Clay Jones
British gardener
About Clay Jones
Lived 1923 – 1996 (aged 72).
David Brinley Clay Jones, OBE (6 November 1923 – 4 July 1996), known as Clay Jones, was a horticulturist and broadcaster best known as the Chairman of the BBC Radio 4 programme Gardener's Question Time. At the age of 17, with a "rich baritone voice", he was invited to join the D'Oyly Carte opera company.
He came joint tenth with Carol Klein in the BBC poll for the nation's all-time favourite gardener.
He was appointed OBE in the 1990 Birthday Honours.
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Who was Clay Jones?
British gardener
When was Clay Jones born?
Clay Jones was born on 6 November 1923.
When did Clay Jones die?
Clay Jones died on 4 July 1996.
Sources & further reading
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