In 1991, Monty Don bought a Herefordshire home with a 2-acre abandoned field; 35 years later, Longmeadow became the garden millions knew from TV
- After 23 years at the helm, Monty Don announced that he is stepping down from the BBC’s long-running Gardeners' World series, bringing an end to one of the longest and most recognisable chapters in British gardening television.
- "I have decided that the current series of Gardeners' World is to be my last," Monty Don, 71, confirmed earlier this month.
- The broadcaster and gardener joined the programme in 2003 and has spent the past 16 years presenting it from his 2-acre private garden, Longmeadow, transforming the once-abandoned field into the garden that millions of viewers have come to know.
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- After 23 years at the helm, Monty Don announced that he is stepping down from the BBC’s long-running Gardeners' World series, bringing an end to one of the longest and most recognisable chapters in British gardening television.
- "I have decided that the current series of Gardeners' World is to be my last," Monty Don, 71, confirmed earlier this month.
- The broadcaster and gardener joined the programme in 2003 and has spent the past 16 years presenting it from his 2-acre private garden, Longmeadow, transforming the once-abandoned field into the garden that millions of viewers have come to know.
Sources: Times of India