At 72, Britain’s favourite gardener Alan Titchmarsh has promised to slow down. Or rather, he’s vowed to his family he’d do so but actually has no intention of doing anything of the sort.
And frankly, he just doesn’t have time to.
The face of TV gardening for more than 30 years, he’s still a regular on our screens, and is showing as much gusto on ITV ’s Love Your Garden as his did in his Ground Force days.
This month, he hosts his Grand Christmas Classics events in London, Manchester and Birmingham, a concert of seasonal favourites and festive readings with local choirs and a full orchestra.
Oh, and then there’s a Boxing Day Love Your Garden special, followed by his 12th novel in the spring.
If that’s not exactly what his wife of 46 years Alison had in mind when she made him vow to take things easier.
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