![]() He left to pursue a career in gardening journalism in 1974. After graduating he stayed on at Kew, employed as a supervisor and later as a staff trainer. ![]() ![]() Titchmarsh went on to study at Hertfordshire College of Agriculture and Horticulture for the National Certificate in Horticulture, before finally moving to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew to study for a Diploma in Horticulture. In 1964, after leaving school at 15, with one O-level in Art, Titchmarsh went to work as an apprentice gardener with Ilkley Council, before leaving in 1968, at 18, for Shipley Art and Technology Institute in Shipley in the West Riding of Yorkshire to study for a City and Guilds in horticulture. He is the son of Bessie ( née Hardisty), a textile mill worker, and Alan Fred Titchmarsh senior, a plumber. ![]() He has developed a diverse writing and broadcasting career.Īlan Fred Titchmarsh was born on in Ilkley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. After working as a professional gardener and a gardening journalist, he established himself as a media personality through appearances on television gardening programmes. Alan Fred Titchmarsh MBE DL VMH HonFSE (born ) is an English gardener, broadcaster, TV presenter, poet, and novelist. ![]()
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