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vitaw

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Good old Monty!
« on: February 14, 2009, 20:20:19 »
Did anyone else happen to catch Monty Don Thurs. night on tv--Question Time? He looked a little gaunt, of course, after his stroke---but still with it and engaged in the discussion.  I miss him on Gardeners World.  Wonder how he spends his time now, hopefully on his own garden and life and family. I know when Gardeners World returns (I think next month) again, spring will be near.  Here's hoping and waiting.
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grannyjanny

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Re: Good old Monty!
« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2009, 20:27:54 »
No GW until April. Sorry.
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betula

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Re: Good old Monty!
« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2009, 20:58:49 »
Think he is the president of the soil association now :)
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Teen

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Re: Good old Monty!
« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2009, 21:06:35 »
Hi

I really like Monty and miss him too.  I feel like whatever he talks about I can so relate to and he is so honest in what he says.

Even when he gets things wrong.  Not something all gardeners admit to doing  ;D

Teen
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Re: Good old Monty!
« Reply #4 on: February 15, 2009, 21:09:20 »
hiya, Teen, welcome to the site  ;D
I like Monty, too..always seems genuine to me  :)
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caroline7758

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Re: Good old Monty!
« Reply #5 on: February 15, 2009, 22:18:47 »
Have just borrowed "Fork to Fork"from the library. I think he writes really well too.
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Lauren S

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Re: Good old Monty!
« Reply #6 on: February 15, 2009, 22:35:58 »
Gardener's World...Back on air

The series returns on Friday 13 March, when Carol Klein meets a selection of plantholics in the first of three 60-minute specials. On 20 March, Joe Swift explores gardening in small spaces; and on 27 March, Toby Buckland investigates the peat debate.
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tonybloke

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Re: Good old Monty!
« Reply #7 on: February 15, 2009, 23:04:23 »
His speech at the soil association annual 'do'  was a good one!
The Lady Eve Balfour Memorial Lecture, 02 October 2008
Monty Don, our new president, explains how 'growing our own' can help rebuild our food culture.
» Listen to the mp3 [21 MB]
http://www.soilassociation.org/web/sa/saweb.nsf/resources/index.html
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saddad

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Re: Good old Monty!
« Reply #8 on: February 16, 2009, 08:43:38 »
 :)
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vitaw

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Re: Good old Monty!
« Reply #9 on: February 16, 2009, 09:18:40 »
Caroline--Have you read one of his first (I think) The Jewelled Garden?  Very good insight into his beginnings.
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vitaw

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Re: Good old Monty!
« Reply #10 on: February 16, 2009, 09:22:09 »
Lauren--yeah I thought GW was due back in March--hurrah!!! And I'm going to look for Monty's book Fork to Fork that was just mentioned. Next best thing to gardening is reading about it.  We should start a gardening book , club link on A4A, don't you think?
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Deb P

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Re: Good old Monty!
« Reply #11 on: February 16, 2009, 11:12:42 »
I like 'Fork to Fork' too....there is a fab recipe for rhubarb & custard tart in there that I make over and over, family loves it! ;D
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Re: Good old Monty!
« Reply #12 on: February 16, 2009, 11:15:59 »
The tomato chutney recipe is good too.  Made 3 jars this year and will be doing more next year I think!
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