Presenter Punch-Up At Chelsea Flower Show - Amos Applechurch Reports

As expected, Monty Don and Alan Titchmarsh finally came to blows at the Chelsea flower show earlier this year. Charlie Dimmock tried to wrestle them apart but was beaten back by the ferocity of the two feuding gardeners. The row ensued over allegations by Monty Don, 40-odd of Anglo-Irish descent, that he was “pissing all over Titchmarsh” in the popularity stakes. Mr. Don leapt at Titchmarsh, 5o odd, of Yorkshire descent, from a small birch tree wielding a Spear & Jackson professional lawn edging tool. Before he could begin a series of savage blows to the head, Mr. Titchmarsh responded by lashing out wildly with a B&Q economy rake. The two then fell into an ornamental lilly pond until the bout was finally broken up by Tommy Walsh. Mr. Walsh said later, “I am disgusted with those two bastards, what an example to set to a young gardener”.