Love Your Garden: The Wirral
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm, Sunday, July 12 on ITV1 London (3)
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The Wirral
Season 12, Episode 5
Alan Titchmarsh and his team are on the Wirral to create a jungle-inspired outdoor space for Conrad and Pauline Toohey, who have dedicated their lives to helping others, including severely disabled son Keiron. Their garden is so overgrown some of the family have not used it for decades, so Alan and the team transform the garden into a tranquil retreat with a pond to attract wildlife, and covered pergola surrounded by tropical planting. Meanwhile, Frances Tophill is in Cornwall to visit the UK's only outdoor jungle at the Lost Gardens of Heligan, where she helps head gardener Cindy plant some pond lilies
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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.
Matt Young
(Executive producer)
Ruth Binsley
(Series editor)
