To her legions of fans, television presenter Carol Klein's award-winning north Devon nursery is as much a place of pilgrimage as the adjacent garden. To some of her neighbours, however, it is a smelly eyesore that became a battleground – and has been forced to close.
Gardeners World episode 26 2020: Monty reaps a harvest from the vegetable garden and gives a masterclass on how to make the perfect compost.
Until the first tulip arrives spring enters by stealth, slowly working its way into the garden and our hearts little by glorious little.
Monty Don was born on 8th July 1955 in West Berlin where his father was a serving soldier. He was given the name Montagu Denis Wyatt Don and has a twin sister. Monty Don's young life involved a strict upbringing. He attended 3 public schools before going on to attend a comprehensive school where he failed his A levels. Monty had already found his love of gardening and farming as a teenager. Whilst he was resitting his A levels at evening classes worked on a pig farm and building sites. Monty Don met wife Sarah whilst he was studying English at Magdalene College in Cambridge. Monty Don has three children - Adam, Freya and Tom. His early careers included dustman, grave digger and waiter and a failed novelist. Monty launched a costume jewellery company with his jeweller wife Sarah Don. This career move is his most quoted and it was during the flamboyant 1980s that Monty Don Jewellery was a success. You can find examples of Monty Don Jewellery on Pinterest and for sale on eBay. The jewellery business eventually went bankrupt leaving them living with Sarah's parents. During this time the start of what was to be a life long battle with depression and seasonally affected disorder (SAD) reared its head. He treated this with cognitive behavioural therapy, drug treatment and the use of a light box. Monty is a huge advocate to the healing power of gardening, the mud on your hands and the pleasure of watching the rewards grow. “The real importance of gardening is the empowerment that it gives people, however small or seemingly insignificant their gardens might be. It is surprising how liberating it is, if you can grow anything at all.” – Monty Don Monty's early passion for gardening started bearing fruit although never having any formal training. Monty Don's garden Longmeadow is not open to the public. Monty has a weekly gardening column in the Observer and has also wrote for the Daily Mail and Mail on line. A gardening slot on this morning started what was to be the first of many and Monty Don has been a Gardeners World presenter since 2003. Monty in his first appearance on Tomorrows World British gardener Monty Don began his TV career as a presenter on the popular TV garden makeover show Real Gardens with Carol Klein and Ann-Marie Powell. Real Gardens was different from the usual format as helped the gardeners through out the season develop their own gardens. Monty Don was awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours 2018. Monty Don TV Shows 1998 - 2000 Real Gardens Series 3 ? I am not sure if this is Series 2 and series 3 from Episode 14? Pete Free 🌻 Episode 1: Stockport, Norfolk & Felixstowe Episode 2: Harrow, Norfolk & Devon Episode 3: Stockport, Norfolk & Felixstowe Episode 4: Harrow, Norfolk & Devon Episode 5: Stockport, Norfolk & Felixstowe Episode 6: Harrow, Norfolk & Devon Episode 7: Guernsey, Felixstowe & Stockport Episode 8: Devon, Stockport, Guernsey & RHS Chelsea Flower Show Episode 9: Harrow, Guernsey & Felixstowe Episode 10: Guernsey, Islington & Devon Episode 11: Huddersfield, Islington & Chulmleigh Episode 12: Devon, Guernsey & Stockport Episode 13: Huddersfield, Islington, Chulmleigh & RHS Hampton Court Flower Show Episode 14: Liverpool, Burton-on-Trent, Portsmouth (from previous series) Episode 15: Cotswolds, Huddersfield & Chumleigh Episode 16: Guernsey, Cotswolds & Chumleigh Episode 17: Huddersfield, Cotswolds & Chumleigh Episode 18: Guernsey, Wiltshire & Cotswolds Episode 19: Leicestershire, Wiltshire & Cotswolds Episode 20: Leicestershire, Wiltshire & Cotswolds Series 2 Series 1 2001 Lost Gardens 2003 - present Gardeners' World 2008 Around the World in 80 Gardens 2011 Monty Don's Italian Gardens 2013 Great British Garden Revival 2013 Monty Don's French Gardens 2014 - 2017 Big Dreams, Small Places 2014 Main Presenter RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2015 The Secret History of the British Garden 2019 Monty Don's Japanese Gardens Copyright BBC.com Episode 1 Episode 2 2020 Monty Don's American Gardens 2020 