Pretty good episode, I think some of the enjoyment of Adam's garden is that it's seen less frequently. I liked the Liverpudlian with the shed roof garden, thought he had some good ideas and seemed like an interesting man.
@amancalledgeorge I think it was refreshing in that it's a presenter you don't see presenting the usual gardening shows.What i think of when his name comes up is the eccentric offerings he presents at the Chelsea flower show.It was nice to see a slightly calmer side to his gardening,although he had to get in the sunken area with fire pit! The Irish context made a nice change too.
"At Longmeadow, Monty plans for next spring when he plants some early-flowering wildflowers and gives his recipes for the different compost mixes he uses to take successful cuttings.
Nick Bailey continues his quest for the South African origins of our much-loved summer bulbs, and in the heart of London, we meet a keen gardener who has filled her houseboat with ornamental and edible plants.
From the archives, we meet a man who took on a barren Lincolnshire field and turned it into a haven for wildflowers, and we travel to Preston to visit a woman who is passionate about propagation and, in particular, pineapples.
And find out what viewers have been doing in their own gardens. "
The man with the wild flower meadow was great, down to earth and practical just like the marigold grower of Lancashire. And what a contrast those two were compared to all that pretentious twaddle from the woman on the houseboat.
Disappointed only to get one “in terms of” from Nick Bailey this evening.
It was a shame the sound quality on the Hawick lady's video was so poor... but GW always sets me up for the weekend. Doesn't matter if I've seen Monty taking cuttings umpteen times before. Maybe I'm just easily pleased... I think I'm just happy to see anyone enjoying their garden.
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
I watch every Friday night ..some are better than others. I thought tonight's was average. Ya can't please everybody all the time. FWIW I thought the South Africa thing was dull but liked the narrow boat woman. The wildflower bit at Longmeadow has been done as a TV set - I suspect to push the wildflower message which seems to be the GW current theme..which is a little irritating at times (plastics pots, peat free..etc etc). Much like the Paradise Garden..a promotional tool to promote his books. It's served its purpose now and I suspect, judging by the vastly overgrown Verbena and the absence of segments featuring it on screen will be "redesigned" at some point. Which is fine because I'm assuming there has to be parts of Longmeadow that are purposefully set aside for new TV material. Still better though than that bloody awful program with Charlie Dimmock and the Rich brothers.
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"At Longmeadow, Monty plans for next spring when he plants some early-flowering wildflowers and gives his recipes for the different compost mixes he uses to take successful cuttings.
Nick Bailey continues his quest for the South African origins of our much-loved summer bulbs, and in the heart of London, we meet a keen gardener who has filled her houseboat with ornamental and edible plants.
From the archives, we meet a man who took on a barren Lincolnshire field and turned it into a haven for wildflowers, and we travel to Preston to visit a woman who is passionate about propagation and, in particular, pineapples.
And find out what viewers have been doing in their own gardens. "
Disappointed only to get one “in terms of” from Nick Bailey this evening.