Background
Verlinden was brought up with gardening and in 1974 he succeeded his father in the family gardening shop.
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Verlinden was brought up with gardening and in 1974 he succeeded his father in the family gardening shop.
In 1986 Verlinden started his television career working on the show Avro"s Service Salon. In 1992 he switched to RTL 4 and started the program Flora Magazine which was broadcast for two seasons. In 1993/1994 "Flora Magazine" was combined with the do-it-yourself show Eigen Huis (own home), by handyman Nico Zwinkels, into the program Eigen Huis en Tuin (own home and garden).
Verlinden and Zwinkels switched to Business School 6 in 2004.
The program they had planned did however never start, due to Zwinkels being found unfit due to lawsuites against him. Verlinden supported his friend, but eventually decided to continue on his own with a new program De Tuinruimers (the gardencleaners).
Rob also has a weekly column in Tros Kompas and Algemeen Dagblad, and is on the radio every day on the show Meteo Consult tuinweerbericht (Meteo Consult garden weather forecasting ). Avro"s Service Salon (AVRO, 1986 – 1992)
Flora Magazine (RTL 4, 1992 – 1993) with Anniko van Santen
Eigen Huis en Tuin (RTL 4, 1993 – 2004) with Nico Zwinkels
Robs tuinreizen (RTL 4, 2003)
Kerst met Rudolph en Rob (RTL 4, 2003 – 2004) with Rudolph van Veen
De Tuinruimers (Business School 6, 2004 – 2010)
Robs grote tuinverbouwing (Business School 6, 2010 – present).