Global rock legend stuns Gardeners’ World viewers with ‘magnificent sanctuary’-Alistair McGeorge-Entertainment – Metro

Gardeners’ World brought a dose of rock ‘n’ roll to BBC2 this week as a bona fide A-lister made an appearance.

Viewers tuning in for Monty Don and the gang on Friday were left stunned as none other than U2 bassist Adam Clayton – part of the iconic band with Bono, The Edge and Larry Mullen Jr – showed Adam Frost around his beautiful garden.

The Irishman has lived just outside Dublin since he was five, and the green-fingered rocker makes the most of his environment.

He bought his home – which is surrounded by 17 acres of land and is close to where he went to boarding school in his teenage years – in the 1980s after U2 stormed the charts with The Joshua Tree.

Although he only had a bit of knowledge about gardening, he knew he ‘felt solace outside’, and he transformed an overrun pot of land in a river valley into his own utopia.

He has planted over 4,000 trees over the last three decades, with the garden brimming with rhododendrons, camellias and magnolia trees.

Adam Clayton showed Gardeners’ World fans around his epic ‘sanctuary’ (Picture: BBC / Gardener’s World)

Presenter Adam Frost loved the U2 rocker’s garden (Picture: BBC Studios)

He said: ‘It takes my mind out of myself. I start to see the colours, see the form and I just go into a different world.’

Gardeners’ World star Adam Frost was taken aback by the ‘magical’ garden, and he hailed the reestablished river as the ‘heartbeat’ of the operation.

Viewers were similarly impressed and full of praise for the With Or Without You rocker’s pocket of colour and life.

The presenter hailed the ‘magical’ surroundings (Picture: BBC)

Viewers were similarly blown away by the ‘true paradise’ (Picture: BBC)

‘We were spoilt this evening with Arundel Castle’s tulips, Jim’s wonderfully colourful garden and then Adam Clayton’s magnificent sanctuary. #GardenersWorld,’ tweeted @TheEricaJames.

@Ellebelles1 added: ‘Lovely piece on @gardenersworld1 about Adam Clayton’s garden in Dublin. He has created a true paradise garden 🙌🏼’

‘Caught a glimpse of Gardeners World during halftime and the inimitable Adam Clayton,’ wrote @Dudsey. ‘A stunning garden and the explanation of the release it gives him from the rigours of an incredibly mental and hectic lifestyle prove the power of nature and the great outdoors.’

Adam Clayon is part of U2 with Bono (Picture: John MacDougall/AFP via Getty Images)

Fans expect to see him rocking out on stage more than tending to his plants (Picture: Shirlaine Forrest/WireImage)

Some people couldn’t pass up the opportunity for a pun, and we can’t blame them.

Fan @IbelieveinCoyot quipped: ‘Genuinely fascinating feature on Adam Clayton’s garden which is beautiful! Shame they didn’t talk about trees as I wanted to know if he can’t live with or without ewe.’

Even people who don’t particularly enjoy his music were blown away, as @VeganTrailRunr admitted: ‘I don’t like the music of U2 but Adam Clayton’s garden is absolutely stunning.’

Gardeners’ World airs Fridays at 8pm on BBC Two.

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