I like variety and new stuff and some that's relevant to my garden but not the endless shots of dogs and wheelbarrow trundling and not the same old repetitive stuff he does every year in his very atypical garden. Thank heavens for the guest slots and visits.
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I like variety and new stuff and some that's relevant to my garden but not the endless shots of dogs and wheelbarrow trundling and not the same old repetitive stuff he does every year in his very atypical garden.
I can live with "the banana" In reality it appears when it's brought out of the greenhouse, and when it goes back in. That's twice a season, but the endless doggy shots do my head in. TV is full of programmes with pets, can we not have one programme ALL about gardening?
I have been watching Gardeners' World for quite a while. I would say that 80% of what is shown is not at all related to what I do, but like Slum, I still find it all interesting. I think the community bits are vital to the programme. This is not a programme for experience gardeners, but for everyone from all walks of life.
I disagree, there are always bits on specialist nurseries, national collections, people show casing their gardens, but like a magazine, to be featured on national TV, the garden has to have that extra shock or wow factor. Either the owner is not someone you expect to own such a plot, or a garden that is used in a more unconventional or imaginative way.
I think GW treads an interesting line between the instructive (for those who are new to gardening), the inspirational/aspirational (huge gardens, national collections etc) and the comfortably familiar (dogs, wheelbarrows, harvesting veg, admiring ladybirds...).
I love it.
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
Personally, I could cope with fewer dog shots, but they're only linking shots and there's usually a non-dog-related voiceover at the same time so they don't actually take up much time. There was a brief period where they were much longer, but that stopped pretty quickly.
I very much enjoyed tonight's programme, but Monty's breath seemed to be taken away by the cold at times!
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I disagree, there are always bits on specialist nurseries, national collections, people show casing their gardens, but like a magazine, to be featured on national TV, the garden has to have that extra shock or wow factor. Either the owner is not someone you expect to own such a plot, or a garden that is used in a more unconventional or imaginative way.
I love it.
Personally, I could cope with fewer dog shots, but they're only linking shots and there's usually a non-dog-related voiceover at the same time so they don't actually take up much time. There was a brief period where they were much longer, but that stopped pretty quickly.
I very much enjoyed tonight's programme, but Monty's breath seemed to be taken away by the cold at times!