Love Your Garden

About this Broadcast

Season 4, Episode 4

Alan Titchmarsh and the team are called to Runcorn, Cheshire, by Karan Waller, who wants to thank her family for all the support they have given her as she battles a brain tumour. Her garden is the smallest the crew has ever tackled, so Alan is determined to make the best possible use of every inch of space. David Domoney builds bespoke seating from slate that also incorporates handy storage, Frances Tophill demonstrates ways of maintaining colour in the garden all year round, and Katie Rushworth helps to create an extra planted area on the roof of the new shed. As an additional challenge, the experts transform Karan's front garden into a welcoming, flower-filled paradise

Gardening Leisure Hobbies

Cast & Crew

Alan Titchmarsh (Presenter)

David Domoney (Presenter)

Katie Rushworth (Presenter)

Frances Tophill (Presenter)

Philip Smith (Series producer)

Matt Young (Executive producer)

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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.