After receiving cognitive behavioural therapy and taking Prozac for a short time, Don quit both when he realised his depression was mostly seasonal, which he attributed to seasonal affective disorder, and found relief with a lightbox. [35] Monty Don's Italian Gardens aired on the BBC in 2011,[36] which was followed by Monty Don's French Gardens, in 2013. Monty, who will host Gardeners' World on Friday evening, and Sarah, were forced to choose. "However as soon as my five-day package was up, I was discharged. He's lambing at the moment. 252 were here. In 1991, Monty purchased a house in Ivington, Herefordshire, where they started to design and create a new garden name Longmeadow. The home was not fit to live in at the time of purchase, so Monty rented a home in Leominster while they refurbished it. Monty attended the London School of Economics and worked as a waitress at Joe Allen's Covent Garden restaurant before becoming a . I'm grateful for that.". "The others I'll ring up, we chat, share books, music, tell each other what we've done and seen. Writer. I'd be less cross about things that there's no need to be cross about. He added: "Sarah, having lost her job and business, drove down the drive on 15 February 1991, her birthday, with three little children asking why Daddy was crying. Don and Sarah married in 1983; they have two sons, Adam and Tom, and daughter Freya. Monty Don married to wife, Sarah Don, in 1984. Shortly before he fell ill with his stroke, Don had launched the Monty Don Project, a charity to help persistent offenders and drug addicts heal themselves by working the land. In the couple's book, The Jewel Garden, Sarah explained: "A bad situation got worse every day. The company became a success and in five years, operated from a shop on Beauchamp Place in Knightsbridge with hundreds of outworkers and had secured as many as 60 outlets across the UK, including Harrods, Harvey Nichols, and Liberty. Sarah is best known for being the wife of a horticulture Monty. In 1989, they relocated to The Hanburies, a large country house in Herefordshire. We never saw each other again. Monty Don: 'I wouldn't sell my spade for a million pounds' The project was documented for the BBC series Growing Out of Trouble, airing in 2006. Sculpture of euthanised walrus Freya unveiled in Oslo fjord Katy Perry leaves fans divided on American Idol comments after judges get heated, NCIS star Mark Harmon has a very famous niece, Everything you need to know about Pierce Brosnan's famous sons, GMA's Robin Roberts sparks fan concern with personal update, NCIS: LA teases long-awaited return of fan favorite character in upcoming episode ahead of finale, Jane Fonda says Jennifer Lopez 'never apologized' after Monster-In-Law slap scene.