On Sat, 06 Sep 2003 01:38:32 GMT, Paul Below
wrote:

On Fri, 05 Sep 2003 10:23:34 GMT, Frogleg wrote:

It's always (well, usually) at least entertaining to see a tatty bare
lawn and 2 bushes transformed into an attractive vision of flowers,
shrubs, paths, and arbors, whether or not one can afford such a
transformation

I think those shows should come back a year later, and then see what
the place looks like. That way the plants would fill in a little
more, and there would be less emphasis on putting in plants that are
already blooming.

Oh, absolutely! I wish 'Ground Force' (or other TV transformation
shows) would do a '1 yr later' special. The stuff that died; the stuff
that thrived. Was a non-gardener inspired to spend some time keeping
up the new look, or did he/she/they just watch it get completely out
of hand? My pessimistic bet is that most will have deteriorated at
least somewhat. But what a treat it'd be to see some further
improvements! I wonder and wonder...