Monty Don has paid an emotional tribute to late Gardeners' World contributor David J.C. Austin. The 71-year-old presenter has been left devastated after the chairman of David Austin Roses passed away at his home in Shropshire aged 67, after being diagnosed with incurable neurological condition, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. The news was revealed on the official David Austin Roses page. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThe Gardeners' World magazine's official account wrote: "We're so very sorry to hear this. Sending love and condolences to the Austin family."