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Monty Don

British writer, broadcaster, gardener and farmer · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Born 1955 · age 71

Montagu Denis Wyatt Don is an English horticulturist, broadcaster, and writer who is best known as the lead presenter of the BBC gardening television series Gardeners' World.

Busiest day 6 Nov

Read more often than usual, most of all on 6 November.

56 times the usual readers on 6 November. 32,105 readers on 6 November, against about 573 a day before the rise.

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In their own words 4

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4 statements, newest first
  1. From a small boy I had wanted only to be a and to work on the land.

    2004 · (192 pages; co-authored by Sarah Don; 1st edition 2004), Own words

  2. For the Japanese especially, gardens are an essential part of their cultural identity and their history can be measured out in them.

    (272 pages; with photographs by ), Own words

  3. One of the things that has always moved me, and this has often been said by people who are grieving, is that the rhythm of the seasons is a huge comforter.

    as quoted by Lisa Joyner in:, Own words

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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Order of the British Empire

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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1955 · age 71

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