Love Your Garden: Hull
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm, Friday, December 19 on Together TV (83)
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About this Broadcast
Hull
Season 10, Episode 1
Alan Titchmarsh and his team turn a suburban plot in Hull into a wildlife retreat for a nature-loving teenager and his family. Plus, tips on creating a pond that is attractive to animals and safe for children, the best small trees to screen an overlooked garden, and a guide putting together an outdoor cinema
Gardening
Leisure Hobbies
Cast & Crew
Alan Titchmarsh
(Presenter)
Katie Rushworth
(Presenter)
Frances Tophill
(Presenter)
David Domoney
(Presenter)
Matt Young
(Executive producer)
Colin Lennox
(Series producer)
Christopher Christodoulou
(Producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Alan Titchmarsh
(Presenter)
Born:
May 02, 1949
in
Ilkley, West Yorkshire
Best Known For:
Ground Force and various chat shows.
Early-life:
Alan Fred Titchmarsh was born in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, on May 2, 1949. His love of gardening began while helping his grandfather on his allotment. He left school at 15 with an O-level in art and worked as an apprentice gardener at Ilkley Parks Department while studying for a City & Guilds in horticulture. He then studied at Oaklands College, Hertfordshire, before gaining a diploma at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew.
Career:
Titchmarsh moved into editing gardening books, writing and broadcasting, and had a stint as a host on Pebble Mill at One on BBC One in the 1990s. He joined Gardeners' World as the main host in 1996 and Ground Force began a year later. After writing a number of horticultural books, he turned to writing novels. His first one, Only Dad, was published in 2001. More novels, gardening books and three biographies followed. He's also hosted the Proms, various series for Radio 2 and Classic FM and Love Your Garden. Despite retiring from The Alan Titchmarsh Show in 2014, he kept busy with writing and presenting commitments. TV shows he has presented since include Britain's Best Back Gardens, Masterpiece with Alan Titchmarsh and Love Your Home.
Quote:
"I am partly to blame for the decking boom, and I am sorry, I know it's everywhere these days."
Trivia:
He was awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours List in 1999 and has an honorary DSc from the University of Bradford.
Katie Rushworth
(Presenter)
Frances Tophill
(Presenter)
David Domoney
(Presenter)
Matt Young
(Executive producer)
Colin Lennox
(Series producer)
Christopher Christodoulou
(Producer)
