Roger Swain
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Roger Swain, known as "the man with the red suspenders" is most famous for hosting the television show, The Victory Garden
on PBS. He was the host from the mid 1980s until 2001.
He graduated from Harvard College
and went on to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University
in Biology
. Since 1978 he has been a writer and science editor at Horticulture Magazine. He is the author of five books: Earthly Pleasures, Field Days, The Practical Gardener, Saving Graces, and Groundwork. Currently he is the co-host of the television show People, Places, and Plants
with Paul Tukey on HGTV
at 7 am on Sunday mornings. Roger was married for 31 years to Elisabeth Ward Swain, who died in February 2008.
Roger Swain is no longer the science editor of Horticulture magazine. He was relieved of his position in July 2008.
The Victory Garden (TV series)
The Victory Garden is an American public television program about gardening and other outdoor activities, produced by station WGBH in Boston, Massachusetts, and distributed by PBS...
on PBS. He was the host from the mid 1980s until 2001.
He graduated from Harvard College
Harvard College
Harvard College, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is one of two schools within Harvard University granting undergraduate degrees...
and went on to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in Biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
. Since 1978 he has been a writer and science editor at Horticulture Magazine. He is the author of five books: Earthly Pleasures, Field Days, The Practical Gardener, Saving Graces, and Groundwork. Currently he is the co-host of the television show People, Places, and Plants
People, Places, and Plants
People, Places & Plants is an American gardening magazine based in New Gloucester, Maine, covering the areas of New England and New York. People, Places & Plants is also the name of a gardening television program syndicated by Home & Garden Television....
with Paul Tukey on HGTV
HGTV
HGTV , is a cable-television network operating in the United States and Canada, broadcasting a variety of home and garden improvement, maintenance, renovation, craft and remodeling shows...
at 7 am on Sunday mornings. Roger was married for 31 years to Elisabeth Ward Swain, who died in February 2008.
Roger Swain is no longer the science editor of Horticulture magazine. He was relieved of his position in July 2008.