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19
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Uncertain
5%
1 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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not political
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For 15 years, viewers have looked in amazement at Monty Don’s beautiful Herefordshire garden, known as Longmeadow, as he hosted the show Gardeners’ World from his own back yard.
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he → look → yard
The BBC presenter, who announced earlier this month that he was leaving the show, said he may have to sack the gardeners who have kept the space beautiful and broadcast-ready.
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who → announce → space
Speaking for the first time since announcing his departure, Don revealed that the BBC had paid part of the salaries of two full-time gardeners to tend Longmeadow ever since he began hosting the show from his garden in 2011.
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he → speak → 2011
“I have had two full-time gardeners, and have had them since I have been on Gardeners’ World, and from day one it’s been in my BBC contract that I have to have two full-time gardeners,” the 71-year-old said during an event at the RHS Malvern autumn flower show.
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old → have → show
Answering questions from the audience during a session hosted at Three Counties Showground, he said this was because the garden had to look “camera ready” at all times.
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garden → answer → times
“If I’m off filming in the Rhine or India or somewhere like that, somebody has got to be getting it ready,” he said.
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he → ’m → that
Because of this, the broadcaster paid for him to have professional help, he explained, adding: “The BBC pays a contribution towards their wages.
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BBC → pay → wages
Not enough, but they do pay something, which is great.
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which → pay → something
Obviously, that contribution is going to go.”
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contribution → go → ?
His current team of two gardeners, a propagation expert and a landscaper have been with him for 10 years, he said.
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he → say → years
“They are a great team and we all work together really well.
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we → work → ?
I will have to think of ways – I can’t afford it unless we earn money from it, so I am going to think of ways of earning something from the garden, but I can’t do that until the middle of next year at the earliest.
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I → have → earliest
The presenter has said he would not open the garden to the public, as it is a private space, and that organising parking in the area would be too difficult.
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organising → say → area
Don and his wife, Sarah, created the 2-acre garden in the village of Ivington in 1991, at which time it was a neglected field with one hazel tree.
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it → create → tree
It is now split into four gardens: the cottage garden which is filled with shrub roses, the jewel garden with its bright, multicoloured flowers, the Islamic-inspired paradise garden, and the vegetable garden, which provides produce almost year-round.
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which → split → produce
Don announced he was leaving the show, which he has hosted along with his dogs, after 23 years because it was “the right time for a change”.
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it → announce → change
He will continue working with the BBC on other programmes, as well as pursuing his own projects, such as writing books.
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He → continue → books
The final series hosted by Don will continue to be broadcast from Longmeadow until later this year.
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series → host → year
It is understood he will shortly begin filming a travel programme for the BBC, named Island Gardens.
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he → understand → BBC
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