Gardeners' World 2020 Copyright BBC.com Episode 1: 20 March 2020 Episode 2: 27 March 2020 Episode 5: 17 April 2020 Episode 6: 24 April 2020 Episode 7: 01 May 2020 Episode 8: 08 May 2020 Episode 9: 15 May 2020 2021 Gardeners' World 2021 Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Gardeners' World Winter Specials 2021/22 10 December 2021 2022 Monty Don's Adriatic Gardens Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 2022 Gardeners' World 2022 First shown 11/03/2022 Gardeners' World Winter Specials 2022/23 2023 Gardeners' World Compilations 2023 Gardeners' World 2023 Gardeners' World Winter Specials 2023/24 2024 Gardeners' World Compilations 2024 Monty Don's Spanish Gardens Gardeners' World 2024 Monty Don Books 1997 The Sensuous Garden 1997 The Weekend Gardener - Beautiful Gardens for Busy People 1998 Gardening Mad (and Fleur Olby) 1998 Urban Jungle: The Simple Way to Tame Your Town Garden 1999 Fork to Fork (and Sarah Don) 2003 From the Garden to the Table: Growing, Cooking, and Eating Your Own Food (and Sarah Don, Simon Wheeler) 2005 The Jewel Garden: A Story of Despair and Redemption (and Sarah Don) 2005 Gardeners' World: Gardening from Berryfields 2006 Growing out of Trouble 2006 My Roots: A Decade in the Garden 2008 Round the World in 80 Gardens 2009 The Complete Gardener: A Practical, Imaginative Guide to Every Aspect of Gardening 2009 Extraordinary Gardens of the World 2009 The Ivington Diaries 2010 The Home Cookbook (and Sarah Don) 2011 Ten Poems About Gardens 2011 Great Gardens of Italy (and Derry Moore) 2012 Gardening at Longmeadow 2013 My Dream Farm 2014 The Road to Le Tholonet: A French Garden Journey 2017 Down to Earth: Gardening Wisdom 2017 Nigel: my family and other dogs 2017 Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse (and Ann Dumas) 2018 Paradise Gardens: the world's most beautiful Islamic gardens (and Derry Moore) 2019 Japanese Gardens: a Journey (and Derry Moore) 2020 My Garden World 2020 American Gardens (and Derry Moore) 2021 The Complete Gardener: A Practical, Imaginative Guide to Every Aspect of Gardening Revised Edition 2022 Gardening at Longmeadow 2023 The Gardening Book Monty Don Website
Miranda Hart introduces the programme All Gardens Great & Small with 'There's nothing more us Brits like than pottering around our gardens so my mother keeps telling me'! She then introduces her mother Dee Hart Dyke, 'one of Britain's best amateur gardeners'. Miranda goes on to say that Dee assesses plants for the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) and is an expert on perennial plants and shrubs! Dee has also never left her garden for more than 4 days in a row. For the past 27 years Dee has been a proud entrant in the 'little yellow book'. The National Garden Scheme (NGS) Handbook, which contains all the gardens worthy of being included that are open to the public to raise money for charity. Sounds like a hard act to follow for beginner gardener Miranda! In this series Dee will visit gardens up and down the country to visit gardens opening to the public, gardens big and small, garden fanatic owners of the green fingered variety and their many ups and downs. Not forgetting the British quintessential Afternoon Tea. Whilst visiting this cream of open gardens, Dee will pick up tips along the way, get exclusive garden tours, and probably drink a lot of tea and eat endless scones (and more cream)! Most challenging of all is to make a gardener out of a reluctant Miranda! In All Gardens Great & Small episode 3, Dee is off to see a 'surprising' entrant in the 'Little Yellow book'. Dee says anyone can be in the book they just have to use their imagination, be creative and passionate and determined. All gardens have to have 40 minutes of interest for the visitor. Dee is off to see 7 interconnected gardens all on the rooftops of Barges, moored on the River Thames in London. Garden Barge Square at Downings Road Moorings, Greater London are about to open for the 10th time. Teresa who helps run the gardens said everyone who lives on the residential barges has been busy all morning getting them ready and baking cakes. Nick, Teresa partner is putting up the flags to alert passing boats of the open day! Please proceed with caution flags are hung just as Dee arrives. Or 'Barging in' a Miranda pun. Teresa greets Dee, who declares it astonishing. Teresa explains as the walkways are narrow it will appear to be a slow walk around as its single file only. Dee is impressed with the roses that are growing in hardly any soil. Teresa says the soil is between 1 - 2 'spits' in