"Monty Don has shared dramatic photos of his Herefordshire garden underwater after a storm dumped a month's worth of rain in just 24 hours. The presenter of Gardeners' World reflected on life on a flood plain and the challenges of extreme weather. Despite the disruption, he emphasised gratitude that the flooding affected only his garden and fields, not homes or businesses."
"Monty Don's Instagram posts, including the understated "Morning" and the later note "A little wet in the garden this morning after yesterday's storm that dropped a month's worth of rain in 24 hours," showed the rapid rise of floodwaters."
"Longmeadow wasn't always the celebrated garden it is today. When Monty and his wife bought the property in 1991, it was essentially a two-acre abandoned field. They spent ten years restoring it, creating the garden that has since become iconic on television and in gardening circles. That history gives added perspective to the current flooding: this is not just a garden, but a personal life's work."
Monty Don's Herefordshire garden, Longmeadow, was partially submerged after a storm delivered a month's worth of rain in 24 hours. Instagram posts showed familiar garden paths and borders turned into reflective pools and captured the rapid rise of floodwaters. Longmeadow was previously a two-acre abandoned field bought in 1991 and restored over ten years into a celebrated garden used for television. Monty lives on a flood plain next to water meadows, where floods have long occurred, and he links the increased frequency of extreme rainfall events to climate change. He expressed gratitude that homes and businesses were not affected.
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