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Monty Don

Monty Don is best known for his lead role on Gardeners' World. He's also presented other programmes such as 80 Gardens Around the World, My Dream Farm and Italian Gardens. Monty has penned accompaniments to his TV series, as well as books about his beloved garden in Herefordshire. Monty is committed to organics and is currently the President of the Soil Association.

Joe Swift

Joe has been a regular presenter and designer on Gardeners' World for the past 10 years. He has also presented Open Gardens, Small Town Gardens and coverage of the RHS flower shows at Chelsea, Hampton Court and Tatton Park. Joe writes for The Times weekend gardening section, various gardening magazines and has published two books on getting the most out of gardening in cities. His third book, Joe’s Allotment, tackles how to cultivate your own food.

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Rachel de Thame

Rachel trained at the English Gardening School before becoming a presenter for Gardeners' World. She has filmed her own series for the ´óÏó´«Ã½: Small Town Gardens and Gardening with the Experts. Rachel has written two gardening books, Small Town Gardens and Rachel de Thame's Top 100 Star Plants, as well as co-writing Gardening with the Experts. She currently writes a monthly horticultural column for the Sunday Times and has contributed to the gardening pages of The Daily Telegraph, Gardeners' World Magazine, Woman's Own Magazine and Eden Magazine.