is the UK’s leading garden writer and broadcaster. Please, if you can, tweet something to @BBCSnooker to let them know we're not happy with our favourite programme being dumped at the … As I sit on the train on my way to Monty Don's house in Herefordshire, I realise that, although I have never met him, I see him almost as a friend. Monty Python writer and actor Neil Innes has died aged 75, his agent has confirmed. Once I'm rid of Monty Don, I'll have my own TV series. 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.Apart from his television appearances, Nigel has his … Both Monty Don and his beloved dog Nigel have had brushes with death recently now he … The genius who cured my dog: Monty Don feared the worst when his beloved retriever Nigel was paralysed in an accident. Where an arts presenter might eschew the little black Armani suit and the dazzling white shirt for the crumpled linen, Don’s gear retreats into the manly rumpledon of a workman’s cotton drill. Nigel is a Golden Retriever born in 2008. Nigel (born 17 May 2008) is a male golden retriever dog owned by Monty Don, a British television gardening presenter. A fan page for Monty Don's gardening companion, Nigel. 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. Nigel is one of Monty Don’s beloved dogs. A lways put your pets first, Monty Don has said, as he revealed he once delayed putting his dog down for six weeks because he could not cope with the grief.. He has been making television programmes for over twenty years on a range of topics, spanning travel, craft, outdoor living and, principally, gardening. The adorable pup can often be seen having a snooze in the great outdoors on Gardeners’ World or playing with his all-time-favourite green tennis ball. In 2015 he presented The Secret History of the British Garden, a BBC Two series, in four parts, charting the development of British gardens from the 17th to the 20th century. 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. He is a popular addition to the show, and as a result when he is missing from an episode fans are quick to take to social media to ask Monty where he has gone! Gardeners' World presenter Don pens memoir about his dog ... "I am thrilled to welcome Monty Don and Nigel to the list, in this lovely celebration of how dogs enrich our lives." I hate beech and box hedges. The comedian and musician died of natural causes Sunday night, agent Nigel Morton said. In 2013 Don presented an episode of Great British Garden Revival. Nigel (born 17 May 2008) is a male golden retriever dog owned by Monty Don, a British television gardening presenter.