Monty Don opened up about a ‘terrible’ health battle (Image: Getty)
Gardeners World star Monty Don has opened up on a ‘terrible’ battle as he pinpoints one thing that has helped him get through it.
On the podcast, Monty says his love of gardening has helped him on a personal level. The expert has previously opened up about his struggles with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).
Speaking about how gardening has helped, Monty said: “It enables you to deal with loss and hopelessness and fear and anxiety and you know depression, that terrible sort of negativity that comes with it.”
Monty says other gardeners have reached out to him to explain how the hobby helps their own mental health.
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Monty was speaking on a recent episode of the Gardeners’ World podcast (Image: Getty)
He added: “Gardening gives them hope, gardening connects them to something bigger than themselves, it connects them to the rhythm of seasons.”
“It’s to be aware that all good times are followed by fallow times, but which are also followed by good times.
“It’s not just onwards and upwards upwards upwards, you have to accept that there are cycles and things, and that is very empowering and reassuring.”
Monty has previously opened up about his experiences with SAD. On an epsiode of the Travel Diaries podcast he revealed he likes to travel abroad during the winter months to “recharge the batteries”.
According to the NHS: “Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that comes and goes in a seasonal pattern.
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Monty Don likes to get away during the winter months to “recharge the batteries”. (Image: Getty)
“SAD is sometimes known as “winter depression” because the symptoms are usually more apparent and more severe during the winter. Some people with SAD may have symptoms during the summer and feel better during the winter.”
Having initially started his career in gardening writing newspaper columns about his hobby, gardening, it wasn’t until he recieved a slot on ITV’s This Morning that his career in broadcasting took off.
With more TV work to follow it was when Monty was appointed as the host of ‘s Gardeners’ World in 2003 that he became a household name.
Having first presented the show over 20 years ago, last year Monty claimed that he intended to remain on the show until at least 2026 when he turns 70.
Monty Don’s British Gardens returns on Two tonight (January 17) at 8pm.