depth. A Spit is soil to the depth of a spade. There are even trees growing on the steel roof of the barge and Teresa explained once a Buddleia tree roots even grew through one. One of the Barge Gardener has used every space available to garden in. Crabapple, plums and quince trees are all for communal picking and even cosy seating areas are squeezed in. A holly tree is kept under control on the narrow roof garden. The tour ends with a lovely view of the gardens looking towards Tower Bridge and the city beyond. It is unique says Dee as the green space is surrounded by the city on all sides, and nothing quite like it. By the end of the day 350 visitors have negotiated the gangplanks and walkways and raised £1521.36 for charity. Teresa says they love sharing their gardens and making themselves and the visitors happy. Dee says she cannot get over the trees growing in so little soil, just 2 spits and to still be so healthy. Also the community within the barges and you don't get them anymore with modern living. 'The most remarkable garden I have ever seen, so unexpected'. Back to Miranda's West London garden where she said her Mother Dee 'Queen of all things green' is trying to inflict that on to her. Apparently this is not her forte! Its a heatwave in the garden and Miranda has let standards slip. Were they ever that high? Miranda gone rampant again and so has the bindweed, as Dee inspect the garden. Miranda has not 'weed', so they have run amok. The weed pun gets passed back and forth for a bit. The consequences of the lack of weeding means Hydrangea Annabel has been replaced by bindweed (yet more weed puns) and is sadly no more. The Box has succumbed to the Blight / lack of water too. Dee says they have to start from scratch again and it will be a whole days worth and Miranda very busy working. Miranda when she gets time off the only part of the rampant garden she sees is from a mattress on the lawn with Peggy beside her. Dee says if she just did 10 minutes a day it would keep it under control. Miranda confesses to having dug up a plant Dee put in. But Miranda was actually right to remove the flower stems from the Brunnera. My philosophy is it will grow back or it won't, if not then there is room for more plants 🌻 Pete Free Now we are off to Dee own 3 acre partly walled garden at Hambledon House in Hambledon, Hampshire where Dee spends up to 8 hours a day gardening. Dee has been opening her garden for 27 years and needs interest for all of the seasons as she opens it at different times. Dee has early bulbs like Snowdrops that come up in December, winter flowering shrubs and Aconites under the trees. Spring and Summer are easy seasons for interest. Autumn you have interesting stems and berries. Late November to December is the problem time. To make it cost effective, Dee propagates her existing plants. Some plants are easy to do like Salvias. She cuts them from underneath, to a node which has a leaf either side, which she cuts off as well as the flower bud. She pots them as soon as possible and cuts off the lower leaves and cuts the big ones in half. Then she waters them and puts them in a propagator but a plastic bag will do. She puts them in a shady part of the greenhouse for a week before opening it to let the air in. She pots them on and over winters them. Miranda is going to use a windowsill indoors. Dee is off North to Pebworth Worcestershire where the village gardens are opened collectively under the name Pebworth Gardens, which also includes the allotments. A total of 11 gardens are included in this joint effort for a very reasonable £7.00 entrance fee! Dee starts off by visiting the walled garden of Ken and Yvonne at The Knoll which is right next to the Church. Unfortunately it is raining but it does not stop them as they having been opening their garden for 15 years. They greet Dee as they negotiate the gate with their umbrellas and Dee declares it 'absolutely lovely'. The garden includes some lovely Linaria Aquilegia and Aconitum, which Miranda finds the nicknames of Honesty, Grannies Bonnet and Monks Hood just charming. They take her to see their pond which they created themselves and Dee finds the sign in the greenhouse 'Grow your own Dope, Plant a Man', highly amusing. Ken does not agree with the sign! The resident of Pebworth are also Guerrilla Gardeners (a term that describes gardening on land you do not have a right to cultivate). This means that every patch of Pebworth is covered and they have planted over 30,000 bulbs alone. Dee passes an old bath tub that has had the