Well, that's freed my Friday evenings up! 8:30 is too soon for sleeping and that's what it would amount to for me. Monty Don boring. And, don't ever mention things like peat, insecticides or herbicides! What is wrong with the BBC? It's progress we need.
I wondered how long it would be before Monty Don "Put his spade in again" I for one won't be glad to see him back on Gardeners' World, he never seems to be off our screens ,I wish the B.B.C would make up its mind what sort of programme he is best suited too. Keep Toby I say a presenter who is not afraid to get his hands dirty. B.B.C.stop bowing to the "Celebrity Mafia" and let a good presenter get on with his job.
I am delighted that Monty is back. He is articulate and knowledgeable; his passion for gardening shines through everything he does and is infectious.I think it's great that the programme is coming from his garden. I do agree that Greenacres was a waste of money but we don't know yet what's going to happen to it. It was just like a theatre set. Afraid Alys came over as smug and boring (sorry).Carol's enthusiasm is uplifting and she's been forced to hide her light under a bushel slightly. Her programme on the science of plant growth was first rate - a subject which could have been rather dry and difficult for the average viewer - was made fascinating by her delivery and enriched with the help of her guests. Rachel, eye candy? I don't dispute that she's stunning but she's not just a pretty face. The team gel really well and I can't wait for Friday nights. Go Monty and team!!
Never mind the negative comments - really looking forward to Monty's return to the screen - GW hasn't been the same without him. Nothing against Toby however - wish him well in his next venture.
Well done BBC now we have a really good team lined up!
Pleased to read about changes to G's W - long overdue. I wonder if the producers behind the so called 'revamped' programme have had to take the same path as Toby and Alys - it is they who should have their contracts terminated. What was the cost of setting up Green Acres and surely it was they who created such a banal programme format. Are they still in the employ of the BBC?- if so hope on Blue Peter or Top Gear!!
I never imagined myself watching gardeners world and never actually did when Monty was on but the show has become one of my favourites over the past couple of years and thanks to Toby I have learnt so much. I am a veg grower but find the current balance of features is spot on for me. Sorry if that makes me banal but I am still new to all this gardening.
Great news - a real gardener back again. Watched one or 2 episodes since Toby gook over but sorry, did not like his style or his gardening advice. Could we also have more of Sarah Raven?And whatever happened to the garden Monty originally presented from - with it's large border?
Noone owns a garden even faintly resembling Monty's (miles of box, massive veg plots, 2million tulips, etc etc) and nooone wants to spend every waking hour obsessively striving for perfection. Even reading his diaries makes me want to fall on my fork with jealousy.
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What is wrong with the BBC? It's progress we need.
Well done BBC now we have a really good team lined up!
We get used to Greenacres and Toby Buckland.The new format was beginning to work.
It is retrograde to go back to Monty Don and Rachel De thame.
Sounds like a Newcastle United decision.
I never imagined myself watching gardeners world and never actually did when Monty was on but the show has become one of my favourites over the past couple of years and thanks to Toby I have learnt so much. I am a veg grower but find the current balance of features is spot on for me. Sorry if that makes me banal but I am still new to all this gardening.
Could we also have more of Sarah Raven?And whatever happened to the garden Monty originally presented from - with it's large border?