During that time he spent a year as a horticultural trainee at the University of Cambridge Botanic Garden as a woodland supervisor.

Buckland opened a nursery at Powderham Castle, located in Devon, until a few years ago,[when?]

[2] Buckland's first job in TV was in 1996 as a horticultural researcher for Brian Lapping Associates working on Channel 4's Garden Party.

Three years after recovering from a stroke, Monty Don returned as lead presenter of the show in March 2011.

In May 2011 he appeared as a presenter of the BBC's coverage of the Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show.