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Still missing Geoff Hamilton
Although he died about 14yrs ago I still miss genial Geoff Hamilton.
He always spoke with great enthusiasm directly to YOU and inspired confidence in all of us, enabling us to achieve what we had previously thought impossible. He broke gardening down into simple, easy to grasp chunks, that even the least green-fingered of us could understand and put into practice. Anyone remember his carry-cot cold frame, made from a cardboard box painted white with a clear plastic cover? This device used to come out at the start of every season, showing us how inexpensive gardening can be if approached his way. Cheers, Compo in Caithness |
Still missing Geoff Hamilton
Although he died about 14yrs ago I still miss genial Geoff Hamilton.
Seconded! Best. Ever. TV presenter. He wrote very well too -- in fact, he wrote as he spoke: success. John & Val, Northumberland |
Still missing Geoff Hamilton
On 05/01/2011 10:09, Compo in Caithness wrote:
Although he died about 14yrs ago I still miss genial Geoff Hamilton. He always spoke with great enthusiasm directly to YOU and inspired confidence in all of us, enabling us to achieve what we had previously thought impossible. He broke gardening down into simple, easy to grasp chunks, that even the least green-fingered of us could understand and put into practice. Anyone remember his carry-cot cold frame, made from a cardboard box painted white with a clear plastic cover? This device used to come out at the start of every season, showing us how inexpensive gardening can be if approached his way. Cheers, Compo in Caithness Entirely agree! I watched every programme and hung on every word .. every word was valuable. He was a true gardener's gardener, but also new how to make gardening simple for the non-gardener. I pine for his cheery commonsense gardening every year, but he's irreplaceable. -- Spider from high ground in SE London gardening on clay |
Still missing Geoff Hamilton
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Still missing Geoff Hamilton
Oh, how I agree. Geoff was the presenter when my now husband and I bought
our first house with a garden. Having never done more than cut grass and weed before, we hung on his every word and turned out a small veggie plot, flourishing greenhouse and several shrubberies and beds over the first few years. After he left and we were subjected to the gruesome Titmarsh, we couldn't stomach the program and the garden had gone downhill ever since. The inspitation was missing. However, I retired last year and have at least started the recovery :-) "Compo in Caithness" wrote in message ... Although he died about 14yrs ago I still miss genial Geoff Hamilton. He always spoke with great enthusiasm directly to YOU and inspired confidence in all of us, enabling us to achieve what we had previously thought impossible. He broke gardening down into simple, easy to grasp chunks, that even the least green-fingered of us could understand and put into practice. Anyone remember his carry-cot cold frame, made from a cardboard box painted white with a clear plastic cover? This device used to come out at the start of every season, showing us how inexpensive gardening can be if approached his way. Cheers, Compo in Caithness |
Still missing Geoff Hamilton
On Jan 5, 1:11*pm, Baz wrote:
Another John wrote in news:lalaw44- : Although he died about 14yrs ago I still miss genial Geoff Hamilton. Seconded! *Best. Ever. TV presenter. * He wrote very well too -- in fact, he wrote as he spoke: success. John & Val, Northumberland Yes, he was a great presenter who taught and brought gardening to even the most casual of us. He took the time to actually show us how to do it. Baz He would stand in front of a beautiful garden structure and say "Now I'm not a joiner but I made this from simple materials and I'm going to show you how YOU can do it too." And by 'eck he did! |
Still missing Geoff Hamilton
In article , Sacha
writes Indeed, he was wonderful but we must be fair to those who have come after him, imo. None of these presenters do just as they wish - they're scripted and directed and the general target audience is up to the producers and programmers. Indeed!! In fact I feel that until they change the production team we aren't going to see a lot of differences in any time soon on the gardening programmes. I wonder if a case could be made for putting out programmes just for the Internet maybe with some advertising to pay for it. We could watch really in depth gardening lectures/podcasts/webinars via computers rather than rely on what the media want us to see. I might even subscribe to a service like that. -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
Still missing Geoff Hamilton
