“Once you engage with the simple enough business of feeding yourself, of soil and water, weather, season and harvest, it becomes personal. It is about you, your family and friends. Food becomes an aspect of those relationships as well as your intimacy with your plot.”

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.