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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
- | Monty (short for Montagu)'s first career was as a jeweller, but when his business went under he decided to make his hobby - gardening - into a career, and after writing his first book he was asked to become the resident gardening expert on ''This Morning''. From there, he rose to become presenter of various gardening and horticulture-related programmes including '' | + | Monty (short for Montagu)'s first career was as a jeweller, but when his business went under he decided to make his hobby - gardening - into a career, and after writing his first book he was asked to become the resident gardening expert on ''This Morning''. From there, he rose to become presenter of various gardening and horticulture-related programmes including ''Gardeners' World'', which he left following a mild stroke in 2008. He is also president of the Soil Association. |
== Web links == | == Web links == |
Revision as of 18:55, 11 March 2010
Biography
Monty (short for Montagu)'s first career was as a jeweller, but when his business went under he decided to make his hobby - gardening - into a career, and after writing his first book he was asked to become the resident gardening expert on This Morning. From there, he rose to become presenter of various gardening and horticulture-related programmes including Gardeners' World, which he left following a mild stroke in 2008. He is also president of the Soil Association.