Pebworth treatment complete with feet sticking out the end of the bath and a rubber duck + plants. Next stop is Maple Barn where the cottage garden is just 2 years old. Wendy and Richard live in the self built Eco house. The couple have 100s of varieties of plants in the clay soil including Erysimum Bowles's Mauve, Peony Coral Sunset and Brunnera Betty Bowring. Wendy also opens her Textile Studio which is in the garden at the same time. Dee has a go at making an apron using block and screen printing. Which she seems to really enjoy. Dee chats to other soggy visitors who have travelled to see the gardens and to gain ideas. Next its Elm Close to meet Garnet who has been gardening every day for the last 50 years even though he has a broken neck from a fall in the garden. Garnet who is 86 years old still hasn't let that stop him and the garden is open. Despite his neck injury Garnet still managed to plant out his geraniums. The front garden is full of Michaelmas Daisies, climbing Fuchsias and Golden Rod. In the back garden he has his vegetable garden. He has his new potatoes growing in pots next to a big pot of mint! What a great idea! In the greenhouse is his prize plant... his wife Dorothy. She is not amused but they have been married for 60 years so I'm sure she has heard it all before. Dorothy admits to doing nothing in the garden other than giving her advice! (Sounds very familiar 🌻 Pete Free) The grand total of visitors in the rain is 750 with a grand total of £5000 for charity. Dee says its a great village, with 11 gardens open it also has a great sense of community. Dee is on the road again this time to visit a garden that has been in the book since 1927 when the 'Little Yellow Book' started. She is off to Worcestershire to visit Spetchley Park Gardens in Worcester which is very unique as it has every sort of garden! It has has woodlands, geometric walled garden, sub tropical garden, and ancient trees all set in 30 acres. Spetchley Park Gardens also has one of the largest collection of plants for a private garden. The owner John Berkeley is 86 years old and the head gardener is Mike and his small team. John still is hands on in the garden he loves and says its non stop. The garden has not missed a single year opening in the last 90 years. John also inherited Berkeley Castle and Spetchley was where John was born and he loved it, so he spent his time between the 2 homes After the episode was filmed John sadly died on 02 November 2017, his younger son Henry now runs the gardens and his oldest son Charles inherited Berkeley Castle. Spetchley Park has been in the family since 1605 and they have all added to the garden. The Espalier trees were planted by his Grandmother and he hasn't had the heart to remove them even though they are showing their age. John shows Dee a 400 year old tree from the Lebanon. John has added a Millennium garden in 2 old tennis courts and designed it. In the middle is a Victorian fountain and then a circle of flower beds with a Cercis arch through the middle. The flowers are just breaking on the branches and is stunning and takes a whole week to prune the top. Dee spots an enormous Fatsia and wonders if Miranda's one will get that big in her tiny London garden. In the last 90 years 25,000 visitors have been to the open days and raised many thousands. Dee says she can relate to John Berkeley as they both share their love for their gardens. Dee loves the maturity of the garden and trees that were planted by past generations. Back to Miranda and her garden where apparently Miranda has been working hard? Dee arrives and is not surprised by how well the garden is doing as she has done most of the hard work herself! Miranda is pleased with how the garden is looking and loves her Phlox Blue Paradise and her Phlox Miranda is also looking splendid in flower. Miranda Ivy is rampant again. Her pots are in full colour but going in odd directions! The Fatsia is growing well along with her Heuchera. Miranda looks smug. In one of the pots she has some Cosmos. Miranda says its lovely seeing all the colours from the house. Miranda says she wants some height and Hydrangea Annabel will give her this... Wait! Was she not on the great compost heap in the sky? Yes its a doppelganger! Dee has planted a Rose Chandos Beauty which is pale. Asked what she thought of Dee's mini Antirrhinum, or Snapdragons Miranda thinks they're sweet and magical. The plant quiz continues with the ummm Salvia hot lips. Dee says she doesn't do instant gardening so Miranda will have to wait for them to grow as they are not annuals. Miranda states lots of people wouldn't know there were actual Annual plants that just last a year? 