Alan Titchmarsh, 71, joins Instagram but jokes he doesn’t want to provoke any trolls

Alan Titchmarsh has decided to join Instagram at the age of 71. The TV presenter spent lockdown tending to his garden and filming his ITV series Grow Your Own At Home, but has now decided to branch out into social media.  After joining, Alan joked he won’t be provoking any trolls as he doesn’t think people can have … Read more

Alan Titchmarsh defends Prince Charles and says we don’t know full story about Meghan and Harry

Alan Titchmarsh has defended Prince Charles in wake of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey. The gardener, 71, who counts the Queen among his fans, hailed the Prince of Wales the ‘hardest working man he knows’ and said the impact the royal has had on this country is ‘self-evident’  He has been … Read more

Alan Titchmarsh advises gardeners to plant nettles to create a paradise for wildlife

He’s full of the joys of sting! Alan Titchmarsh advises gardeners to plant nettles to create a paradise for wildlife Alan Titchmarsh says garden space should be setting aside for stinging nettles  The 71-year-old says they provide a safe space for butterfly species to lay eggs He was speaking to Gardeners’ World about how gardening … Read more

Gardening special: How to grow a great garden with Alan Titchmarsh

Whether you have a few pots or a country pile, ALAN TITCHMARSH’s simple step-by-step guide is all you need to make your outside space flourish    Your spring checklist The gardening season starts here! The days become longer, the ground is warming up and the weeds are starting to grow. Stay on top now and … Read more

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews the weekend’s TV: Alan Titchmarsh shovelling time fillers like manure

Love Your Weekend Rating: Louis Theroux: Life On The Edge  Rating: Out in the gardens of Highgrove, Gloucestershire home to the Prince of Wales, the hollyhocks and late hydrangeas are murmuring to each other: ‘People said Charlie was mad to talk to the likes of us. They’re not laughing now!’ His Royal Highness is equally … Read more

Gardening guru Alan Titchmarsh will go head-to-head with veteran journalist Andrew Marr

It’s Titchmarsh vs Marr! Gardening guru Alan Titchmarsh will go head-to-head with veteran journalist Andrew Marr for Sunday morning TV crown Andrew Marr’s programme interviewing political heavyweights airs at 9am Mr Titchmarsh will present Love Your Weekend on ITV at 9.25am as it airs Mr Titchmarsh’s two-hour show is being compared with the BBC’s Countryfile  … Read more

Alan Titchmarsh reveals he has lost a STONE since having to work his own four-acre garden

Alan Titchmarsh reveals he has dropped a STONE in lockdown and credits weight-loss to tending his own four-acre garden for NINE hours a day By Isabella Nikolic For Mailonline Published: 01:10 BST, 19 May 2020 | Updated: 01:57 BST, 19 May 2020 He has spent lockdown tending to his garden and filming a new ITV … Read more

Unlock our garden centres – and feed the nation’s souls, says ALAN TITCHMARSH

Like the majority of the population, I have been hunkered down at home for the past month, determined to do my bit to reduce the spread of Covid-19. Aside from the odd walk for exercise, I have been nowhere, but seldom have I felt more in tune with nature and ‘real life’ thanks to my … Read more