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On 27/5/04 19:56, in article ,
"RichardS" noaccess@invalid wrote: "Robert" wrote in message ... Sue wrote: : I've been enjoying the programmes, although I'd rather have had Monty : Don presenting than Mr Smugmarsh, but two other things have : particularly jarred every time I've watched: : : a) Charlie Dimmock's wooden way of reading anything out to camera and : b) that flipping awful theme music! :-/ I agree with you about the blue fencing and decking man! Why not a real gardener but I ask myself is Chelsea for real gardeners? hmmm, on that note, would you class Hampton Court as a show that would be genuine interest to 'real' gardeners? Yes. Very much so. Chelsea is too except that the arty farty tv brigade have got their dead hand upon it and some plonky director is trying to make a name for himself or herself. God alone knows who it is and I don't want to know or I'd have to do something radical. We are really furious about this cheat of a programme. We have watched tonight's 'Chelsea' and seen not one plant with a name, not even a plant description. Instead, we have seen roof gardens god only knows where, ladies growing exotic veg somewhere, Chelsea by night which nobody ever sees, so the lighting is immaterial to the planting *and* encourages yet more light pollution; the inanely grinning while 'tense because I hate you', faces of Alan T and Diarmuid G and the flicking hair of Rachel de T attached to the rest of her and Alan T doing his imitation of a royal wave from Buckingham Palace. We fell asleep shortly after that, having given up on the foolish notion that watching a programme about the Chelsea Flower Show might actually show some plants at Chelsea. We thought we were pushing our luck to expect actual plant names on the screen because producers of such programmes expect them to appear through the medium of aliens via tinfoil hats, apparently but we did think 'Chelsea' might show a bit about the plants at Chelsea! Reason I ask is that we're considering going - it's only a couple of miles down the road from us - and persuading my parents to come down fromYorkshire for it as well. (related question - my father can't walk long distances any more without a great deal of pain in his legs, is he likely to find places to be able to rest there? Don't smoke, kids, it'll kill ya...) I wouldn't count on this being a good place for someone with such difficulties. By its very nature there's a lot of walking about if you're going to see everything. BUT if he is happy to go, see a few things and then stay in one of the refreshment areas and wait for you, it's a possible. But it's worth remembering that any resting places are likely to be used by others who got there first. Perhaps you could take a folding chair, some sandwiches, and a bottle of whatever for him so that he can choose his own place to stop? My husband has been to Hampton Court many times and I've only been once. But I think, as he does, that it's a much more enjoyable show without the Chelsea hype. Overall, there is more room to move around (we'll never go to Chelsea again because of the crowding) and the way it beats Chelsea hands down, IMO, is that you can actually buy and take away plants and seeds. Although I'm enjoying watching the coverage of Chelsea I can't really say that I'd be tempted to go. Altogether seems like a lot of hard work and a long day out... Damn right. And we still think the coverage is abysmal. ;-) If anyone else does, I hope they'll write to the Beeb as I intend to do tonight. 'Chelsea' my foot! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds after garden to email me) |
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