A wonderful story about an old chap who takes over a nursery and runs it with his son. The son becomes a TV gardener. The villin who wants the nursery. The tragic events which bring people together to help and a love story. I have shared this book with a few garden friends and all have loved it. Well done Ala.

Semi-autobiographical or a complete work of fiction? Mr MacGregor is a book for a quiet glass of wine and a winter's night. It undemandingly takes the reader by the hand and leads him through the times and tribulations of an innocent entering a world of sophisticates. To those who have seen Titchmarsh on TV, it's hard not to hear MacGregor speaking in Titchmarsh's voice. Although described as a 'warm, witty and sexy debut novel', two of those appellations may be a bit undeserved. The 'sexy' certainly wouldn't make my maiden aunt blush, the warm depends on whether your view of young men finding their feet and learning that true love conquers all is 'warm' or overdone. Actually even the witty is intermittent at best. Overall, a pleasant enough book but not one that will take the world by storm and not one that will entice you to read and reread it. Once is probably enough.