Monty Don has shared another sad update from Longmeadow: his dog Peggy has died, just a few weeks shy of her 16th birthday. In a brief message to followers, he said she went “gently and without fuss,” and described her as...
Winter doesn’t pause your garden — it changes the rules. A lot of common “helpful” habits in cold months quietly set you up for weak growth, dead patches, and stressed plants once spring arrives. Here are the biggest winter gardening mistakes...
January might feel like the quietest month in the garden, but Monty Don says it’s actually prime time for one of his favourite crops: chillies. The key isn’t just sowing early — it’s when you water. On his blog, the Gardeners’...
From the outside, Monty Don’s life seems like the ultimate comfort watch: muddy boots, gentle advice, and the steady rhythm of the seasons. He’s the calm voice UK gardeners trust when everything feels grey. But here’s the twist Monty has admitted...
For a while, it sounded like Ben and Erin Napier’s most personal HGTV spinoff might never make it to air. The Home Town stars had been helping close friends turn Laurel’s long-awaited Heirloom Hotel into a centerpiece project for Home Town:...
Monty Don is known for making gardening feel calm, simple, and deeply human. But at BBC Gardeners’ World Live, the beloved presenter shared something far more personal than planting tips — a quiet plan to leave his family a living reminder...
Alan Titchmarsh has always made gardening look soothing—like the worst thing that can happen is a slug invasion. But in January 2026, the beloved TV presenter and author sparked fresh concern when he candidly acknowledged that his body doesn’t always “bounce...
January often gets written off as the “dead month” in the garden. The beds look bare, the lawn barely grows, and the weather seems determined to stop you from doing anything useful. But Monty Don has long treated January differently. In...
