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Gardeners' World's Monty Don melts hearts with photo of new baby arrival

The presenter looked overjoyed

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August 9, 2022

Monty Don tugged at our heartstrings on Monday after he shared an adorable photo of his baby granddaughter, Daisy.

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Taking to Instagram, the gardening expert posted a sweet snap of himself cradling the adorable tot. Little Daisy was dressed in a white broderie dress and a gorgeous wide-brimmed sunhat speckled with tiny blue and yellow flowers.

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Looking every inch the doting grandfather, Monty, 67, could be seen wrapping his arms around the youngster with a huge grin stretching across his face. He captioned his post: "Grandfather and granddaughter- Daisy in a hat". 

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His fans flooded the comment section with plenty of well-wishes. "Congratulations @themontydon, she is scrumptious," wrote fellow presenter Vanessa Feltz, whilst a second penned: "Absolutely precious moment". 

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Little Daisy was born in May

A third remarked: "Gorgeous photo safe with grandpa" and a fourth noted: "That may be the sweetest child of all time".

Monty announced the birth of Daisy via Twitter back in May. Taking to the social media platform, the presenter wrote: "Daisy Rose Don born today, a sister to George. A perfect way to end. beautiful May day."

Monty and his wife Sarah, who have been married since 1983, have three grown-up children: Adam, Freya and Tom. Tom and his wife Emily first welcomed son George in 2019 before announcing the arrival of Daisy Rose.

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The expert gardener is also a doting grandfather to George

The celebrity gardener's adorable photo of his granddaughter comes after he opened up about his own childhood. During a candid interview with The Times, Monty revealed how his father Denis was a "frightening figure" whilst growing up.

"He was an army heavyweight boxing champion and a commando and had been through the war," said Monty.

The horticulturist added: "You didn't mess with him, and he had these deep depressive fits when he wouldn't talk to anyone."

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Monty and Sarah tied the knot in 1983

Monty went on to talk about his twin sister Alison - who had nearly died following a car accident. At the time, the doting brother was working as a gardener in France when he was told the sad news via a telegram which read, "Come home. Alison accident".

Luckily, Alison survived the crash, with Monty adding: "She made what was deemed a miraculous recovery and got the use of one eye back, after endless operations, and one hand, and could walk with a stick and went on to get married and have children."

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