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Keep off our beautiful lawns, Monty Don, you don t know what you re talking about
Monty Don of Gardeners’ World has declared a turf war on tidy lawns - but are they really as bad as he claims?
9 March 2021 • 4:01pm
Monty Don has some choice words for men who like to obsessively mow their lawns
Credit: Richard Hanmer
The perfect lawn is a thing of beauty for many gardeners. It is lush, manicured, a shade of brilliant green and perhaps even has a few stripes thrown in for good measure. But, for Gardeners World host Monty Don, it is the stuff of nightmares.