On Sat, 27 May 2006 18:23:33 +0100, Sacha Hubbard
wrote:

On Sat, 27 May 2006 17:04:39 +0100, Janet Baraclough wrote
(in article ):

The message
from Paul Corfield contains these words:


b) that 9 year old lad with the allotment. Clearly very good with
his plants and full of enthusiasm. I think we've just seen the future
Alan Titchmarsh.

I thought that as a TV presenter, Aaron could wipe the floor with AT
right now;it was like watching Geoff Hamilton reincarnated ;-)

I can why you thought that. There was that very down to earth style
about him. I'm only now getting acquainted with GH via repeats of
Gardeners World on satellite telly - he does have a nice simplicity
about his approach.

One of
the very heartening thigs about this year's show, (or the Beeb's
coverage of it) is the involvement of children..wonderful school group
who have become orchid specialists!

An interesting stand and they were quite pushy too :-)

I understand your feelings about AT but I think he's a good presenter. He
*does* know his stuff and he has - as I've said before - that inestimable
gift for a tv presenter of making you feel he is talking just to YOU. I
think those watching him feel that he could be at the other side of the
kitchen table, having a mug of tea and chatting. There's no 'talking down',
which too many people find irritating in gardening talking heads and I think
Carol Klein has the same gift. IMO, she's underused in garden broadcasting.

Your comments have nicely summed up my views about Mr T. It is his
enthusiasm for his subject, his knowledge and the fact that he has tried
to demystify gardening that has got me interested. I would not have
learned a single plant name without programmes like Ground Force [1] and
How to be a gardener. I know JB has her own views about Mr T but I'll
stick with mine until such time as I can test my views and see whether
the reality matches up.

[1] yes I know you all hate it but he and Ms Dimmock did at least use
proper plant names and show how you can create something of pleasure
from a wide range of gardening styles.
--
Paul C