Carol Klein is one of the most familiar gardening experts working in the media today. As a regular presenter of Gardener's World including all the wonderful shows from Chelsea, Tatton, and Hampton Court. 2007 saw a six part series called Grow Your Own Veg whilst also filming another series of Open Gardens again for BBC2. Her natural, down-to-earth approach have made her popular and trusted figure.

Carol originally trained as a fine artist and spent many years teaching art in schools and colleges. She started gardening and running a nursery from her home in Devon, and her hobby eventually became a career. She began exhibiting at RHS shows in 1990 and went on to win gold medals at Chelsea, Hampton Court, Westminster and Malvern.

In 1989 she first appeared on Gardener's World when Geoff Hamilton did a feature on her garden, Glebe Cottage. Following regular appearances as a guest presenter for both the BBC and Channel 4, she wrote and presented her own six-part series Wild About the Garden in 1998, and two series of Real Gardens (both for Channel 4).

Other television work includes offering gardening expertise on Time Team and Garden Doctors, and a guest on Water Colour Challenge.