Rob Verlinden


Rob Verlinden is a Dutch gardener, television presenter of gardening shows and writer of several gardening books.

Biography

Verlinden was brought up with gardening and in 1974 he succeeded his father in the family gardening shop. In 1986 Verlinden started his television career working on the show Avro's Service Salon. In 1992 he switched to RTL 4 and started the program Flora Magazine which was broadcast for two seasons. In 1993/1994 "Flora Magazine" was combined with the do-it-yourself show Eigen Huis, by handyman Nico Zwinkels, into the program Eigen Huis en Tuin. Verlinden and Zwinkels switched to SBS 6 in 2004. The program they had planned did however never start, due to Zwinkels being found unfit due to lawsuites against him. Verlinden supported his friend, but eventually decided to continue on his own with a new program De Tuinruimers.
Rob also has a weekly column in Tros Kompas and Algemeen Dagblad, and is on the radio every day on the show Meteo Consult tuinweerbericht.

Personal

Verlinden was married and has two children and seven grandchildren. He came out during his marriage, which ended in a divorce.

TV programs