Depends. Huge differences in temps and rain form nort to south and I've seen some very creative roundabout planting and styling. Lots round here are large enough to have a lanscape so they'll use level changes, fake locks, fencing and trees and grasses to reference the coast or the Marais Poitevin. This summer a huge number of roundabouts sprouted bicycles in various forms for the Tour de France which had its first 2 days in teh Vendée and that's been great fun and very inventive. recent decorations include crumpled, write-off cars as part of a campaign about road safety and the perils of drink drving but the basic planting extends thru the seasons and includes everything from cyclamen, wild narcissus thru tulips to roses, nandinas, heathers, lantanas, the afore-mentioned cannas and co, ricinus and sculptures as well as sculptural trees depending on location.
One of my favourites was seen years ago in Burgundy near St Vérand - the lamp posts were wine flutes and the planting was vines.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
I used to look forward to watching GW but now I forget to watch it at all.
I'm a wee bit the same B3. It's on in the background more than anything, and I only pay attention to certain bits. It's not because there are items about things I already know about so I'm not inclined to watch, because it certainly isn't that. I'll happily watch cuttings being taken , compost being made, and lawns being scarified, along with many people. It's just that it seems to have lost it's way a bit these days, and I find my mind wandering You disappoint me Hosta - I love my Cream Delight phormium with a passion Even on a cr*ppy dull, dreich, dank day in December - it glows and cheers me up
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I've had a couple of phormiums in a previous garden and there comes a time when the oldest foliage looks tatty and , when removed, the whole plant looks a bit crap. IMHO.
It's a toss up between GW and Gogglebox and I've set the video ( oh yes ! ) to tape GW. I reckon there will be more I want to miss on that, than the duration of the ads on channel 4.
I've just read the whole of this thread in one sitting - it's really interesting how passionate we gardeners are about who and what we like. And interesting what a range of opinions there are, which just goes to show that there's absolutely no chance that any gardening programme from any location with any presenter would appeal to us all...
I'd love some surprise repeats of a long-forgotten gardening series this winter. Any series - by February I'll be desperate to be reminded what a garden looks like.
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
I record GW and Beechgrove so I can watch at my leisure and also get OH to watch any pertinent bits for his training as undergardener of which there are far more on Beechgrove.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
I am watching the last episode now and feel a little bit sad. I do enjoy Monty, but sometimes I don't like the fillers so I fast foward. I do that with Beechgrove too. Thank goodness we still have gardening programmes that are genuine and don't behave like 60 minute makeover. One of our best gardeners (AT) is wasted on that kind of show IMO.
He is but it's the Beeb's fault for messing him about over Chelsea coverage. Not surprised he walked.
Loved that chap on berries but why didn't they tell us what the pink berries were in that last shot?
I'm afraid Monty's paradise garden made me sad. Did you see the wobble on the flagstones under his water feature? That bowl was the best bit but the bricks and slabs and surroundings were lamentable. Don't see how that tiddling bit of insulation will get a tree fern thru a Herefordshire winter either. AT used to give much more to his in milder Hampshire.
Very tired so I dozed off as Nick was finishing his bit on trees. Good job I have it recorded then and can see if I missed anything.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Loved the apple guy. We went to Hunstanton Norfolk and found a place growing it's own apples for juice. Tried Elstar and it was lovely plus others that I've forgotten names of hope to go back for a visit again.
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One of my favourites was seen years ago in Burgundy near St Vérand - the lamp posts were wine flutes and the planting was vines.
It's just that it seems to have lost it's way a bit these days, and I find my mind wandering
You disappoint me Hosta - I love my Cream Delight phormium with a passion
Even on a cr*ppy dull, dreich, dank day in December - it glows and cheers me up
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I'd love some surprise repeats of a long-forgotten gardening series this winter. Any series - by February I'll be desperate to be reminded what a garden looks like.
Loved that chap on berries but why didn't they tell us what the pink berries were in that last shot?
I'm afraid Monty's paradise garden made me sad. Did you see the wobble on the flagstones under his water feature? That bowl was the best bit but the bricks and slabs and surroundings were lamentable. Don't see how that tiddling bit of insulation will get a tree fern thru a Herefordshire winter either. AT used to give much more to his in milder Hampshire.
Very tired so I dozed off as Nick was finishing his bit on trees. Good job I have it recorded then and can see if I missed anything.