Gardeners' World star Monty Don, 69, says he 'hasn't got endless time left'
Gardeners' World presenter Monty Don has been the face of the BBC show for almost 20 years, but he's now contemplating his future ahead of the new series.
Monty Don, the star of Gardeners' World, has confessed that he "hasn't got endless time left" and discussed his thoughts on ageing. The 68 year old took over as the main presenter of the BBC show in 2003, succeeding former Ground Force star Alan Titchmarsh.
However, he is acutely conscious that he has outlived both his parents. Monty revealed that his challenging childhood and tense relationship with his parents have moulded him into the person he is today.
Despite a relatively privileged upbringing, the host confessed to always feeling like the "black sheep" of his family. Monty was sent to boarding school, but was ultimately expelled as a teenager.
He speculates that his "difficult" start in life could have led him to prison if he had been in a "different environment". However, his life was transformed by his wife Sarah, and they "became a team", marrying in 1982, and raising three children together - Adam, Tom, and Freya.
Recently, Monty has been contemplating his future with Gardeners' World due to his advancing age. In a November interview with The Guardian, he stated: "I haven't got endless time left. If I'm still going strong in 20 years, that will be brilliant, but 20 years ago doesn't seem so long ago", reports OK! Magazine.
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Monty then disclosed plans to retire from Gardeners' World "within the next five years" to concentrate his efforts on producing more documentaries, much to the disappointment of fans.
The much-loved TV host will grace our screens tonight at 9pm with a brand-new episode of Gardeners' World. He'll continue his preparations for 2025, planting daffodils and offering advice on how to deal with bindweed.
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Monty acquired his Longmeadow garden back in the 90s, admitting that he "couldn't buy a parking space in London" for what he paid for the Herefordshire plot. To maintain its TV-ready appearance, he employs two full-time gardeners.
He purchased the property in 1991 when the garden was merely an abandoned two-acre field overrun with grass, nettles and brambles. Today, the estate features a magnificent greenhouse where the presenter grows crops and flowers, a vegetable patch, The Cottage Garden, The Jewel Garden and The Paradise Garden.
However, the house was a "ruin" lacking a roof, electricity, running water or toilets. It took Monty and Sarah a decade to complete the building work.
