Alan Titchmarsh has devoted his life-long career to his love of Gardening. Green-fingered Alan obtained his first gardening qualification just down the road from My Tool Shed's head office, at Hertfordshire College of Agriculture and Horticulture where he received a National Certificate in horticulture. He then studied at the Royal Botanic Gardens where he received a diploma in horticulture.
Garden journalism was of great interest to him and he got his first break delivering his horticultural expertise at prestigious events such as the Chelsea Flower Show. He then went on to present a variety of long-running BBC gardening shows including Gardener's World, Ground Force and more recently, Love your Garden, aired in 2011.During the latter part of the 20th century and early part of the 21st century, make-over tv shows like DIY SOS, 60-Minute Make-over and Changing Rooms were booming. Ground force was also there in the mix, born in 1997 and airing to 2005.
Continuing the theme of make-overs, the show was devised to surprise unsuspecting homeowners with a complete professional garden over just 2 days. With a great set of co-hosts, the trio; Charlie Dimmock, Tommy Walsh and Alan gave their viewers the inspiration to get out into their own gardens and create something both professional and unique. It was during the show's 8-year stint that garden decking grew massively in popularity and homeowners were visiting DIY hardware stores confidently carrying their own projects.
Once an established presenter and face in the gardening world, Alan then put his name to a range of professional hand gardening tools from Bulldog tools. These gardening tools are still available to buy today and are built with robust and hardwearing materials to give you life-long usage.
As technology in the power tool industry moved forward with the introduction of lithium-ion batteries, tool manufacturers such as makita and dewalt recognised an opportunity to build a range of cordless outdoor tools to support professional landscapers. These tools are aimed to get to work in big outdoor spaces.
The range is still growing, to date however, it includes tools such as; cordless hedge trimmers, cordless brush cutters, cordless lawn mowers and cordless chainsaws. As with all industrial built power tools, the result is hugely effective and the idea is filtered back into the DIY sector, attracting home-owners with a convenient solution.
There is still very much a craft and skill involved with home gardening. Hand tools make that possible. Our plants and flower beds are delicate and there isn't a power tool solution for these kinds of jobs. However, cutting down large branches, achieving effortless straight lines on hedges and mowing lawns without working up too much of a sweat is now easily achievable thanks to the battery operated machines.
It may not be for Alan, but there's no denying that cordless outdoor tools are a desirable choice for anyone with big garden maintenance projects. The runtime of the batteries could be longer to make these even more appealing. However, for the average-size home there is certainly enough power to get the job done.
Alan Titchmarsh has devoted his life-long career to his love of Gardening. Green-fingered Alan obtained his first gardening qualification just down the road from My Tool Shed's head office, at Hertfordshire College of Agriculture and Horticulture where he received a National Certificate in horticulture. He then studied at the Royal Botanic Gardens where he received a diploma in horticulture.
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