Monty Don Biography
Monty Don (Full Name: Montagu Denis Wyatt Don OBE VMH) is a renowned British writer, broadcaster, and horticulturist best known as the lead presenter of the BBC gardening television series titled Gardeners’ World.
He made his television debut in 1989 as a regular on This Morning with a gardening segment, which led to further television work across the decade including his own shows for Channel 4 and BBC Television. Monty started his writing career at this time and published his first of over 25 books in the year 1990. He wrote a weekly gardening column in The Observer from 1994 and 2006.
Monty Don Age
Monty Don was born on 8th July 1955, in Iserlohn, Germany. He is 67 years old.
Monty Don Height
Monty stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches (Approx. 1.72 m).
Monty Don Family
Monty was born to his British parents Janet Wyatt and Denis T. K. Don in Iserlohn, West Germany. He is the youngest of five children including Alison and David. Monty’s twin sister, Alison at the age of 19 was almost killed in a car accident, suffering blindness and a broken neck.
Monty Don Wife
He met his beloved wife Sarah Erskine, a trained architect and jeweler while at Magdalene College. The adorable couple tied the knot in 1983. Together, they share two handsome sons named Adam and Tom, and a beautiful daughter called Freya. The lovely family resided in Islington, north London before moving to the De Beauvoir Town area of Hackney. Later, they relocated to The Hanburies in Herefordshire in 1989. At the end of 1992, they moved into their Irvington home.
Monty Don Education
Monty attended three independent schools: Quidhampton School in Basingstoke, Bigshotte School in Wokingham, and Vyne School in Basingstoke. Later, he joined Malvern College in Malvern. Moreover, Monty studied English at Magdalene College.
Monty Don Salary
He bags a satisfactory salary ranging between $80k – 200k annually.
Monty Don Net Worth
Monty has managed to amass a fortune over the years and has an estimated net worth of $5 million.
Monty Don Career
In September 2002, the BBC reported Monty as the new lead presenter of its long-running series titled Gardeners’ World from 2003, replacing Alan Titchmarsh. Monty is the first self-taught horticulturist presenter in the history of how. In 2008, he hosted the show until he put his profession on hold to recover from his minor stroke and Toby Buckland continued with the show filling in as host.
Monty presented viewers with his new golden retriever, Nell in 2016. This was followed by the addition of a Yorkshire Terrier, Patti in April 2020. He signed a contract with the BBC to continue presenting Gardeners’ World for three years in 2020.
Monty Don Books
Around the World in 80 Gardens (2008)
The Irvington Diaries (2009)
My Dream Farm (2010)
The Home Cookbook (2010; with Sarah Don)
Extraordinary Gardens of the World (2010)
The Great Gardens of Italy (2011; with Derry Moore)
Gardening at Longmeadow (2012)
The Road to Le Tholonet: A French Garden Journey (2013)
Nigel: My Family and Other Dogs (2016)
Down to Earth: Gardening Wisdom (2017)
Paradise Gardens (2018)
Japanese Gardens: A Journey (2019)
My Garden World: The Natural Year (2020)
American Gardens (2020; with Derry Moore)
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