Gardeners' World: Compilations 2026 - 2
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Friday, January 30 on BBC Two England (2)
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Compilations 2026 - 2
Season 2026, Episode 2
Monty Don looks back at seasonal highlights. At Longmeadow, his salvias are ready to go in the ground, and Carol Klein shares tips to brighten up beds and containers in spring. Plus, Arit Anderson retraces the footsteps of garden designer and writer Vita Sackville-West, exploring the enduring influence of her work
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Monty Don
(Presenter)
Rachel de Thame
(Presenter)
Carol Klein
(Presenter)
Advolly Richmond
(Contributor)
Rosemary Edwards
(Executive producer)
Sharon Fisher
(Series editor)
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Did You Know..
Monty Don
(Presenter)
Born:
July 08, 1955
in
Ivington, Herefordshire
Best Known For:
Fronting Gardeners' World.
Early-life:
Montagu Denis Wyatt Don was born in Berlin on July 8, 1955, where his soldier father had been posted. He and his twin sister grew up in Hampshire with their four other siblings. He went to school in Berkshire, Malvern and Basingstoke, before reading English at Cambridge. He worked as a dustman, labourer and waiter before founding his own jewellery company with his future wife, making and designing pieces which were sold all over the world.
Career:
In 1988, Don moved to Herefordshire with his wife and children, and when the jewellery business collapsed, turned to working in TV and journalism. He has on has appeared on programmes including This Morning, Holiday Programme, Tomorrow's World, Real Gardens, Fork to Fork, Lost Gardens and Don Roaming. He joined Gardeners' World in 2002, and became the show's first self-taught main presenter in 2003. An author and columnist, his books include My Roots, The Jewel Garden, The Complete Gardener, The Prickotty Bush, The Weekend Gardener, The Sensuous Garden, Gardening Mad, Urban Jungle and Fork to Fork. He suffered a minor stroke in 2008, and gave up Gardeners' World until 2011. He also presents More4's Monty Don's Real Craft.
Quote:
"If you are angry or troubled, nothing provides the same solace as nurturing the soil."
Trivia:
In 2008, Don became president of the Soil Association.
Rachel de Thame
(Presenter)
Born:
October 13, 1961
in
Camden, London
Best Known For:
Co-presenting Gardeners' World.
Early-life:
Born Rachel Cohen on October 13, 1961 in Camden, London. Rachel studied ballet at the Royal Ballet School in White Lodge, Richmond Park from the age of 10. However, she contracted glandular fever at age 15 and decided to give up her dancing career at 19. Rachel studied drama at Southgate College from 1979 to 1980 and then history of art at London's City Lit.
Career:
De Thame had a successful modelling career that saw her appearing in a number of TV advertisements. Her casting agents started suggesting her for acting roles and, in 1998, she appeared in the mini-series Merlin. She decided not to follow an acting career, however, and decided to get into plants and gardening instead. After studying practical horticulture and plants and plantsmanship at the English Gardening School for two years, De Thame auditioned for Gardeners' World. She initially presented the programme every week and, as of 2014, continues to make occasional appearances on the show. De Thame has also presented such TV gardening shows as Small Town Gardens, Gardening with the Experts and Countrywise. She also co-presents the BBC's annual coverage of the Chelsea Flower Show. Her non-gardening TV appearances include Going for a Song and Call My Bluff.
Quote:
"In terms of my career, I never felt good enough as a model. I thought it would give me up in the end. I don't feel that way about gardening. I know I will be doing it until I drop."
Trivia:
She has written two books on gardening; Small Town Gardens and Rachel de Thame's Top 100 Star Plants.
Carol Klein
(Presenter)
Best Known For:
Her appearances on all manner of gardening shows
Early-life:
Born in Walkden, Salford, Lancashire in 1945, Carol originally trained as an art teacher and taught in schools in the London area before moving to Devon. There she taught at North Devon College before setting up her own plant nursery, Glebe Cottage Plants.
Career:
She made her TV debut on Gardeners' World in 1989 and has since presented other gardening programmes such as Real Gardens and Open Gardens. Recent projects include Life in a Cottage Garden with Carol Klein which follows a year in the life of Carol's garden at Glebe Cottage in North Devon, and Grow Your Own Veg, which encouraged people to start growing their own vegetables. She is known for her cheerful presenting style and is hugely popular among gardeners.
Quote:
"I'll just do whatever I do better. I'll keep on keeping on. Anyway, it's just television, isn't it - it's not real life."
Trivia:
Klein's newspaper columns are highly regarded.
Advolly Richmond
(Contributor)
Rosemary Edwards
(Executive producer)
Sharon Fisher
(Series editor)
