Down to Earth: Gardening Wisdom by Monty Don Hardcover

About the Author:

Montagu Denis Wyatt Don OBE DL VMH (born George Montagu Don; 8 July 1955) is an English horticulturist, broadcaster, and writer who is best known as the lead presenter of the BBC gardening television series Gardeners' World.Born in Germany and raised in England, Don studied at Magdalene College, Cambridge, during which time he met his future wife. They ran a successful costume jewellery business through the 1980s until the stock market crash of 1987 resulted in almost complete bankruptcy.[clarification needed][citation needed] In 1989, Don made his television debut as a regular on This Morning with a gardening segment, which led to further television work across the decade including his own shows for BBC Television and Channel 4.