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Loyal BBC Gardeners' Worldviewers will be very familiar with Monty's garden too. As lead presenter of the gardening show, Monty has been presenting from his own garden since 2011.

Kellaway, Kate (8 March 2009). "The interview: Monty Don". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 13 May 2010. Not a Hall for Cornwall member yet? As a charity, we’re here for Cornwall’s audiences to discover all the arts can be. By becoming a member you’ll be supporting our work with young people and the community. You’ll also get member benefits such as priority booking access, discounts, exclusive events and more. a b c d e Garfield, Simon (6 April 2003). "And quiet hoes the Don". The Guardian . Retrieved 6 May 2020. Monty presented “Around the World in 80 Gardens” in 2008 and followed it with other limited series highlighting the best gardens worldwide, like “Monty Don’s Italian Gardens” and “Monty Don’s French Gardens.” But he says it took five years for him to convince BBC to commission “Monty Don’s American Gardens.”Another new thing “Gardeners’ World” did in 2020 was to ask viewers to send in cellphone videos from their gardens. Producers had anticipated using one or two, but received more than 10,000 and estimated at least half of the videos were of broadcast quality. In August 2007, Don suffered from a bout of peritonitis, an abdominal infection. His wife had found him unconscious on the floor and he was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery. [2] He says people in Britain do not know enough about American gardens — and he sought to resolve that. Finally, he got approval to film in 2019, and he made the companion book with photographer Derry Moore. Over the course of three episodes released in January 2020 on BBC, Monty visits community gardens in New York and historical gardens in the South plus the Arizona desert and the West Coast. Gardening content is hugely popular on British television, and Monty attributes that to the role of the garden in British people’s lives. He said it’s completely normal for someone to be a keen, avid gardener, and what plants everyone is growing is a common topic of conversation when meeting friends for dinner.

NIGEL: MY FAMILY AND OTHER DOGS written and read by Monty Don – audiobook extract". Hodder Books . Retrieved 27 October 2017. joegardener Online Gardening Academy Master Seed Starting : Everything you need to know to start your own plants from seed — indoors and out. Fork to Fork (1999; released as From the Garden to the Table: Growing, Cooking, and Eating Your Own Food in 2003) Monty Don in row with BBC over pledge he will 'promote non organic gardening' ". The Daily Telegraph. London . Retrieved 29 July 2016.Don has suffered with depression since his mid-twenties. [48] He first wrote about his experiences with it, and its effect on his personal life, in a piece for The Observer in 2000. [16] His editor recalled that it "changed the way that people saw him" and Don himself said the article generated "a very immediate response" from readers. [9] Don recalled "great spans of muddy time" in his life and realised that gardening "heals me better than any medicine". [2] This quote served as the inspiration for William Doyle's 2021 album Great Spans of Muddy Time. [75] a b c Sale, Jonathan (2 December 1999). "Passed/Failed: Monty Don". The Independent. London . Retrieved 25 November 2023.

Don, Monty (13 August 1990). "Goodbye to all that". The Guardian. p.16 . Retrieved 6 May 2020– via Newspapers.com. What do you think is the unique quality of American gardens? Let us know in the comments below. Links & ResourcesIn 2015 Don said that years of gardening had left him with sore knees, one of which causes constant pain and needs replacing. [61] Gardeners’ World” premiered on the BBC in 1968, and Monty took over as lead presenter in 2003. He hosts from his own garden in Herefordshire, and the most recent season is 33 hourlong episodes. Peskett, Matt (19 January 2018). "Monty Don's Paradise Gardens review – More Than Just Gardens". Grow Like Grandad . Retrieved 20 January 2018. Monty will share tales from his career in gardening, detail his favourite gardens – both ancient and modern, and reveal how he fell in love with the natural world.