‘Don’t hold your breath’ Monty Don shares disappointing update about new project

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Monty Don took to his official Twitter page on Wednesday to make it known that he's been working on writing a new book about the Venetian Gardens.The 66-year-old, who has written a handful of successful books throughout the years, said in view of his 247,000 followers that working on his latest project had occupied a great amount of his time."There is a wren in my workroom with me as I write (working on Venetian Gardens)," he tweeted."It has been here all morning and seems to like burrowing behind my books and files even though the window is wide open for it."Other than the cold, I am rather enjoying its company."A Twitter user named @SunnyHavenfrm went on to respond to Monty's tweet, asking whether there's a chance he'll be working on a book about the Florentine gardens.Sadly, the TV star had to disappoint his fan, insisting that writing a book about the Florentine gardens was not part of his upcoming project."Don't hold your breath…" he said."(But wrote 'Great Gardens of Italy' 12 years ago, which does include a few Florentine gardens)."The father-of-three was referring to his 2011 BBC Two show Monty Don's Italian Gardens.In the four-part series, Monty travelled through Italy as he travelled to find the most significant gardens."I've seen the astonishingly grand gardens of Rome, made by cardinals," Monty said on the programme.For over two decades, Monty has written a string of gardening books, including The Complete Gardener, Paradise Gardens, The Jewel Garden and Gardening at Longmeadow.His most recent book release was 2020's My Garden World, the same year he would release American Gardens.The Chelsea Flower Show star made his highly anticipated return to BBC Two earlier this month with the premiere of his new show.