We watched Friday's on catchup after Strictly yesterday. Enjoyed it all, especially the Scampston Hall sections. Missed the jobs for the weekend though as I was baking a tart and it was at a crucial stage. But I know what I have to do!
Interesting about aphid stress hormone bringing in the predators, loved the roof garden but what roof was it on? Nice to see the dank cubby hole where the aristocracy used to bathe well worth the £1,000,000 bribe for votes.
" In a special programme, Monty and the team celebrate the wonder of trees and explore the vital role they play in our gardens and the wider landscape.
Toby Buckland visits a tree project in North London which is all about engaging children with nature, growing and sustainability, while Nick Bailey gives us his ultimate guide to the top trees for your garden.
We visit a ground-breaking project in Staffordshire, which is using living experiments to monitor the crucial part trees play in mitigating climate change, and Arit Anderson finds out how planting more trees can support both humans and the planet."
Visited a garden in the summer up 1200 feet up in the Brecon Beacons, called 'Nantybedd' awesome !. Have a monthly newsletter now from the owners , last week on it they gave a big hint it might possibly be featured in tonight's episode . I will have to watch it tomorrow now on BBC 2 Wales at 7 .If you live in the area it's worth a visit, not your usual style of a 'Garden'.
It has to be remembered that the first priority of any channel is to get people to watch their programmes. So there is likely to be dumbing down to a degree.
Next priority is to fill the schedule as economically as possible.
That's why many,
"Tell you what they are going to show you."
"Then show you."
"Then tell you what they've shown you."
Flitting back and forth between different subjects can take up more time, as this gives an opportunity for more reminders and repetition.
What slightly annoys me is it often seems to be the same "favourites" (not mine) the channels use to front programmes. Sometimes their knowledge of the topic is in inverse proportion to their perceived popularity. This is enough for me to avoid them.
Much of daytime TV is what I consider just cheap schedule filler.
But as I've said for many years,
"The public get the standard of TV they deserve."
If they're willing to watch it, the channels will keep churning it out.
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" In a special programme, Monty and the team celebrate the wonder of trees and explore the vital role they play in our gardens and the wider landscape.
Toby Buckland visits a tree project in North London which is all about engaging children with nature, growing and sustainability, while Nick Bailey gives us his ultimate guide to the top trees for your garden.
We visit a ground-breaking project in Staffordshire, which is using living experiments to monitor the crucial part trees play in mitigating climate change, and Arit Anderson finds out how planting more trees can support both humans and the planet."
Must confess l was somewhat underwhelmed when l read the synopsis and haven't watched it yet.
I never miss Gardeners' World.