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Old 11-05-2009, 12:27 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Des Higgins Des Higgins is offline
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Default Gardeners World - Blue Peter

On May 10, 9:36*am, "'Mike'" wrote:
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."Alan" wrote in message

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In message , BOFH
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When did I miss the news release about them becoming the same programme ?


It make s a refreshing change from assuming that everyone still
communicates in Latin. Even the so called gardening experts cannot agree
what plants are called in a language that 99.999% of the British public
cannot understand.


The programme truly reflects the poor regard that the *professionals in
the gardening industry have for the general pubic.
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Alan
news2006 {at} amac {dot} f2s {dot} com


Alan I have to agree with you on that one and it has 'annoyed' me for years
how they show off that they know the Latin name for even a common plant. A
Daisy is a Daisy


No it isn't. There are literally dozens of plants that get called
Daisy. Daisy means very little.
With best possible wishes

Des


and everyone from a four year old knows what we are talking
about. Why chuck in a Latin name, except to show off?

Mike