Those two gardens were just one step beyond! They would drive me mad. I often think my garden isn't as manicured as some and has wilder patches and I try to be wildlife friendly, but some order allows you to view what is there they must have things they rarely see.
I loved both wildlife gardens, especially the second one. And I found both gardeners very interesting and charismatic. If garden is a reflection of its owners personality, I can imagine them being more fun than strict ocd gardening perfectionists 😂
I loved both wildlife gardens, especially the second one. And I found both gardeners very interesting and charismatic. If garden is a reflection of its owners personality, I can imagine them being more fun than strict ocd gardening perfectionists 😂
why do seem to assume there is nothing between wilderness and "strict ocd gardening perfectionists"
I have a question about the seed sowing in the orchard. Monty was sowing seed very freely and in an ideal world that would be great. However, if I did that here, the birds and mice would have a feast and there would be precious few wild flowers next spring. How does he deal with that, I wonder.
I’ll be interested to see how successful it is next spring. The only way we have had success oversowing wildflowers in grass is when we scratch the surface almost completely bare in patches and sow there. Then these patches seed themselves and spread naturally in the following years. If Monty has a wildflower meadow in his orchard next year after scarifying and broadcasting a few seeds I will be a) amazed 😱 and b) extremely jealous 🙄
I loved both wildlife gardens, especially the second one. And I found both gardeners very interesting and charismatic. If garden is a reflection of its owners personality, I can imagine them being more fun than strict ocd gardening perfectionists 😂
why do seem to assume there is nothing between wilderness and "strict ocd gardening perfectionists"
Because @Hostafan1 - this seems to be the way of everything nowadays. Black and white. No grey areas inbetween. It's a pretty daft stance when you think about it
I haven't watched it - rarely watch it at all now - so can't comment on the actual item. I think most people probably have a 'grey' attitude though. Bit of neat, bit of not so neat.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I did wonder about that too @chicky and hope it works but have doubts, especially if he gets his winter floods. Good intentions tho. As for the sowing, they do always say one for the birds and one for the lawn when sowing grass for lawns. Why not for a wildflower meadow too?
I thought the two wild gardeners were interesting but didn't like their gardens - too much like Monty's paradise garden with all that stipa masking and swamping the good stuff. You can have a carefully considered garden absolutely buzzing with wildlife and yet a feast for the eye too. Just look at Great Dixter and how it hums with birds and insects and now they've found rare species of invertebrates living there.
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 thought the two wild gardeners were interesting but didn't like their gardens - too much like Monty's paradise garden with all that stipa masking and swamping the good stuff. You can have a carefully considered garden absolutely buzzing with wildlife and yet a feast for the eye too. Just look at Great Dixter and how it hums with birds and insects and now they've found rare species of invertebrates living there.
I can't imagine that insects, birds etc give a toss if things are messy or in straight lines, native or otherwise, so long as they provide food/shelter or something else they find useful.
I think having gardens that wild and loose takes a certain kind of bravery because mainstream society doesn't 'get it', well most people don't 'get it'.
Very neat gardens are more socially exceptable than very messy from my experience. I've heard of people getting letters for overgrown lawns etc though never for a lack of green or of a perceived blandness. Though it could be said having a lack of greenery is becoming more frowned upon owing to environmental factors.
I'm glad GW shows such variations because it creates interesting conversations.
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I haven't watched it - rarely watch it at all now - so can't comment on the actual item. I think most people probably have a 'grey' attitude though. Bit of neat, bit of not so neat.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I thought the two wild gardeners were interesting but didn't like their gardens - too much like Monty's paradise garden with all that stipa masking and swamping the good stuff. You can have a carefully considered garden absolutely buzzing with wildlife and yet a feast for the eye too. Just look at Great Dixter and how it hums with birds and insects and now they've found rare species of invertebrates living there.
Very neat gardens are more socially exceptable than very messy from my experience. I've heard of people getting letters for overgrown lawns etc though never for a lack of green
or of a perceived blandness. Though it could be said having a lack of greenery is becoming more frowned upon owing to environmental factors.
I'm glad GW shows such variations because it creates interesting conversations.
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