“Intellectually the French are wonderfully open, in a way the British just don't begin to be. You can question ideas in France, endlessly. In Britain, two things happen when you do that. Either you're branded an intellectual, which is fundamentally mistrusted, or you're branded a phony and pretentious, which people despise.”

English horticulturist, broadcaster, and writer

Montagu Denis Wyatt Don is an English horticulturist, broadcaster, and writer, best known as the lead presenter of the BBC gardening series Gardeners' World. He has built a public career around gardening, appearing on television and writing about the subject. His work is most closely associated with Gardeners' World, where he has become a familiar guide on plants, gardens, and practical horticulture.