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Originally Posted by Derek[_6_]
Monty Don is returning to the helm of Gardeners' World, almost three
years after a stroke forced him to leave the show.
The 55-year-old will replace Toby Buckland, who was informed by BBC
bosses yesterday that his contract will not be renewed. Buckland was
said to be "devastated" by the decision.
Alys Fowler, another Gardeners' World regular, is also leaving the
programme, the BBC announced. Carol Klein and Joe Swift will return
for the new series alongside Rachel de Thame.
From todays Telegraph
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Hi Derek,
Monty never was or ever will be a cultivator of the soil, he is just someone who talks the talk but does not walk the walk.
As I understand it he was a salesman who suddenly became a gardening expert when he found a niche for himself!
Remember the fiasco with the growing of potatoes in bins experiment, the bins were not even the same size. Now if he was so knowledgeable about cultivating the soil why did he not see the problem, simple answer was that he did not recognise that there was a problem!!!
This guy is just a con man who makes a living out of television convincing other people that he knows what he is talking about!!!!
uriel13