The Garden Minute ⏰: Wednesday 10 January 2024

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Monty Don reveals pet peeve over ‘pompous’ gardeners using particular job title. BBC presenter Monty Don has hit out at gardeners who call themselves horticulturists, saying the term adds “unnecessary inflation” to the job title.

Writing on X, the Gardeners’ World host said that there are lots of words and expressions that irritate him.

He wrote: “One that is particularly pertinent seems utterly unnecessary: Since when did the term ‘horticulturalist’ replace gardener? And why?” The Independent.