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  • Gardening Wisdom
  • By: Monty Don
  • Narrated by: Monty Don
  • Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (481 ratings)
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Down to Earth

By: Monty Don
Narrated by: Monty Don
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Summary

Unrivalled gardening wisdom from Monty Don, including essential tips, knowledge and musings from his 50 years of gardening experience.   

This is Monty Don right beside you in the garden, challenging norms and sharing advice.   

Discover Monty's thoughts and garden ideas around nature, seasons, colour, design, pests, flowering shrubs, containers and much more. Hear about the month-by-month jobs he does in his own garden that he hopes are relevant to you.   

Monty's warm voice brings this most intimate book to life - an enriching listen for any gardener.   

'I have written many gardening books, but this is the distillation of 50 years of gardening experience. It has all the tips and essential pieces of knowledge that enable you to make your garden grow well, and it also shares my view that gardening is the secret to living well, too.' (Monty)

©2017 Dorling Kindersley Limited (P)2019 Dorling Kindersley Limited

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An evening with Monty Don.

Down to Earth is a book of Monty Don's considerable experience presented in his usual relaxed yet enthusiastic style. if you're a fan of Gardner's World, or his many travelogues you are sure to enjoy this.

The book is split between advise and a monthly run through of his gardening year.

There's nothing here that hasn't been covered before, however it's delivered beautifully, with such charm, that you can't help but be enthused. Highly recommended.

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Monty,

Love Monty Dons programmes and this book is wonderful to listen and learn from,great to listen to going to sleep,

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Practical, delightful and informative

I can see myself re-listening to this seasonally. Even as a fairly practiced gardener it helped me consider things and will influence me. And there were a lot of “ahhh” lightbulb moments. I do enjoy Monty’s unhurried and confident reading too,

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Easy listening

Monty tells the detail of gardening so well with a lovely tone. Brings great ideas to other minds.

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Wonderful book for novice gardeners

Relaxing, reassuring and full of wisdom. I feel I have learned a lot that I can put into practice; not least regarding my mindset when I’m in the garden.

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Enjoyable

Lovely to have the book read by Monty Don, packed full of gardening advice, a joy to listen to and given me plenty of ideas / targets for next year

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love love love this audiobook

found it by accident. beautifully read by Monty. full of great advice and something i listen to over and over again

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Fantastic listen

I listened to this while working from home, I managed to get through in just a few days. Very knowledgeable is Monty, I 100% recommend.

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Inspiring tips and great narration

Great tips and wonderful narration from Monty Don. This first audible book I've actually completed! An easy and interesting listen, thanks Monty for the inspiration.

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A very enjoyable audiobook

This is my first audiobook and have to say I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was very informative as you'd expect from Monty Don and passed the time away nicely, it was a very easy listen.

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