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Gardening is, apart from having children, the most rewarding thing in life
Alan Titchmarsh
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Alan Titchmarsh
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: May 2
Gardener
Horticulturist
Journalist
Novelist
Television Presenter
Ilkley
West Yorkshire
Alan Fred Titchmarsh
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My wife and I always have a winter holiday that I call the fly and flop. In January and February, you don't want culture, you just want to get your bones warm and eat, drink, sleep. We usually go to the Caribbean.
Alan Titchmarsh
You hope people won't be tricky or miserable. If you're in public life, it's important not to be. If someone says, 'I like your programme, thank you,' you should be grateful. I am. Why be nasty?
Alan Titchmarsh
Always take much less than you think you'll need.
Alan Titchmarsh
Depends on the evening. A good red wine is nice in cold weather. A Claret or a Rioja. I've got a good gin we make from damson plums. And you can't beat a glass of champagne every now and again.
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Be kind to your garden and be gentle on your back!
Alan Titchmarsh
Oh, and I have to mention one lady who does all of my book covers in cross stitch and frames them. Muriel. She's amazing. I just received one for my latest, Love And Dr Devon, actually. It's very sweet of her to do it.
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I love Chatsworth, Winchester Cathedral, Edinburgh Castle... Every time I'm in the vicinity of something old and worth looking at, I try to go. You don't even have to leave your home town to see some places. How many Londoners have seen the crown jewels? Not many, and they'll blow you away, I promise.
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I never get bored of my wife. It's lovely.
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I don't spend much on clothes. I buy old books. I tell myself I ought to save - it's the classic Northern work ethic. I like good holidays, though. I'm a big fan of cruises. I love unpacking once and having the scenery change every day.
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When I'm in Italy on a Friday night, my first supper there is a big bowl of fresh pasta and a glass of local wine, sitting outside. There's nothing better.
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I am partly to blame for the decking boom, and I am sorry, I know it?s everywhere these days.
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Georgian England, to see those wonderful houses being built. And the clothes were interesting too, although I wouldn't want to wear a wig. It's also the most beautiful period of English landscape gardening. They had famous gardeners like Capability Brown.
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Julia Roberts was really rather lovely. I had to interview her on Pebble Mill At One years ago. You learn not to be starstruck if you're trying to get a decent interview out of someone. If you fall apart it's counter productive.
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Don't overdo the booze especially while flying - just because it's there doesn't mean you need to drink it. Everything in moderation.
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It's never much fun at school - it's just dates. Then as you get older, for some reason, you get more interested.
Alan Titchmarsh
I get nice letters, but really I have no idea. I just try to enthuse people. You've been married for 31 years.
Alan Titchmarsh
I think I was always realistic - well, not the Percy thing, that was ridiculous - but I never dreamed of being a racing car driver or anything.
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I get up to 400 letters a week, so I have a full-time PA, but I try to answer everything. People don't seem to realise that if they send something living in the post it's going to die on the way. Especially when you wrap it in a polythene bag.
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I love Paris for its wide boulevards and cafes, and Rome for the ancient history, as seen at the Forum.
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Once I was on a plane and a woman said to me, 'Now, what's the matter with my tomatoes?' And I said, 'Well, it's a bit difficult to see from here.' She took offence and said, 'I was only trying to be friendly.'
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