'REALLY' declares Dee with a chuckle. Miranda declares she likes snipping her wisteria 'testicles' that hover about in her garden. More chortling! The clearing up is annoying for Miranda but Dee says she has to keep up with it and chopping things off. She spots a 'very bad testicle' that's crying out for secateurs. More hilarity! 'RUDE' I say. Miranda leaves us with the dilemma will it ever have 45 minutes of interest for the National Garden Scheme? A 40 minute performance first maybe, was then suggested. We leave Miranda to hopefully catch the gardening bug! On the road again for Dee and straight to the Pub! A very special pub with a garden that has been in the book for 4 years. The Blacksmith's Arms Cudham (doesn't appear to still be in the book) Article from Kent Life. The Pub is run by landlady Joyce and it is unusual as the garden is mostly made up of hanging baskets. These adorn every possible space and include Million Bells, Petunias and trailing Geraniums as some of the plants within them. Joyce says there is about 50 hanging baskets. Dee who admits to having never done a hanging basket, discovers not only do they have plants at the top but also 'stuck in' them. She loves the yellow and white colour scheme. Miranda points out they are all temporary and Annuals (new gardening word for her). Every year Joyce has to plan and plant it all. She starts this in November / December so by January it all planned and colours chosen. Joyce points out some trailing Blue Petunias that are by the seating area, so to benefit from the smell. As the garden is part of a pub Joyce raises money for charity by way of donation boxes. Last year they raised £1,500. 'Very good' declares Dee. Dee final garden visit is in Birmingham to see a garden that only started opening last year along with 6 other neighbouring gardens. Nigel and Vincent welcome Dee to the Bournville Estate and the gardens open collectively, under the name Bournville Village. The village was built in the 19th Century by George Cadbury for workers in his chocolate factory. Nigel and Vincent have built and designed their garden from scratch, originally there was beech hedging and not a lot else. They have 3 gardens in 1. Dee admires the Wisteria and Clematis coming over the wall . They have a very traditional English front garden including Honeysuckle and a lavender lined path. The second garden is Mediterranean inspired, packed with curious objects from their travels. They have a wonderful covered seating area with cosy outdoor sofas and lattice screens. They have several seating areas in the garden to cover the sun going round the garden and for all weathers. The third area contains the lawn and antitheater style steps and also a lovely summer house that catches the last of the days sun. Today is another open day for them and want to create a party in the garden. Pop goes the Prosecco and Dee does not say no. Musician Nigel has invited the Bourneville Clarinet choir he founded to play. Oh no it then starts to rain, a gazebo is quickly put up. Will anyone turn up? The party starts even in the rain and Dee enjoys herself and even has a dance! The Bournville Gardens have had 625 visitors and raised over £5,500 for charity. Fantastic. The final leg over Dee says she has thoroughly enjoyed it and seeing all the different gardens, old and new. So which has left the deepest impression and Dee says Mill Garden Warwick, as it was so peaceful and calming. There only 4,000 more in the 'Little Yellow Book' for Dee to visit and she cannot wait to see more! Off to Miranda's for the programmes end. This time Miranda's gift is the gardening apron that she screen printed. Miranda loves it and finds it thrilling. Now Miranda feels like a proper gardener. A gardening bumbag and yes she is doing her 10 minutes of gardening a day. They end with tea in the garden and discussing another British favourite... moaning! Not a Scone in sight! All photographs copyright of Channel 4 Previous Episode ☕ All Gardens Great & Small Tower Bridge Moorings Share this post
Gardeners’ World 2021 episode 7: Monty Don gives us a masterclass on growing Mediterranean herbs, plants lily bulbs for summer scent
To her legions of fans, television presenter Carol Klein's award-winning north Devon nursery is as much a place of pilgrimage as the adjacent garden. To some of her neighbours, however, it is a smelly eyesore that became a battleground – and has been forced to close.
