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Emma Townshend
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Who is this?
Emma Townshend (born 28 March 1969) is an English writer and journalist, and the elder daughter of the Who's Pete Townshend. She has previously worked as an academic, a musician and in adult education, but since 2006 has been the Independent on Sunday’s garden columnist. Townshend has written for most of the broadsheet newspapers and has been a guest on radio and TV including the BBC World Service, Woman's Hour, and Newsnight.
Career
- 1969Born
Trivia
- •Citizenship: United Kingdom
- •Known as: journalist, composer, gardener, musician
What happened recently
Emma Townshend: 'The Gardener's Book of Colour has inspired me to create a clash'
Emma Townshend: 'This year, let your most bonkers desires take over in the garden'
Emma Townshend: Kew's festival of 'poison' plants is as educational as it is part of a grand tradition
Emma Townshend: The best thing about having a summer-time child? Napping outside...
Emma Townshend: British Gardens in Time - oh, BBC, what do you think you're doing?
A class apart: Emma Townshend goes back to school for a lesson in veg growing at Kew
The Big Chilli: Emma Townshend drops in on preparations for the hottest festival of the summer
My hidden hero: Emma Townshend gets a tour of James Alexander-Sinclair's secret garden
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