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Janet Tweedy wrote: In article , Sacha writes Indeed, he was wonderful but we must be fair to those who have come after him, imo. None of these presenters do just as they wish - they're scripted and directed and the general target audience is up to the producers and programmers. Indeed!! In fact I feel that until they change the production team we aren't going to see a lot of differences in any time soon on the gardening programmes. I wonder if a case could be made for putting out programmes just for the Internet maybe with some advertising to pay for it. We could watch really in depth gardening lectures/podcasts/webinars via computers rather than rely on what the media want us to see. I might even subscribe to a service like that. "The Dalmatian Telegraph"! Do I recognise a quotation from "Esprit de corps"? Michael Bell -- |
Still missing Geoff Hamilton
On Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:24:06 GMT, Michael Bell
wrote: [...] "The Dalmatian Telegraph"! Do I recognise a quotation from "Esprit de corps"? Michael Bell So glad I'm not the only one. "The Central Balkan Herald," wasn't it? "Minister roasted in punk champagne." "Britain to buy Serbian tit-props." And don't forget poor old Polk-Mowbray! Among the funniest things I've ever read. -- Mike. |
Still missing Geoff Hamilton
On Jan 6, 4:33*pm, Sacha wrote:
On 2011-01-06 15:40:36 +0000, Janet Tweedy said: In article , Sacha writes Indeed, he was wonderful but we must be fair to those who have come after him, imo. *None of these presenters do just as they wish - they're scripted and directed and the general target audience is up to the producers and programmers. Indeed!! In fact I feel that until they change the production team we aren't going to see a lot of differences in any time soon on the gardening programmes. I wonder if a case could be made for putting out programmes just for the Internet maybe with some advertising to pay for it. We could watch really in depth gardening lectures/podcasts/webinars via computers rather than rely on what the media want us to see. I might even subscribe to a service like that. I think money would come into it again - royalties/repeat fees to the presenters perhaps, that sort of thing. *There are several web sites like Shoot which give gardening advice, if I've got that name right. * They started a section with videos from real gardeners and nurserymen showing how various jobs are done but I don't know how much it's looked at. *The production team has changed, I believe. *The ones that came here to pick up some plants for Carol to use (Brugmansias) were very knowledgeable plants people but I don't know anything about the executive producer. *What GW needs is a very strong 'anchor' and definitely NOT someone beating their own personal drum about any particular way of gardening. Present the facts, the 'how to do it' bit and let the viewers make up their own minds. *To spray or not to spray, that is the question. *;-) -- Sachawww.hillhousenursery.com South Devon- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - The problem with the spray or not spray argument is that the way things are going there will be nothing left to use as a spray with the way chemicals etc are being removed from the market. Soon they will even look at spraying water |
Still missing Geoff Hamilton
On Jan 6, 9:36*pm, Dave Hill wrote:
On Jan 6, 4:33*pm, Sacha wrote: On 2011-01-06 15:40:36 +0000, Janet Tweedy said: \snip\To spray or not to spray, that is the question. *;-) -- Sachawww.hillhousenursery.com South Devon- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - The problem with the spray or not spray argument is that the way things are going there will be nothing left to use as a spray with the way chemicals etc are being removed from the market. Soon they will even look at spraying water I have a serious rootfly problem and used to use Bromophos, despite being mostly organic in my approach. Bromophos was the only sure way to protect my plants in the spring. These days I have to cover them completely with fleece and worry that the weather will either rip the fleece away or bake the young plants beneath (North of Scotland where weather is a tad unpredictable). It seems like there is a panel of 'experts' sitting around a table somewhere saying "Ah, that chemical does exactly what it says on the tin - we'd better ban it before people start getting benefit from it" :-( |
Still missing Geoff Hamilton
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Mike Lyle wrote: On Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:24:06 GMT, Michael Bell wrote: [...] "The Dalmatian Telegraph"! Do I recognise a quotation from "Esprit de corps"? Michael Bell So glad I'm not the only one. "The Central Balkan Herald," wasn't it? "Minister roasted in punk champagne." "Britain to buy Serbian tit-props." And don't forget poor old Polk-Mowbray! Among the funniest things I've ever read. Yes "the Titotalitarian order of plenty with froggings and crossed haystacks". And such descriptions! Michael Bell -- |
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