My Story
Mar Jennings has always drawn inspiration from his home, garden and life's surroundings. When a young boy buys gardening tools with his allowance, it’s not a stretch to imagine him becoming one of America’s top lifestyle experts. Now when that young boy also happens to be a former gold medal-winning figure skater, the sky’s the limit as to the heights he can achieve.
This modern lifestyle expert, television personality and author is known for his signature style: casual luxury. He has garnered praise and recognition as a definitive source on home, gardening and lifestyle, and as a resourceful and creative entrepreneur. His simple yet clever tips and complete projects inspire you to make life and family easy and fun—from gardening to decorating, from entertaining to fashion. His dynamic website www.marjennings.com captures his essence and has become a home resource for all who are looking to improve their everyday life.
As a modern day renaissance man, Jennings’ perspective on lifestyle is as much about form and function as it is about individual distinction. Based in Westport, Connecticut, Mar Jennings is also President and CCO (Chief Creative Officer) of a multimedia and design company, S&J Multimedia LLC. Mar Jennings’ brand of lifestyle and hosting combines an infectious energy with a passion for conveying information in ways that are fun and inspirational to all. His career combines television, radio, print media and the Internet as mediums for his attainable casual luxury lifestyle.
Mar is the host of Northeast Living, a weekly lifestyle television show featuring "the best of the best" from along the eastern seaboard, and is FoxCT/CT1 Media's in-house host and lifestyle expert. Mar is also a correspondent and home and garden expert for Better TV, a nationally syndicated lifestyle TV show; the program centers around all things which aim to make your life "better." In 2010 Mar joined the world of QVC as a garden Expert, exclusively for Cottage Farms Nursery. Over the years he has made multiple appearances on the Today Show, Food Network, ABC, CBS, CNN. Mar has been featured in Better Homes & Garden's Decorating Magazine, Home Magazine, Quick & Simple Magazine, Small Gardens Magazine, Page Six and the New York Times, among other national and local publications for both television and print.
He is the best-selling author of Life On Mar's, A Four Season Garden, an award-winning deluxe oversized coffee table book that chronicles the evolution of his Westport, Connecticut garden and how he planned it to provide visual interest and beauty through all four seasons. His personal style is high-energy, and his creativity always shows through. He draws inspiration from projects he creates for his own home, for friends and family, and for his charming miniature schnauzer, Violet.
