"Sacha" wrote in message
. uk...
What did everyone think of last night's tv programme? As always, we
became
very irritated with the number of plants whose name didn't appear
onscreen,
though that improved when Carol Klein was in the marquee. But why oh why
do
they, every year, take us away from Chelsea and off to other locations?
Chelsea is Chelsea. All those other places they show could be the subject
of another series of gardening programmes. I have no particular dislike
of
Lawrence L-B but can't help wondering why he, an interior designer, has
been
recruited to present a programme on Chelsea. Alan Titchmarsh did his
usual
professional job - I think he's an excellent presenter but I did not
welcome
the mercifully brief appearance of Diarmuid Gavin. I don't like his
style,
I don't think he's a gardener and I find him incomprehensible.
We thought the Chinese garden was really beautiful. We loved that mossy
wall effect, though I've just read the feng shui is 'bad' - can't say I
really understand all that!
While I do think the presentation of Chelsea has improved immeasurably
over
the past couple of years, I really don't understand why the programme
makers
are frightened of making it just about Chelsea and of putting plant names
on
screen.


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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
(remove weeds from address)


I suppose people will watch it en masse regardless of the content or lack of
plant names.
Someone said "You can reproduce your own bit of Chelsea in your garden"
I suppose they might be right if you have specialist plant
houses/refrigeration and all the tricks of the trade that gets everything to
flower at the right/same time. All very artificial -(people too)