My Garden World: the Sunday Times bestseller

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Monty never wrotes that he is for the hunting of any animal (and in fact often states otherwise), but simply tries to explaon that the situation of conservation is more complicated than a yes or no answer. Whether you live in the countryside or the town, Monty's observations and insights are relevant to each and every one of us. This book is an amazing naturalists account of all the many birds, plants, and mammals that are to be found at different times of the year and in all the many places, in and around farms, gardens, woodlands and environments both familiar, and unfamiliar. Yet no other creature owns the sky more than the swift and they used to grace us with their supersonic, sleek version of the still ubiquitous swallows and martins. This year has given us the enforced opportunity to learn more about the fascinating natural world around us.

Beautiful descriptions of all aspects of the natural world - landscapes, animals, birds, plants, insects, weather. he notices the little things that so many of us 'gardeners' and outdoor people notice and gives lots of interesting extra facts. The book is a Season by Season, month by month journal of sorts, cataloguing the observations of plant and animal life as they emerge and appear over the course of a year.A handful of full colour plates are included in small batches, including the very last one of that special one the book is dedicated to, succeeding in bringing a tear to the eye of many a reader, I think, as potentially will the closing chapter😢 coming just before the short but sweet ½ page of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. If, in our own modest back yards, we can help preserve and treasure our natural world then we will make the world a better place — not just for ourselves but for every living creature. But a joy to finish in January 2022 under a blanket with a cup of tea in front of the fire as the snow piles up outside.

Best Christmas Releases* --While some gardeners appear bent on suppressing nature, Monty Don loves and works with it.His lifelong enthusiasm and fascination with nature (the cute bits and the harsh bits) shines through. For anyone who watches Gardeners World and is familiar with Monty Dons famous dog, Nigel, there is a beautiful piece at the end of the book detailing the death of this gorgeous dog…. We learn Monty is partial to a whiskey in the garden on a summer’s evening, smokes a pipe when attacked by midges and loves spotting birds of prey swooping for a kill.

I found out so much about him and the knowledge he has about not only about gardening but the creatures and birds that visit was amazing. I love this book, it takes you on an amazing journey through the natural year learning about all the creatures and plants that inhabit a garden and farmland through the course of one year. My Garden Worldis Monty Don’s personal journey through the natural year, month by month, season by season, observed from the immediate world around him. this is a very timely and relevant celebration of the world immediately around us - at a time when we really need it.

cm, it is a narrower format than I was expecting but it is a handy size to curl up in an armchair with to read Monty's observations on all sorts of things, often quite similar to my own feelings, e. There are also some lovely pictures of the garden and the farm as well as Nigel including the last one ever taken.

I found the book incredibly informative and I applied several of Monty’s suggestions in my garden throughout the seasons. Whether you live in the countryside or the town, Monty’s observations and insights are relevant to each and every one of us. Monty has sectioned the book into the four seasons with a month by month observations of what he may or may not have been seen in the garden and up at the farm.I grew to enjoy his no nonsense criticism of human practices that have destroyed so much of the natural world.