Monty Don has shared a heartwarming tribute to his late dog Nigel.
And dozens of his fans noticed the sweet tribute. Some were even brought to tears by the nod.
Monty, 65, posted a snap of his stunning cottage garden.
Amongst the flowers is a dog topiary that strongly resembles his late golden retriever’s silhouette.
When did Monty lose Nigel?
He shared the touching snap in view of his 598,000 Instagram followers.
Simply captioning the post “the cottage garden”, fans rushed to leave comments.
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One user commented: “The Nigel topiary brings a tear to my eye,” and another user shared: “And there’s the much loved and missed Nigel.”
A third user posted: “Lovely garden but all eyes are at dear Nigel obviously,” and yet a further user gushed: “Topiary Nigel, brought a tear to my eye. A loved and very much missed special boy.”
Topiary Nigel striding out pic.twitter.com/ZNGEp6MqdU
— Monty Don (@TheMontyDon) September 2, 2020
Monty lost his beloved golden retriever Nigel this May.
Nigel had become a favourite with viewers on Gardener’s World.
One of several dogs of Monty’s, Nigel always seemed to find a way onto the screen.
Monty explained in a past episode: “
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