The Full Monty

This July, when being interviewed on stage at the Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival, I was asked “Who is Gardeners’ World for?”. It was an interesting question, partly because, in a thousand previous interviews, I had never been asked it before; and partly because it is one that I, and everyone involved in the production team, constantly ask.

Gardening is changing. I would argue that this is inevitable and perfectly natural but it is more than that. For is a sanctuary of decency and normality, where they can retreat and feel safe from the disturbing strangeness of modern life. That is pretty much how I feel about my garden. It is, amongst other things, my ‘safe place’.