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==Landscape design and television hosting== Durie founded the landscape design company, Patio Landscape Architecture and Design, in 1998.<ref name="theaustralian.com.au1"/> In 2002, Durie registered the Australian business company, ''JPD Media & Design''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abr.business.gov.au/ABN/View/830988947|title=ABN Lookup|date=1 November 2014|website=www.abr.business.gov.au}}</ref> He then hosted the TV series ''[[Backyard Blitz]]''<ref name="newidea.com.au">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newidea.com.au/jamie-duries-tv-company-placed-into-voluntary-administration|title=Devastating news for Jamie Durie|website=www.newidea.com.au|date=5 June 2018 }}</ref><ref name="theage.com.au">{{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/backyard-blitzed-by-nine-20061114-ge3kdx.html|title=Backyard blitzed by Nine|date=14 November 2006|website=The Age}}</ref><ref name="heraldsun.com.au">{{cite news|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/jamie-durie-in-nines-backyard/news-story/274412b1bdd4dd0aa1da5fe9b925b445?sv=5cdfd2811e93d44a5ee0c14d80acd560 |title=Category |newspaper=Herald Sun |access-date=2018-10-14}}</ref><ref name="smh.com.au">{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/chip-off-the-old-block-20040412-gdiq03.html|title=Chip off the old block|date=12 April 2004|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> and ''[[The Block (Australian TV series)|The Block]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thenewdaily.com.au/entertainment/tv/2017/07/29/the-block-season-13/|title=Could this be the last season? The Block's uncertain future|date=29 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="smh.com.au"/> In 2007, Durie participated in the 6th Australian series of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]'', in which he was eliminated in 7th place, on 17 April 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/national/judge-knifes-jamies-act/news-story/810e54e248985da6e64d9fcc8bf3016b?sv=470f29f97c7847fd2bca2e3cd6ffc3ec |title=Category |work=The Courier Mail|access-date=2018-10-14}}</ref> In 2007, Durie hosted ''[[Australia's Best Backyards]]'' on the [[Seven Network]]. The show was a lifestyle garden program, similar to ''[[Backyard Blitz]]'' on the [[Nine Network]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lifestyle.com.au/tv/australias-best-backyards/episodes.aspx|title=Australia's Best Backyards: Episodes - Lifestyle}}</ref> In 2007, Durie has filmed lifestyle segments with [[Oprah Winfrey]], on the [[Oprah Winfrey Network (U.S. TV channel)]], whom he credits as giving him his US TV breakthrough. Durie states that Winfrey "wholly and solely" is responsible for his career being launched in the US.<ref name="domain.com.au"/><ref name="tvtonight.com.au">{{cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2007/05/oprah-and-durie-at-it-again.html|title=Oprah and Durie at it again|date=19 May 2007}}</ref><ref name="dailytelegraph.com.au1">{{cite news|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/manly-daily/tv-gardener-and-designer-is-threetimes-engaged-but-has-never-made-it-down-the-aisle/news-story/979037492bcda99ed9326c9d853636bc |title=We're for Sydney |newspaper=Daily Telegraph |access-date=2018-10-14}}</ref> When Oprah came calling, Durie relocated to the US. And with her ringing endorsement it meant Durie hosted the US [[PBS]] series ''[[The Victory Garden (TV series)|The Victory Garden]]'' from 2007 to 2010.<ref name="pbs.org1"/><ref name="pbs.org2"/><ref name="pbs.org"/> Durie hosted the dynamic design makeover show ''HGTV Showdown'' on the [[HGTV]] network in 2009.<ref name="tvguide.com"/> In 2008, Durie was the television host of the Australian lifestyle program ''[[The Outdoor Room]]'', broadcast on Seven Network, with repeats broadcast on [[7Two]]. The premise of the show was that Durie set out to "bring the world to your very own backyard".<ref name="7plus.com.au"/> Following the end of ''The Outdoor Room'' show on the Seven Network, in 2010, Durie relocated the concept of the series to broadcast on the [[HGTV]] network as ''The Outdoor Room with Jamie Durie''. Unable to bring his own Australian design team along, Durie put together a new team of designers, horticulturists and contractors.<ref name="hgtv.com"/> In his HGTV series, Durie rescues forlorn yards in [[Southern California]] with design schemes inspired by gardens and landscapes from around the world. Filmed mostly in and around [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]], ''The Outdoor Room with Jamie Durie'' uses sustainable ideas, such as low-water plantings and reclaimed hardscape, to design intimate, livable environments for erstwhile non-gardeners.<ref name="gardendesign.com"/><ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1"/> Since 2015, Durie has co-presented as a visiting expert in gardening & landscaping, on the Australian lifestyle program, ''[[The Living Room (TV series)|The Living Room]]'', a quad-triple award-winner of the [[Logie Award for Most Popular Lifestyle Program]], that airs on [[Network Ten]].<ref name="mediaweek.com.au">{{cite web |title=Ten's Living Room returns with guests Grant Denyer, Jamie Durie - Mediaweek |url=https://mediaweek.com.au/ten-the-living-room-2018/ |website=mediaweek.com.au}}</ref><ref name="dailytelegraph.com.au">{{cite news |title=We're for Sydney |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/our-hunkiest-builder-jamie-durie-will-return-to-television-screens/news-story/582682fd0499fffab05219b4162546c0 |access-date=2018-10-14 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref> In 2019, Durie joined Australia's [[Seven Network]] reality renovation series [[House Rules (2013 TV series)|House Rules]] as a new judge.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2018/10/jamie-durie-joins-house-rules.html|title=Jamie Durie joins House Rules|date=22 October 2018|work=TV Tonight|access-date=12 November 2018}}</ref> In August 2022, Durie was revealed to be the Tiger on the [[The Masked Singer (Australian season 4)|fourth season]] of [[Network 10]]'s ''[[The Masked Singer (Australian TV series)|The Masked Singer Australia]].''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Laidlaw |first=Kyle |date=2022-08-14 |title=RECAP {{!}} JAMIE DURIE revealed as the Tiger on THE MASKED SINGER AUSTRALIA |url=https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2022/08/14/recap-jamie-durie-revealed-as-the-tiger-on-the-masked-singer-australia-maskedsingerau/ |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=TV Blackbox |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Preston |first=Sweeney |date=2022-08-14 |title=The Masked Singer's Tiger Has Been Revealed & Every Boomer Mum Is Gonna Need A Cold Shower |url=https://www.pedestrian.tv/entertainment/masked-singer-au-tiger-reveal/ |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=PEDESTRIAN.TV |language=en-US}}</ref> In November 2024 ''[https://www.growinghomewithjamiedurie.com.au/ Growing Home with Jamie Durie]'' is Jamie Durie's latest television program, aired on Channel 7 and 7plus. This four-part series chronicles the three-year process of designing and building a "sustainable, off-grid" family home.
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