Trees are complicated, fascinating things, usually older and more beautiful than any of us. — Monty Don Copy Share Image
We know that gardening is good for you. It is fantastic, all-round exercise. — Monty Don Copy Share Image
Gardening is easy. Stick it in the ground the right way up and most plants will grow perfectly well. — Monty Don Copy Share Image
I have always felt that the best gardens aspired to coppice and that the best woods have all the elements of the… — Monty Don Copy Share Image
Gardening is inevitably a process of constant, remorseless change. It is the constancy of that process that is so comforting, not any… — Monty Don Copy Share Image
Some plants become weeds simply by virtue of their success rather than any other factor. You merely want less of them. — Monty Don Copy Share Image
I don't think about being the Colin Firth of the gardening world. I live a very insular world based around my family… — Monty Don Copy Share Image
Ground elder, introduced by the Romans as a vegetable, is difficult to get rid of because it regrows from the smallest trace… — Monty Don Copy Share Image
Coppice management depends upon the chosen tree being cut when the shoots are straight, vigorous and, critically, not shading out new growth. — Monty Don Copy Share Image
I am always more interested in people than plants. Nature doesn't make gardens, people make gardens. And the story of a garden… — Monty Don Copy Share Image
We are extremely uncomfortable with the spiritual aspects of gardening, and yet most people feel it in some form or other, even… — Monty Don Copy Share Image
I think that's my strength, that I am an amateur gardener who loves gardening. I've read about it, I've written about it,… — Monty Don Copy Share Image
There is a direct correlation between gardening and mental health, not just to maintain good mental health but to repair it as… — Monty Don Copy Share Image
The divide between a 'wild' plant and what is suitable for the garden is unnatural and meaningless. Gardens begin and end in… — Monty Don Copy Share Image
By having a direct stake and involvement with the process of plants growing, of having your hands in the soil and tending… — Monty Don Copy Share Image
My favourite thorn belongs to the rose with a name like a mouthful of broken teeth, Rosa sericea pteracantha. It is grown… — Monty Don Copy Share Image
A plant I have grown for years without really taking much notice of is epimedium. You know how it is: someone gives… — Monty Don Copy Share Image
Modern man has a very abstract idea of what a wood is. I guess that if you stopped anyone on the street… — Monty Don Copy Share Image
Visiting gardens is bad for you. Not only does it encourage too much eating of cake but sets up all kinds of… — Monty Don Copy Share Image
A healthy plant is one that adapts best to the situation in which it finds itself. There is no objective measure of… — Monty Don Copy Share Image
I have learnt that gardens are like happiness: you cannot pursue them as an absolute thing or moment. — Monty Don Copy Share Image
Gardening is seen as a pastime that is almost like belonging to the Church of England - a sign of maturity and… — Monty Don Copy Share Image
I just think that gardening is about the future, a slow thing, that is deep and spiritual as well as spiritually rewarding. — Monty Don Copy Share Image
Chickweed is regarded by most gardeners as just that - a weed - but is excellent in sandwiches or salads. — Monty Don Copy Share Image
It does seem to me that the British in particular, British horticultural literature and television programmes, focus a huge amount on how… — Monty Don Copy Share Image
Many gardens are hijacked by their plants and end up looking like a room overstuffed with furniture. — Monty Don Copy Share Image
I always see gardening as escape, as peace really. If you are angry or troubled, nothing provides the same solace as nurturing… — Monty Don Copy Share Image
The horticultural industry is unimaginative and dominated by vast, supermarket-like outlets. But the small nurseries and growers remain - praise them with… — Monty Don Copy Share Image
When you plant something, you invest in a beautiful future amidst a stressful, chaotic and, at times, downright appalling world. — Monty Don Copy Share Image
Bamboos can go from shining health to shabbiness in weeks. The problem is too much wind, too little water and tired compost. — Monty Don Copy Share Image
The biggest obstacle to good gardening is the desire to know the answers and not the questions. — Monty Don Copy Share Image
Apples hate strong wind and damp, cold soil so try and place them on well-drained, rich soil in a sheltered position. — Monty Don Copy Share Image
Daffodils, blossom and tulips jostle to the front of the stage in April. I love these early perennials: they may be more… — Monty Don Copy Share Image
Gardening is easy. Stick it in the ground the right way up and most plants will grow perfectly well. — Monty Don Copy Share Image
My favourite thorn belongs to the rose with a name like a mouthful of broken teeth, Rosa sericea pteracantha. It is grown almost entirely… — Monty Don Copy Share Image
I love filming. I love the teamwork. It's a tight-knit group spending months on the road together. All the experience is shared. — Monty Don Copy Share Image
The thing the British hate more than anything else is people who are getting above themselves. There are a hundred different expressions for it… — Monty Don Copy Share Image
People are increasingly realising that what they eat is important. You can't put junk food in your body and be healthy. All sorts of… — Monty Don Copy Share Image
I do wear gloves for things that sting a lot or prick a lot. But I just like to feel with my hands. I… — Monty Don Copy Share Image
We know that gardening is good for you. It is fantastic, all-round exercise. — Monty Don Copy Share Image
The key to our oldest woodland is that it has been cut down and regrown, in some cases as often as 50 or 60… — Monty Don Copy Share Image
When you plant something, you invest in a beautiful future amidst a stressful, chaotic and, at times, downright appalling world. — Monty Don Copy Share Image
The farm uses up a lot of my creative urges. It's a sort of rough and ready space, I don't film there. — Monty Don Copy Share Image
I was brought up a strict Christian. My father was a lay preacher, my mother a church warden. The rhythm and ritual of the… — Monty Don Copy Share Image
