Carol Klein (born 1945) is an English gardening expert, who also works as a television presenter and newspaper columnist.Born in Walkden, Lancashire, in 1945, Klein attended Bolton School and then trained as an art teacher and taught in schools in the London area before moving to Devon. There she lectured at North Devon College and taught art at South Molton Secondary School and Community College before setting up her own plant nursery, Glebe Cottage Plants.