Gardening at Longmeadow

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Monty Don made a triumphant return to our screens as presenter of Gardeners’ World. A firm favourite with viewers, Monty’s infectious enthusiasm for plants, attention to the finer details of gardening technique and easy charm have seen the ratings soar. Here Monty invites us into the garden at Longmeadow, to show us how he created this beautiful garden, and how we can do the same in our own.

Following the cycle of the seasons, Gardening at Longmeadow will introduce readers to the garden from the earliest snowdrops of January through the first splashes of colour in the Spring Garden, the electric summer displays of the Jewel Garden, the autumn harvest in the orchard, and on to a Christmas feast sourced from the vegetable gardens.

Describing the magic of each area at different times of the year, Monty will explain the basics of what to do when and how to get the most from each plant. He’ll talk through the essential techniques and more complex processes, accompanied by easy-to-follow, step-by-step photography.

Longmeadow is a gardeners’ garden, but this will be a book for gardening enthusiasts of all skill levels who have been inspired by what they’ve seen, and who would like to achieve something similar for themselves.Monty Don O.B.E. is the UK’s leading garden writer and broadcaster. He has been lead presenter of Gardeners’ World since 2003 and since 2011 the programme has come from his own garden, Longmeadow, in Herefordshire. He has written a weekly gardening column for the Daily Mail since 2004, and published over 20 books, including the bestsellers Down to Earth, Nigel: My Family and Other Dogs, and My Garden World. Japanese Gardens, his book with Derry Moore, was shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Writing AwardIT

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