Monty Don sounded emotional as he presented Gardeners’ World for the final time - thanking viewers for “coming on the journey” for over two decades with him. The 71-year-old head gardener on the BBC series signed off from his Longmeadow garden, where the show has been based for 16 years, as he sat alongside his dog, Ned.
Other beloved dogs including Nigel, who was very familiar to viewers and sadly passed away in 2020, also got a mention in his parting words. Monty said: “From myself, Ned, and Longmeadow it’s the final goodbye.
“I first began presenting Gardeners’ World 23 years ago at Berryfields and we came here to Longmeadow 16 years ago and in that time things have changed. The garden has grown, Nigel has been and gone and Nellie and Patty.
“But there has been one constant factor and that has been the incredible privilege and pleasure of sharing my garden and my gardening life with you here as well as working with so many superb people .So, thank you. Thank you for coming on that journey with me and good luck with your own gardens in the future. So, for the last time. Goodbye.”
