Alan Titchmarsh: The weeds I welcome with open arms
Our columnist Alan Titchmarsh used to spend hours ridding his garden of anything he hadn't planted himself. These days he sees things differently — and even welcomes their arrival.
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Credit: Alamy Stock Photo Alan Titchmarsh: The 1950 gardening trick which will bring you truly spectacular garden borders
Alan Titchmarsh revisits one of the books which first sparked his love of gardening – and shares one of the finest tips found therein.
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Tree Canopy Walkway, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town, South Africa, with Table Mountain in background. Credit: Alamy Stock Photo Alan Titchmarsh: Why Kirstenbosch is the gardener’s garden
Alan Titchmarsh waxes lyrical about one of the world's truly magnificent gardens.
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Wisteria on a house wall in the village of Broadway in the Cotswolds. Credit: Alamy Alan Titchmarsh: A foolproof guide to growing wisteria
Alan Titchmarsh gives advice for growing this most glorious of horticultural spectacles.
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Credit: Moment Editorial/Getty Alan Titchmarsh: Why I've decided that life's too short to keep growing the same old things in my greenhouse
Alan Titchmarsh's greenhouse has become a bit predictable – but he's now got big plans to mix things up.
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Credit: Alamy Alan Titchmarsh: My chickens are scatty, stupid, selfish and bullying – but I wouldn't be without them
Chickens are scatty, stupid, selfish and bullying, says Alan Titchmarsh – and yet he wouldn’t be without them.
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A frosty March sunrise at Helman Tor, Cornwall Credit: Alamy Alan Titchmarsh: The joy of identifying trees in winter from the merest scrap of twig
Our columnist Alan Titchmarsh gives thanks for the tough training he received half a century ago – and how it kindled wonder and awe at the breadth of beauty and curiosity in the world’s botanical riches.
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Credit: Alamy Stock Photo Alan Titchmarsh: The best hyacinths and narcissi to bring flowers indoors at Christmas
Gardening writer and broadcaster Alan Titchmarsh shares his tips on growing indoor bulbs to bring heavenly scents indoors at Christmas.
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Growing your own Christmas tree: Alan Titchmarsh on what to plant and where to plant it
Why buy your Christmas tree when you can grow your own and enjoy these handsome, statuesque trees all year round? Alan Titchmarsh offers his tips.
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Credit: Alamy Alan Titchmarsh: Cyclamen, October colour and Nature's most extraordinary colour clash
Our columnist Alan Titchmarsh reflects on the ups and downs of Autumn gardening, where this rag bag of a season occasionally gives us reasons to be joyous.
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Michaelmas daisies in mid October Alan Titchmarsh: How to make your garden a riot of colour in the depths of September and October
At this time of year, most of our gardens have long since said goodbye to their most vibrant colours – but it doesn't have to be that way, as Alan Titchmarsh explains.
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Credit: Alamy Alan Titchmarsh: 'Why on earth haven’t I done this before? There’s an extra spring in my garden's step'
Alan Tichmarsh explains how the Sissinghurst gardens inspired him to update his own.
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Pots on a terrace at The Shute, Ventnor, Isle of Wight Alan Titchmarsh: It'll astonish you what you can grow – and grow well – in a garden by the sea
Alan Titchmarsh has always loved coastal gardens, but it wasn't until he ended up with his own a few years ago that he truly appreciated the possibilities.
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Credit: Marcus Siebert / imageBROKER/REX/Shutterstock Alan Titchmarsh: Losing a plant to frost isn't a disaster - it's an opportunity
Writer and broadcaster Alan Titchmarsh talks through the highs and lows of the freezing conditions into which Britain was plunged a few weeks ago.
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Credit: Alamy Alan Titchmarsh: Finally, a chance to nurture and grow some rhododendrons
Alan Titchmarsh had resigned himself to a life without rhododendrons – but now that's all about to change, courtesy of his daughter.
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Credit: Garden World Images Alan Titchmarsh: Grevillea, the winter flower which can stop you in your tracks
Alan Titchmarsh recommends an import from Down Under which is capable of making a remarkable splash in a British winter garden.
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Alan Titchmarsh: Why a log cabin set up for the arctic beats a Classical temple in the garden
Who wants a draughty old Greek temple when you could enjoy a cosy cabin, complete with barbecue? Alan Titchmarsh reveals his preparations for an Arctic winter.
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Credit: Alamy Alan Titchmarsh: How to get your kids (or grandchildren) into gardening
Gardener, broadcaster and writer Alan Titchmarsh often gets asked about whether he has passed his green fingers on down the generations. Here's his answer.
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Tulips bloom in spring on the garden island of Mainau, Lake Constance, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany Credit: Alamy Stock Photo Alan Titchmarsh on bulbs: Why they're my 'firework' plants – sit back and watch them go
Alan Titchmarsh talks about his love of bulbs, which ones not to bother with, and the difference between a gardener and a farmer.
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Credit: Alamy Alan Titchmarsh: The neighbour whose clever and generous wildflower 'hedge' I'll never forget
Alan Titchmarsh issues a plea to all of us that could beautify our environment and bring people together.
