About Barney Johnson
Barney Johnson was a television presenter.
Bernard "Barney" Stafford Johnson was a horticulturalist who became the first television gardener in Ireland, presenting The Garden on RTÉ from 1977 to 1979. He worked at the Marlfield Nursery in Dublin from 1953. His son is the nature film maker and presenter Colin Stafford-Johnson.
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Who was Barney Johnson?
nurseryman and television gardener
When did Barney Johnson die?
Barney Johnson died in 1979.
What was Barney Johnson's occupation?
Barney Johnson was a television presenter.
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