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  • At school I was called Fred, which is my middle name. At that time, Fred was considered to be a bit of a horrible name, so that's why. Otherwise, I was called Titchy because I was little. I was still only about 4ft something when I left school. I grew a foot under glass in my first year as a gardener. It's really quite amazing what sun and manure can do.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Alan Titchmarsh Quotes , School Quotes , Glasses Quotes
  • I was very inventive. I lived in my own world - my dad said I was a loner. Not lonely, just happy in my own company. It's the same now. I need time alone, which is maybe why I love to write. Having said that, I love the sociability of telly. It's a nice contrast.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Alan Titchmarsh Quotes , Lonely Quotes , Dad Quotes
  • I had the heaviest paper round in Ilkley, West Yorks, and if you look at my shoulders one is still lower than the other. I also did a milk round for a day. It was awful. I was a very surly milkman, because it was very cold, very dark and very early. I am a lark, not an owl, but not in winter when it's chilly. Apart from that I went straight into gardening at 15.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Alan Titchmarsh Quotes , Dark Quotes , Winter Quotes