Gardeners’ World presenter Monty Don has shared his concerns about the impact of climate change on gardening, warning of being “brought to the boil.”
Monty Don has shared an update about the state of Longmeadow(Image: James Manning/PA Wire)
Celebrated gardener Monty Don has expressed his frustration regarding the effects of climate change, not only on his garden but across the globe.
The Gardeners’ World host bemoaned how parched this year had been while considering the condition of his cherished Longmeadow garden, which he has worked on since 1992.
Writing in the BBC’s Gardeners’ World magazine, Monty discussed Longmeadow’s current state before detailing his experiences filming Monty Don’s Rhine Gardens across Europe.
Regarding Longmeadow, he said: “This year, 2025, is by far the driest I have known. We have had no significant rain since March, and our heavy Hertfordshire clay loam is powdery down to 3ft.
“This is undeniably a trend. At the time of writing… this last spring was the hottest and driest on record. There is no sane denial of climate change.”
Nevertheless, while Monty, 70, acknowledged conditions were dire in the UK, he insisted they were “much worse” across mainland Europe.
Monty Don has lamented the impact of climate change on gardening(Image: Getty)
Monty noted the severity of the circumstances became apparent during his journey home, reports the Express.
He added: “Flying back from Zurich to London in July, the landscape below me was parched and brown, and I swear I did not see a blade of grass the entire way. In a way this is depressingly familiar. We are the frog in the pan, slowly, inexorably, being brought to the boil.”
This is not the first occasion Monty has cautioned about the harm climate change and global warming are inflicting upon our society.
Monty Don has addressed the impact of climate change on gardening before(Image: Getty)
In an interview with Radio Times magazine last year, he noted that although gardening is more popular than ever, gardeners are now facing increasingly unpredictable conditions.
He explained: “It’s all connected to the [Gen Z] link to the natural world, which is more precarious so needs to be looked after. Climate change is a huge worry for that generation, as it should be. In practical terms, it means we’re having to deal with very extreme situations.
“I could easily give you a list of plants for very wet or very dry conditions, but there would be hardly any overlap, whereas now our gardens are becoming both very wet and very dry at different times. It’s new territory.”
Despite the ongoing global concerns about the impact of climate change on gardening, Monty will continue to guide gardeners through these challenges when Gardeners’ World airs tonight (August 29) at 8pm on BBC Two.
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