Me too @didyw. There's a lot of scope for a simple urban garden being transformed slowly but surely and a bit at a time. Helen Yemm did a series like that in the 80s I think, taking on owners of suburban and urban plots with different problems and budgets and showing them how to fix them in a manageable, attainable way.
However, at least the Perfect Garden programme does show what can be done with a bit of imagination tho I expect the huge budgets for some would be utterly off-putting to anyone struggling to pay a mortgage and bills and bring up kids too.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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I liked the VR. I suppose it's kind of Michelin cooking competition for gardens.
I enjoyed 'Big Dreams, Small Spaces', similarly design focused, but without the sofas - more like 'every day solutions'. More folksy and the voice overs were horrible but the ideas useful.
I hope another series is in the works, there’s very little design focussed gardening shows. In fact there aren’t any except the few design tid bits thrown into shows focussed on other stuff.
Planting is well served by GW and Beechgrove already.
There was an interesting series called The Landscape Man on Channel 4 a good number of years ago. Fronted by Matthew Wilson shortly it looked at the design process from start to finish. Some were private gardens where well-known designers were tasked with a makeover, whilst other programmes featured garden makers - Keith Wiley transforming the land at 'Wildside' being one of the most memorable. The programme didn't really do Keith Wiley's knowledge or efforts justice. Though I visited the garden fairly early on, when some of the main work was still to do, 'Wildside' remains one of the most exceptional gardens I have ever seen.
I really enjoyed YGMP, Tom being my new guru - such out of the box designs.
Yes, the budgets were whoppers, but I found the programme inspirational. My husband definitely feels his lawn is under threat after I made him watch a couple of episodes
When you engage a garden designer, you get what YOU want. It matters not one jot if you friends ,neighbours and sundry viewers like it, or think you've paid too much money . I laugh at the sums some folk pay for cars , or new kitchens or phones or spend on keeping horses, but they're happy to spend it so that's the only thing. "Something is worth what someone is prepared to pay for it "
I loved it. I really liked that they included small, affordable gardens too. I get fed up with garden programs that show me how to plant a seed or prune as I already have that knowledge although it's great for ones that don't. Carol Klein's short series was excellent. But I have always found the design part the hardest so having 2 designers was helpful as you could take inspiration from small things in each design.
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However, at least the Perfect Garden programme does show what can be done with a bit of imagination tho I expect the huge budgets for some would be utterly off-putting to anyone struggling to pay a mortgage and bills and bring up kids too.
Planting is well served by GW and Beechgrove already.
It matters not one jot if you friends ,neighbours and sundry viewers like it, or think you've paid too much money .
I laugh at the sums some folk pay for cars , or new kitchens or phones or spend on keeping horses, but they're happy to spend it so that's the only thing.
"Something is worth what someone is prepared to pay for it "
I get fed up with garden programs that show me how to plant a seed or prune as I already have that knowledge although it's great for ones that don't. Carol Klein's short series was excellent.
But I have always found the design part the hardest so having 2 designers was helpful as you could take inspiration from small things in each design.