@herbaceous. When I had a pond with a water blade the lilies were fine, just kept them the other end away from the direct water flow. I don't think they like water falling on top if them, except rain!
@Valley Gardener I really enjoyed it too and would love to have had a chicken coop like the one that lady received and some chickens of course. Going to watch Alan Titchmarsh at 8pm to see how that compares.
I finally managed to watch the last episode and have to say that l really enjoyed the series. It had all sorts of items, reminded me of a moving gardening magazine. Hopefully there will be another series in the not too distant future.
Really enjoyed this too, it was interesting and informative viewing, definitely second the hope for another series. I was pleasantly surprised by the sound and picture quality of the participants videos/zooms too.
I found Diarmuid Gavin a very relaxing presenter and it was a relief not to have everything done completely in one day
"The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it." Sir Terry Pratchett
May have already been mentioned but for those who don’t have iplayer all the episodes are on utube.
Have my fingers crossed for a second series, very enjoyable and relatable.
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”—Marcus Tullius Cicero East facing, top of a hill clay-loam, cultivated for centuries (7 years by me). Birmingham
I haven't yet watched it - I'm saving it. I'v always liked Diarmuid, and one of the best gardens he ever did, IMO, was one when he did the programme with Lawrence LB. It was a Japanese inspired one. I don't even like Japanese gardens, but this was superb because of his treatment of it. Beautiful - unlike so many of the Japanese gardens people try to make which just look awful. If you can't do them with total reverence, don't do it at all, is my view.
He did a series with Helen Dillon before, where they visited three people's gardens, and then judged the one they thought best. It was very pleasant, and often interesting.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Thanks for the reply @K67 and sorry it took so long to acknowledge been building my own pond! Not big enough for spouts or blades or waterlilies but just a gentle trickle.
"The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it." Sir Terry Pratchett
Thanks for the reviews everyone. I’m off to find it... having to holiday “chez moi” because of the quarantine if I came over, so something new to help fill the time.
Marne la vallée, basically just outside Paris 🇫🇷, but definitely Scottish at heart.
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Going to watch Alan Titchmarsh at 8pm to see how that compares.
Hopefully there will be another series in the not too distant future.
I found Diarmuid Gavin a very relaxing presenter and it was a relief not to have everything done completely in one day
Have my fingers crossed for a second series, very enjoyable and relatable.
East facing, top of a hill clay-loam, cultivated for centuries (7 years by me). Birmingham
I'v always liked Diarmuid, and one of the best gardens he ever did, IMO, was one when he did the programme with Lawrence LB. It was a Japanese inspired one. I don't even like Japanese gardens, but this was superb because of his treatment of it.
Beautiful - unlike so many of the Japanese gardens people try to make which just look awful. If you can't do them with total reverence, don't do it at all, is my view.
He did a series with Helen Dillon before, where they visited three people's gardens, and then judged the one they thought best. It was very pleasant, and often interesting.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...