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Monty Don is back for the new growing Season on 20 March 2020. Copyright BBC.com Gardeners' World 2020 Episode 1: 20 March 2020 Presenters Monty Don Nigel & Nell Frances Tophill Lifting Irises Pruning Roses House Plants Tomato Plant Seeds Jobs for the Weekend Cut back Pelargoniums Cut back Deciduous Grasses Chit Potatoes Copyright BBC.com Gardeners' World 2020 Episode 2: 27 March 2020 Presenters Monty Don Nigel & Nell Nick Bailey Snowdrops Visit to National Collection of Snowdrops with Steve Owen Cutting back Penstemon Magnolias and visit to Caerhays Estate Planning ahead for Summer - Dahlias Visit to Withypitts Dahlias with Richard Ramsey Annuals planting Tithonia and Cup and Saucer Vine Frogs Jobs for the Weekend Pruning Apples and Pears Cutting back Ferns Mulching Borders Copyright BBC.com Gardeners' World 2020 Episode 3: 03 April 2020 Presenters Adam Frost Rachel De Thame Hellebores Mulching Walled Kitchen Garden Sowing Peas Fruit Trees - Oblique Cordon Vegetable growing back to basics Daffodils - visit to a show Alliums Jobs for the Weekend Prick out seedlings Harvest Rhubarb Repair Lawns Copyright BBC.com Gardeners' World 2020 Episode 4: 10 April 2020 Presenters Adam Frost Frances Tophill Carol Klein Angelica Santolina Korean Mint Phlomis Damson Blossom Strawberries Raspberries Primroses Potatoes Jobs for the Weekend Feed Roses Sow Hardy Annuals Plant Onion sets Copyright BBC.com Gardeners' World 2020 Episode 5: 17 April 2020 Presenters Monty Don Bulbs Cherry Tree Blossom Snake's Head Fritilary Visit to West Dene Sow tender Annuals Peonies visit to Susannah Applegate The Writing Garden Bean Sticks Jobs for the Weekend Take Dahlia Cuttings Prune Spring Flowering Shrubs Re-pot Tomatoes Copyright BBC.com Gardeners' World 2020 Episode 6: 24 Aril 2020 Presenters Monty Don Nigel, Nell and Patti Rachel De Thame Cos Lettuce Flat Leaf Parsley Mint Thyme Paradise Garden Jungle Backyard Dry Garden Hydrangea Jobs for the Weekend Plant Beetroot Deadhead Daffodils Plant Gladioli New dog Patti ❤ Gardeners' World 2020 Episode 7: 01 May 2020 Presenters Monty Don Nigel, Nell and Patti Carol Klein Frances Tophill Nick Bailey Clematis Wildlife Garden Cherry Blossom Summer flowering bulbs Tulips dolly tubs and chickens Frances's Allotment Chard Banana Plant Olive Tree Gladioli Tomatoes Angelica Gigas Jobs for the weekend Weed your borders Sow Sunflowers Stake Herbaceaous Perinnials Gardeners World 2020 Episode 8: 08 May 2020 Presenters Monty Don Nigel, Nell and Patti Rachel De Thame Nick Bailey Joe Swift Annuals Wisteria The Mound Vegetable Garden Plum Tree Acers Zinnias How to build a coldframe Planting out Tomatoes Runner Beans Squashes and Pumpkins Will Young's Garden Dam Garden Jobs for the Weekend Pinch out Dahlias Earth up Potatoes Sow Biennials Gardeners World 2020 Episode 9: 15 May 2020 Presenters Monty Don Nigel, Nell and Patti Joe Swift Carol Klein Cow Parsley Jewel Garden Banana plant Agapanthus Small Garden Red Campion Auricula Theatre Dahlias Carrots Propagation Herb Garden Seaweed Feed Exotic Plants Comfrey Feed Jobs for the Weekend Water newly planted trees Tidy up ponds Remove Lily Beetles RIP Nigel 💔 Share this post
Gardeners World 2023 episode 15 - Experience the expert guidance of Monty as he takes you on a captivating journey through the world of rambling, climbing,
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If you’re as famous as Monty Don, it’s hard to go anywhere.
