Trowel and Error Author:Alan Titchmarsh Alan Titchmarsh has had a passion for gardening for as long as he can remember. Aged eight, he announced to friends that he was going to be the next Percy Thrower, although he thought it was no more than a dream. With humour and passion, Alan tells his own story from Ilkey Moor to Pebble Mill, and to the realization of his dream of becoming TV's... more » favourite gardener. Along the way, the cast of characters includes everyone from Auntie Ethel to Nelson Mandela and the Queen.« less