12-05-2025
Monty Don: A window box can be as joyful as a big garden
His two-acre plot in Herefordshire is one of the most beautiful gardens in England, but Monty Don insists there is just as much joy to be taken from a window box.
Don, 69, said gardening, which has helped him to deal with both grief and depression, can be a huge source of pleasure, and urged people not to be put off just because they do not have a garden.
Speaking to Kirsty Wark on the V&A Dundee podcast today, he said: 'I completely support that whole view of getting people to garden something, anything, anywhere, anyhow.
'When you have a window box, the pleasure that you can get from seeing something grow is just as great as seeing what I do in my garden outside
