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Gardeners' World
I'm beginning to get worried that my news provider is losing stuff as,
apart from one more or less casual mention within a post about something else, I haven't seen any real talk about the new Gardeners' World series and we're now just past episode 2. So (assuming I haven't missed anything and apologies if I have), my thoughts to, maybe, start a discussion: I didn't like Monty the first time he presented but I'm enjoying his style this time round. I didn't realise just how many different topics he'd covered until I watched a second time. I think that presenting from his own garden makes a real difference. The single presenter for the bulk of the programme works for me, particularly as the topics are what he'd be doing in his garden now anyway. The balance between veg and non-veg is about right (I was worried about a bombardment of organic veg growing!). I'm a Carol Klein fan and the "interlude" of her visiting a garden purely for the purpose of visiting it works well and the occasional tip thrown into the segment is good. The Joe/Rachel segment in episode 1 and the Rachel segment in episode 2 left me totally cold. I admit to some bias as when I heard that they were going to be two of the presenters this series I was wishing that the Beeb had kept Alys and lost Joe and wondering whether Rachel was there because cookery had Nigella! The idea of a visit to undertake some clearup job is contrived and I didn't actually see much in the way of advice on how to clear up. Visiting a garden because it used to belong to Enid Blyton is fine; we all like (I hope) to visit others' gardens to get ideas or simply to see them. But leave it at that; if they want a segment about cleanups then reduce the walkaround and concentrate on the cleanups. As it stands, if they want this second non-Monty segment then I think they could do better by getting someone like Roy Lancaster in to talk "in depth" about a particular plant. Or, dare I say, Toby Buckland doing the same thing? FWIW, I think that there does need to be a double "interruption" - three segments of Monty with two interludes in between - ten minutes of one person is enough for one go and there are only so many jumps from topic to topic that can be made without the main thrust of the programme seeming disjointed. Thinking about the wider audience, I've been getting deliveries of bare root plants and some plug plants for a couple of weeks. The latter have always been straightforward for me but it took me some years to successfully learn how to deal with bare roots. I know of people who struggle with the titchy little plugs. So for some it must be a topical subject. And advice for those without a greenhouse would be useful (remembering that there are downsides to the windowsill approach). So some of the stuff for "learners" (of which I was one once) wouldn't go amiss I think. But overall, I think the two episodes so far look very promising. So that's my half-penny's worth. What do others think? Jake |
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On Sat, 19 Mar 2011 19:24:04 +0000, Jake Nospam@invalid wrote:
So (assuming I haven't missed anything and apologies if I have), my thoughts to, maybe, start a discussion: So that's my half-penny's worth. What do others think? I think you have summed it up very well, plenty of hands on info. Nice to see he had a few weeds as well :-) |
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online.de says... On 19.03.2011 20:24, Jake wrote: I'm beginning to get worried that my news provider is losing stuff as, apart from one more or less casual mention within a post about something else, I haven't seen any real talk about the new Gardeners' World series and we're now just past episode 2. So (assuming I haven't missed anything and apologies if I have), my thoughts to, maybe, start a discussion: I saw the first two issues of GW and, after almost abandoning hope over the past year or so, thought they were very watchable. No overexuberant galavanting about, no "you can make this piece of junk for your garden in half an hour". There's something for the more advanced (fanatic) gardener, at least, that's what I always think of the visits to 5 acre gardens. Not that I mind much, the visits are often interesting, I just don't think they relate to every(wo)man's garden very well. One of the aspects of Monty's garden that does relate to all, was that it shows how much can be achieved at minimal cost; the lime walk grown from 50p slips, the hedges and topiary grown from cuttings, the patchwork paths made with odd slabs and bricks, and the home-made compost; ladders up an apple tree which he planted very small just a few years ago. It's the complete opposite of all those rushed instant gardens designed to ring up the tills for sponsors and garden centres. Janet |
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On Sat, 19 Mar 2011 19:24:04 +0000, Jake Nospam@invalid wrote:
I'm beginning to get worried that my news provider is losing stuff as, apart from one more or less casual mention within a post about something else, I haven't seen any real talk about the new Gardeners' World series and we're now just past episode 2. So (assuming I haven't missed anything and apologies if I have), my thoughts to, maybe, start a discussion: I didn't like Monty the first time he presented but I'm enjoying his style this time round. I didn't realise just how many different topics So that's my half-penny's worth. What do others think? Jake I only caught the tail end of Fridays when he was in his potting shed with the bulbs... (I liked his huge shelf system for pots!) And then the pruning of his currant bushes. I was left with the question of what to do with the prunings? Could you stick them in some compost and would they root or are they best dumping on the compost heap? -- http://www.bra-and-pants.com http://www.voucherfreebies.co.uk http://www.holidayunder100.co.uk |
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On Mar 20, 12:58*pm, mogga wrote:
On Sat, 19 Mar 2011 19:24:04 +0000, Jake Nospam@invalid wrote: I'm beginning to get worried that my news provider is losing stuff as, apart from one more or less casual mention within a post about something else, I haven't seen any real talk about the new Gardeners' World series and we're now just past episode 2. So (assuming I haven't missed anything and apologies if I have), my thoughts to, maybe, start a discussion: I didn't like Monty the first time he presented but I'm enjoying his style this time round. I didn't realise just how many different topics So that's my half-penny's worth. What do others think? Jake I only caught the tail end of Fridays when he was in his potting shed with the bulbs... (I liked his huge shelf system for pots!) And then the pruning of his currant bushes. I was left with the question of what to do with the prunings? Could you stick them in some compost and would they root or are they best dumping on the compost heap? --http://www.bra-and-pants.comhttp://www.voucherfreebies.co.ukhttp://www.holidayunder100.co.uk Nice to have a proper gardening prog. back on the box, though I only saw 10 mins of prog 1 thanks to rugby on TV here in Wales, I also wondered why they have Joe and Rachel there, but didn't I actualy see Rachel getring her hands dirty in the last prog? As has already been said, it's nice to be in a garden that has grown naturaly and not overnight with the aid of "Tons of Money" I do wonder what Alan and B&Q will serve up on ITV David Hill |
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On 19/03/2011 19:24, Jake wrote:
(gigantic snip) But overall, I think the two episodes so far look very promising. So that's my half-penny's worth. What do others think? Jake I've seen the first two episodes now and am better impressed than I expected to be. Monty seems to be a good, enthusiastic, all-round gardener, but he never seemed to be at ease at Berryfields. Now,in his own *lovely* garden he seems much more comfortable. It is interesting to hear the background story for each smaller plot, tree or feature. Indeed, I almost wish I'd been a spider on the wall earlier on, at the design stage. The good side of seeing it as a mature garden, is that we will get to see decisions about older plants, and also see the pruning regime to rejuvenate them, or how he deals with redesigning a 'tired' area. The up-close-to-camera work with root cuttings was useful, as was the division sequence. Many of us here know how to do that, but it's good for new gardeners to learn it, and also serves as a reminder to us old timers *when* to do it. Carol, as always, is great value. She really knows how to use plants and talks knowledgeably about them. As for Rachel and Joe, they are less experienced, less charasmatic presenters. I think time will improve them both. I don't mind in the least if Rachel wears gloves while gardening (I do; I have a garden full of glass), but I *wish* she'd get her hair out of the way! Joe, alas, has no such problem, but he's just not my kind of gardener. I know lots of people who really like him. Indeed, I find myself liking him better than I once did. All in all, I think it's going to be very watchable. -- Spider from high ground in SE London gardening on clay |
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