazines.[7]