Yes, I'm a dog. Press alt + / to open this menu. His father Sean, who died seven years ago, was a farmer. THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ~ NIGEL - One of Britain's favourite dogs! At the recent cover shoot for the June issue of BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine, we spoke to Monty Don about the huge popularity of his dogs Nigel and Nell. Let’s get to know Nellie, Gardeners World’s “main canine presenter”. Jump to. Accessibility Help. Monty Don in his garden in Leominster. My guilt over delaying putting my suffering dog down, by TV gardener Monty Don TV gardener Monty Don has told of his guilt after delaying putting his dog down because of his heartbreak. Don's sartorial style in the garden has been the subject of some critical attention, with Richard D. North commenting, in 2013: At home and abroad, Monty Don is the paysan manqué. Facebook. About Monty Monty Don O.B.E. Join­ing Don on stage at the fes­ti­val was Nigel, a nine-year-old golden retriever, who has be­come some­thing of a … The Monty Don's dog 'Nigel' and now 'Nellie' appreciation society! Nigel (born 17 May 2008) is a male golden retriever dog owned by Monty Don, a British television gardening presenter. Advertisement In this exclusive video clip, Monty explains how Nigel came to be featured on Gardeners’ World and how he was taken by surprise at the viewers’ response to him. Nigel is known for his appearances on the BBC Two gardening programme, Gardeners' World, on which he is seen, with Don's other dog Nellie, following the presenter around his garden and sometimes playing with a tennis ball. Once I'm rid of Monty Don, I'll have my own TV series. Yes, I'm a dog. Monty Don said dogs can help with depression, crediting his golden retriever Nigel with getting him outside again after he suffered from “black periods”. ... and the three dogs who have, to amuse the family, been given perversely unlovely names: Nigel (a golden retriever), Brenda (a … Both of his paternal grandparents were Scottish, through whom he is descended from botanist George Don and the Keiller family of Dundee, inventors of a brand of marmalade in 1797. Monty’s numerous books include the bestselling Fork to Fork, The Jewel Garden (both with Sarah Don), Around the World in 80 Gardens, The Complete Gardener, The Ivington Diaries, The Road to Le Tholonet, and his latest bestsellers Nigel: My Family and Other Dogs and Down to Earth. Nigel the Dog @Nigel_Dog. Dedicated to his career: Monty Don in the gardens at Sissinghurst in Kent. Two Roads is to publish Nigel: My Family and Other Dogs , a memoir by Monty Don. Both Monty Don and his beloved dog Nigel have had brushes with death Monty has suffered a stroke in recent years and Nigel severed his spinal cord in Monty, now 60 and his golden retriever Nigel have received a few health scares in the past however the gardener insists he …