Rewilding is not always the answer — says Alan Titchmarsh

"I'm not embarrassed about being a gardener," says the gardening guru and broadcaster who has mixed views about the rewilding trend

"A well-grown garden with a diversity of plant material with greater biodiversity in it will be much more sustainable for wildlife," says Alan Titchmarsh, author of The Gardener's Almanac

Gardening legend Alan Titchmarsh has warned that the trend towards rewilding — letting nature take care of itself to encourage wildlife and biodiversity — should not displace traditional gardening.

"Rewilding does not mean letting it [the garden] lie fallow and doing nothing with it. There's a misconception abroad that the only way to get more wildlife into your garden is to rewild."