I think gardening is gardening... doesn't matter that some parts of the programme are made by Chris Beardshaw in the Cotswolds. How he deals with the weeds on his allotment is universal. And a lot of the content is from Beechgrove, demonstrating the seasonal difference there, in case anyone might be confused...
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
Since Covid! previously, Chris B would go up to Beechgrove for his slots and he's done some really good stuff up there in terms of planting up the rose garden with interesting roses and perennials, sorting out the bog garden planting, raising crowns on conifers and other trees and shrubs to change light, views and vistas - always relevant, do-able and well explained and shown.
Clearly with the stricter and longer travel restrictions in Scotland he's been obliged to so his pieces form home and they have all been relevant, do-able, well explained.........
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)."
You're right @Allotment Boy. It was Chris B who said he and his wife spend about an hour a week up there now they've got the soil sorted and the beds laid out and planted.
Bear in mind that he is a trained horticulturalist, has been a lecturer at Pershore college, a major centre for horticultural training at all levels, has his own landscaping design business with an international customer base and has won gold at Chelsea more than once or twice. He knows what plants need to do well and how to get the best out of them as well as how to associate them, be they ornamental or edible or both.
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)."
George did say last year that he did all the work on his plot with only a 1 hour visit for himself and wife so 2 hours a week. Not sure if this was a normal thing or lockdown hours
I spend at least 6 hours/week on my 10 pole plot and that's a minimum in the summer it could do with a lot more time if it was to look manicured, maybe Georges raised beds mean that he doesn't need to spend a lot of time on the plot and his soil is a lot lighter than mine so maybe that helps as well.
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Clearly with the stricter and longer travel restrictions in Scotland he's been obliged to so his pieces form home and they have all been relevant, do-able, well explained.........
He certainly isn't helping him - my BIL knows zero about gardening!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Bear in mind that he is a trained horticulturalist, has been a lecturer at Pershore college, a major centre for horticultural training at all levels, has his own landscaping design business with an international customer base and has won gold at Chelsea more than once or twice. He knows what plants need to do well and how to get the best out of them as well as how to associate them, be they ornamental or edible or both.