"Mich" wrote in message
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"keith" wrote in message
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There are all of
these theories why they have these less experienced & younger/better
looking
presenters,maybe its to try & get a younger audience interested,I am 29
&
like the presenters!And lets face it if the young ones of today don't
get
involved were will our gardens end up!

Gardens will end up exactly as they are now.

If your hypothesis is correct , then the BBC should take note of the
following ( based on research!) "Young" people are generally NOT attracted
by gardening. It is not a pursuit one becomes interested in until one is
older and more settled .

Its always been the way.
When you reach about 35 gardening starts to become more interesting ,
together with other more homely pursuits. By the time you retire you are
in
passion stage for gardening. Most of those who uphold our local gardening
club in my area are oldsters. Those entering the shows are pensioners.
They too try to attract the young , even down to having a special
category
( which folded due to lack of support)


Therefore putting "young" role models on TV is unlikely to have much
effect
on the young generation.
However, I would suggest it can and does irritate and alianate people like
me.
I dont want to see the pretty young things ( I can watch that on pop
idol!).
I want to see experience.

I dont want trendy. I want good advice.

BY the way, anyone else getting fed up with all gardening programmes being
led by small garden faddy ideas?

When I was very young I had a small garden - and never did anything to it.
As I got older I got a bigger home and a bigger garden. I realised I had
to
at least mow the lawn. After a while I dug bits of it up.

In those days all gardening was about large gardens. I coveted one of
these
gardens as my passion and age grewg

Now, I have sold up and brought me a BIG garden , but all gardening
programmes are for small gardens!


Well, I agree, to a point. My mother always gardened, as did her mother and
my father and his family. Everyone I know has done gardening to some
extent, whether it be for food or for pleasure or both. I grew up with my
hands in the dirt and even married a landscaper. I love to garden and it's
nice to see someone pleasant to look at on the tv. It doesn't really matter
whether they are or not, but it's nice.

I'm just hitting my thirties - so I haven't gotten old yet ( I dont care
WHAT my 13 year old says!! LOL)

trai