Gardeners’ World star Adam Frost has been a familiar face on the BBC show for years, but there is one garden design request he simply can’t bring himself to carry out.
He made his feeling towards giant outdoor chess pieces known(Image: BBC)
Adam Frost has disclosed he knocked back one individual’s gardening request.
BBC favourite Adam Frost, who has featured on Gardeners’ World since 2016, revealed there’s one peculiar item he cannot stand in people’s outdoor areas.
Making an appearance on the most recent instalment of Sunday Brunch (July 5), he chatted with Tim Lovejoy and Simon Rimmer regarding his new podcast alongside Caitlin Moran.
Yet during their chat, Tim pointed out that Adam harbours a loathing for outdoor chess boards, with the BBC presenter confirming this.
He responded: “The massive, plastic chess sets. You go to a hotel, or even people put them in their garden!”
“They pave a huge area, and they have these plastic chess pieces that slowly change colour. Really, kids just use them to attack each other.
“If you want to play chess in your garden, buy a board, a set, take it out into the garden around a table with a nice drink. Civilised. Don’t do that plastic, no.”
While Tim suggested it’s an ‘immersive experience’ having the pieces exceptionally oversized, Adam was swift to dismiss this, reports the Express.
He continued: “That’s not immersive! How is that immersive? No. It’s a complete and utter waste of space.”
When swimmer Mark Foster queried whether it might resemble a form of artwork in a garden, Adam appeared utterly bewildered by the notion.
The Gardeners’ World presenter went on: “I can remember, first doing a landscape job very early on when I had a small landscape company and someone wanted me to lay a checkerboard paving pattern in their back garden.
“I refused, very politely. I just couldn’t do it. It’s just a no.”
This follows Adam’s candid reflections on the bittersweet nature of relocating, which took place towards the end of last year.
The BBC presenter recently returned to his previous home, which has since been taken over by a new couple.
Adam described the conflicting feelings that come with leaving behind a cherished garden as he said: ” I walked around with them [the new couple] and they are absolutely loving it.
“And I think that’s a great thing to hold on to, is the fact that maybe you’ve just left somebody else a whole load of joy.”
Sunday Brunch airs on Sundays on Channel 4 from 10am.