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Monty Don to step down from Gardeners' World after more than two decades
September 9, 2026 at 07:33 AM
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TGThe Guardian
Monty Don steps down from BBC’s Gardeners’ World after 23 years
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TGThe Guardian
Monty Don is quitting Gardeners’ World – and you’re right to be devastated about it
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BNBBC News
Monty Don to leave Gardeners' World after more than 20 years
(opens the publisher’s site)Monty Don, host of Gardeners' World for more than 20 years, has announced he will leave the programme at the end of the current series.
- Don, the show's longest-serving head gardener, joined in 2003 as Alan Titchmarsh's replacement and presented around 700 episodes.
- Don said working on the show had been a "deeply rewarding experience" but added "now is the right time for a change."
- Don presented at Berryfields in Stratford-upon-Avon before the programme moved in 2011 to his garden, Longmeadow in Herefordshire.
- BBC chief content officer Kate Phillips said she respected Don's decision and thanked him for his "honesty and kindness."
Latest developments
- Sep 9 — Don will remain with the BBC on other programmes, including the travel series Island Gardens, and will pursue his own projects.
- Sep 9 — A BBC source tipped presenter Frances Tophill as a potential successor to Don.