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Shirley Bovshow is a garden television host, garden designer, and garden makeover expert. As a break-out talent from the garden world, Shirley brings equal parts expertise and entertainment to everything she does and is known for her visionary style and push-the-envelope thinking. She covers all things gardening, including outdoor living, growing edibles with style, indoor plant design, "Petscaping," original garden art, and small space gardening. But her specialty is teaching while entertaining and making friends with an audience.
shirley 1Currently Shirley serves as the garden design expert on Hallmark’s Emmy nominated Home & Family show. She was the designer and Co-Host of Discovery Home Channel’s “Garden Police,” and has appeared regularly on national networks including HGTV, NBC, Style, USA and major print publications. Shirley's garden design business, EdenMakers opened it's doors in 2001 and she quickly became and in-demand landscape designer in Los Angeles booking a year in advance by referrals only.

Shirley is an "expert + personality" equally at home in front of big and small audiences, live television, and behind the camera. She works in numerous media types, including hosting, speaking, voiceovers, video production, and writing for the web and print through her company, Garden World Media. Her client's include SC Johnson, NBC/Universal, Meredith Studios and Disney.

Shirley has earned the designation “Best of Houzz Designer" in 2012, 2013, and 2014 and is a Sulia.com Expert Contributor. “Eden Maker” and “Foodie Gardener” are her two top-ranked blogs, and she was named "Top 5 in Gardening" on Twitter by Cision, a platform that ranks influencers in different categories in March 2014.

Mark Steines and Cristina Ferrare welcome Actress, Julie Benz as she talks about the second season of her hit show, Defiance. Author, Karen Rizzo discusses the dangers of sharing too much of your child’s life on the internet. Kym Douglas shares her favorite tips and tricks to prevent sweat from showing up. The winner of Master Chef Junior, 13-year-old Chef Alexander Weiss joins us in the kitchen. Dr. David Amron shows us the latest developments in the world of Lipedema. Cristina makes delicious Grilled Shrimp and Plums with Julie Benz. Shirley Bovshow shows you how to grow your own Bananas! Founder of Bar Method, Burr Leonard has an innovative way to help you stay fit; before, during, and after your pregnancy. Plus, we put our family members to the test on their favorite songs as they play Lip-Synch or Swim.

As a first generation Honduran/American, Shirley speaks spanish fluently and lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Larry, four children and two dogs.

When not on television, look for Shirley in the garden, hanging out with friends!

Check out Shirley Bovshow’s Garden Designing Expertise at EdenMakers.com, and follow her on Twitter @EdenMaker.