Gardeners' World's Monty Don shares where he wants to be buried in garden as he slows down

icon has revealed where he wants to be buried after recently admitting that he is soon planning to slow down.

Providing his usual horticulture updates on the Gardeners' World Podcast the 69-year-old provided an important life update as he revealed where he plans to be buried after his death.

He said: "It has been the Cottage Garden for the last 25 years and it's probably going to remain that for the next 25 years and I'll probably be burried somewhere underneath it."

Monty added: "Even if it's planted with rocks and trees, it'll be the Cottage Garden."

His latest admission comes after an interview with the Guardian in November 2023, when the veteran broadcaster contemplated his own mortality.

The veteran broadcaster said: "I haven't got endless time left. If I'm still going strong in 20 years, that will be brilliant, but 20 years ago doesn't seem so long ago."

To the disappointment of Gardeners World fans he also confirmed that he is thinking about calling time on his presenting role on the show as he said that it could come 'within the next five years'.

Only earlier this month, the veteran BBC presenter opened up about his health as he claimed that his knees have 'decayed' down the years after spending so much time on them whilst gardening. But added that he was able to protect them by using a rowing machine and weight lifting.

Monty's Cottage Garden, where he plans to be buried in after his death, makes up just a small part of his Longmeadow garden in Herefordshire that he acquired in 1991.

Employing two full-time gardeners to tend to his plot to ensure it is in pristine condition for his TV appearances on Gardeners' World, they are required to look after his impressive array of greenery, including a vegetable patch, The Cottage Garden, The Jewel Garden and The Paradise Garden.

As one of the most respected names in the world of horticulture in the UK, Monty was awarded an OBE in 2018 for his services to charity, broadcasting and horticulture. But before then, he had entered the public consciousness during the early 1990s when he presented BBC shows Holiday and Tomorrow's World before having previously been seen on ITV's This Morning.