Gardeners' World

I'm sure he's a nice bloke but he bores the pants off me, and not in a good way! I prefer Diarmuid Gavin's style of presenting. Much more enthusiastic and cheery.

I enjoy Gardeners World and Monty! Last nights programme was not one of the best. I watched it on iPlayer but it ended just before the week end weather? I reloaded it, but the same thing happened! I did notice that Monty had plasters on some of his fingers, maybe he'd had an accident and was not feeling too good. The TV schedule said it had a feature about courtyard gardens, but obviously it was wrong. Maybe next week.
I also like Joe Swift, last year l heard him give a live show, he was very entertaining for about 2 hours.

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Despite my observations upthread I still think he's the best presenter of gardening programmes/travelogues on TV.

I wonder if he listens to The Archers. I'd like to nick Lynda's Resurgam stone for Monty's garden.

I found by chance on Catch Up Monty Don's series from some years ago about gardens around the world. The South America programme was was, I thought, brilliant and the gardens so varied. I must find and watch the others. I enjoy his quiet manner with the people he meets too.

I enjoy watching Monty and love it when his dogs appear as well!

grey we all are different. How boring the world would if we were all the same. Nellie and Nigel are stars. Monty Don hasn't changed he's been like that ever since he's been on TV. Perhaps he simply isn't your style? Personally I love his calmness and self effacing qualities. I also like the others you quoted for different reasons, but do think Monty has presence that the others lack.

I wish the man no ill, and hope that it is just his style, and not some underlying condition, that causes him to bore the pants off me. He seems to live in some sort of gardening ivory tower. I think they should give it to Rachael de Thame, or Joe Swift, or my choice, Carol Kline, who at least infect you with some of their enthusiasm. Sorry to those who like him.

I do like Monty Don even if his acres bear very little resemblance to our patch. I also love Nigel ❤️

It's the laid back, slow style I like though Greyduster . I knew that MD does/did suffer from depression. The gardening must be very thereputic though. I wouldn't watched a fast paced program which is not what gardening is about for me .

I personally don't like Monty Donn style as a gardeners world presenter; I agree with Teetime that the programme is becoming rather dull and I too wondered if his health is becoming an issue. I thought I read somewhere that he suffered from depression. I didn't know he'd had a stroke.

I'm not criticising Monty, gillybob. I like his slow, laid back style as well but he sounds like he's grinding to a halt.

I do hope his health is not an issue (he suffered a minor stroke a few years ago) because I can't think of anyone else I would like to see presenting GW.

I won't have a word said against Monty and rather like his slow, laid back style, which suits me just fine when winding down on a Friday evening . The article about the lichen was very interesting as I always thought it was a sign of a poorly plant . How amazing to grow what they have outside in Barbados. It's a glorious morning here on the NE coast but hardly the Caribbean . Still I am cleaning out my little leanto this morning greenhouse and very excited to get started .

The last two weeks were very dull and I cant remember a thing about it. I have recorded last nights as I couldn't face it