Down to Earth, Monty Don
Down to Earth, Monty Don
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Down to Earth
Gardening Wisdom

Author: Monty Don

Narrator: Monty Don

Unabridged: 7 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: DK

Published: 11/01/2019

Categories: Nonfiction, Gardening

Synopsis

Unrivalled gardening wisdom from Monty Don, including essential tips, knowledge and musings from his 50 years of gardening experience.

This is Monty Don right beside you in the garden, challenging norms and sharing advice.

Discover Monty's thoughts and garden ideas around nature, seasons, color, design, pests, flowering shrubs, containers and much more. Hear about the month-by-month jobs he does in his own garden that he hopes are relevant to you.

Monty's warm voice brings this most intimate book to life - an enriching listen for any gardener.

'I have written many gardening books, but this is the distillation of 50 years of gardening experience. It has all the tips and essential pieces of knowledge that enable you to make your garden grow well, and it also shares my view that gardening is the secret to living well, too.' (Monty)

About The Author

Monty Don has been gardening on TV for over 25 years for ITV, Channel 4 and the BBC, and since 2003 has been the lead presenter on BBC TV's Gardeners' World, which from 2011 has been filmed in his own garden in Herefordshire, Longmeadow. He is an experienced organic gardener and was President of the Soil Association from 2008 to 2017. He has written a weekly gardening column for the Daily Mail since 2004, and published 19 books, including Down to Earth, the top-selling gardening book in the UK from 2017 to 2019.Monty Don has been gardening on TV for over 25 years for ITV, Channel 4 and the BBC, and since 2003 has been the lead presenter on BBC TV's Gardeners' World, which from 2011 has been filmed in his own garden in Herefordshire, Longmeadow. He is an experienced organic gardener and was President of the Soil Association from 2008 to 2017. He has written a weekly gardening column for the Daily Mail since 2004, and published 19 books, including Down to Earth, the top-selling gardening book in the UK from 2017 to 2019.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sophie on March 18, 2023

I love this book and I love Monty Don. He's so easy to watch and listen to on Gardener's World, and that easy listening is conveyed well in this book as well. It has jobs to do for each of the seasons (akin to jobs for the weekend that features on Gardener's World every week) and has good, general t......more

Goodreads review by Michael on December 31, 2020

This was a good read full of lots of useful information. It is intended for people who live in a UK environment so if you live in the USA the times of year for planting will be different. I've always enjoyed watching Gardener's World because of Monty's soft-spoken easy manner, and his influence comes......more

Goodreads review by Alisha on June 17, 2020

I discovered Monty Don about a month ago during a virtual event from the Hay Festival called, "A Night in with the Wordsworths." It was a series of poetry readings. Some of the readers were celebrities I was familiar with. But this guy? I had never heard of him, but I was stunned by his reading voic......more

Goodreads review by Nic on February 20, 2018

As a gardening beginner, this book contained some invaluable wisdom for me, and it was told in such an easy going and natural style.......more

Goodreads review by Debbi on July 02, 2020

I loved listening to the audio version of this book. Monty Don is warm and engaging and his voice is easy to listen to. While the information is excellent because it has a British bend I think the best way to appreciate this book is print +audio. My memory for plant names is just not that great, eve......more

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