Those of you who watch Gardeners’ World will no doubt have noticed the rather smart double tine rake that Monty uses from time-to-time to work the soil. When it made its first appearance Monty mentioned (I paraphrase a little here) that if you could get hold of one it was well worth doing so as [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Monty Don’
27 Apr
Composting a la Monty Don
I get very excited by compost, by the whole process of change from one form to another. Until last week I had two fairly large compost bays but then I watched the hour long Gardener’s World on Friday; consequently I now have a third bay and spent a good couple of hours turning and transferring [...]
19 Mar
A Glorious Day in the Garden
At one point today I was sat down, in short sleeves, my face to the sun, listening to the bees buzzing hither and thither, and thinking to myself ‘it could be summer’. But my day was not entirely spent sitting and soaking up the sun; I was up and about early and tackling the garden [...]
12 Mar
Gardeners’ World, Monty Don and Carol Klein: a Welcome Return
Monty was at the top of a ladder, pruning saw in one had and a wrinkled apple in the other. He was gazing at the apple with an excitement and pleasure that was palpable, one of those moments when television reaches out beyond the limits of its medium. The apple (Jupiter variety) was taken last [...]
3 Feb
Monty Don and Carol Klein
I’m looking forward to the return of Gardener’s World in March, especially with Monty Don back in the driving seat and presenting from his own garden. Some people complain that he is too much of a veg man, but if you’ve read anything he has written you’d know that this isn’t the case. I’ve also [...]
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