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Monty Don's current dogs names are Nell or Nellie, Patti and Ned. Nigel The late Nigel was born on 17 May 2008 and was a Golden Retriever. He was best known for his central starring role in Gardeners' World. Nigel's co-stars were Monty Don as well as his fellow doggy friend Nell and the newbie Patti. Nigel has had a book written about him, Nigel: my Family and other dogs by Monty Don and was even the subject of a parody Twitter account. Monty Don talks about his dog Nigel and the book in the clip below. Nigel did not always play an active part in the programme, choosing instead to take a nap but him and Nell are always the show stealers from poor Monty! Nigel really enjoyed playing with his tennis ball as well as stealing gardening gloves, sticks, bulbs and even seed packets in moments of mischief in the garden! In 2016, Nigel was missing from the programme after twisting sideways to catch his beloved tennis ball and his Intervertebral disc exploded. In 2019, he underwent an operation to remove growths in his mouth. Sadly in May 2020 Nigel died after he suddenly fell ill. Nigel died peacefully and is buried at Longmeadow with his beloved tennis balls. Nellie Monty Don's dog Nellie, known as Nell is a Golden Retriever who joined Gardeners World in 2016. Described by Monty as having the attention span of a gnat, she often does not share the same amount of screen time as Nigel! The pair however have one hobby in common... sleeping on the job! In August 2020 Nell had an accident when chasing a stick, she impaled herself on it and speared her throat. This narrowly missed 2 arteries and with the help of an emergency trip to the vets Nell has recovered well. No more sticks for Nell though! Nell sadly died on 20 October 2023 after being diagnosed with Cancer in the June. She is buried next to her friend Nigel, wrapped in one of Monty coats, with her favourite biscuits and toys. Nell will be sadly missed. Patti Patti A Yorkshire Terrier first appeared on Gardeners' World in April 2020. Described by Monty as the smallest dog they have ever owned but is certainly the most bossy. Patti loves the garden so will appear in future programmes. Ned Ned is Monty's newest dog, another Golden Retriever and he arrived at Longmeadow on 17 September 2022. He made his Television debut on 07 October 2022 at just 10 weeks old. Monty said he was enjoying the garden by digging, eating and crushing as much stuff as he could which he is going to have learn not to if he going to be any help in the garden! Nell is very tolerant of the pup. Patti does not seem so happy that she is no longer the cutest and looks very grumpy to share the limelight with newcomer Ned! The start of Gardeners' World 2023 in March 2023 sees Ned making his first appearance of the year as a lively teenager and we have a full season to watch this young pup grow. Book 2016 Nigel: my family and other dogs By Monty Don All photographs are copyright of BBC.Com Share this post
The Lockdown and severely restricted movement imposed as a result of Coronavirus has been tough for many people but the fact remains that for those of us with a garden there has been a silver lining. Throughout April I suspect that more of us spent more time at home than at any time since we were sm
Monty Don's incredible garden is under threat as flood waters surround his country estate. Don said his home is 'completely surrounded' by water after the nearby River Arrow burst its banks.
Gardeners World episode 13 2020: Monty plants out tender vegetables for late summer harvests and gives tips on plants that thrive on a minimum of water
Gardeners World episode 31 2020: At Longmeadow, Monty prunes a climbing rose and celebrates the garden as it moves into autumn.
Gardeners World episode 27 2019: it is a full hour of gardening from Longmeadow and Monty adds autumn perennials to his borders
Enjoy our behind-the-scenes videos from the cover shoot for Gardeners' World Magazine, June issue.
Gardeners’ World 2023 episode 2: As plants begin to show their early growth, Monty Don gets plenty of plants for free
