It's great news to see Monty's coming back again - he's someone whos got real passion for gardening.
Everytime I switched on the tv, Toby would be doing some inane activity like showing us how to use a screwdriver or other such drivel. Or what about the "wots hot wots not" nonsense? Whats not - "toby"
I'm so happy I will be able to watch GW again - hopefully toby will be exiled to itv where he belongs!
Shan't watch it while Monty's on. His monotone, at times patronising delivery, sends me to sleep and i just don't get his way of gardening. I work in a garden centre/nurseries and the common feeling amongst us all is Carol yes Monty no.
I met Monty Don at the NEC a while back now & while he is a really nice bloke in the flesh, he lacks the needed for t.v. presenting thing. It's such a shame that he's back on gardeners world as he just isn't suitable. I have also met Christine Walkenden, now there's a nice lady with oodles of charisma and so easy to chat with + an inspiring & interesting gardener. I've also been lucky enough to speak to Chris Beardshaw, albeit breifly, now he has the presenting thing in buckets and really knows his gardening stuff. Similarly to Alan he knew he wanted to garden from a very young age and it's just in him you know-that passion for all things growing and it shows. I've also met & spoken with Charlie Dimmock-what a case she is, wonderful lady,knows her stuff yet sadly don't think she would be right for gardeners world. Some have it some just don't. Monty doesn't. Hope the BBC read all these feedback comments and listen to them for they do matter.
Thank goodness - at last I can go back to watching my favourite programme. I am so pleased and cheered up by the fact Monty is coming back to Gardener's World. I am a young gardener and it was Monty and the rest of his line up that inspired me and got me hooked on gardening - since Toby took over I had stopped watching as it had very little to do with gardening. Good to see this dumbed down rubbish has been axed and a proper gardening programme is returning...welcome back Monty and Carol! Maybe Toby could do a children's gardening program as it was about his level.
When are we going to get a proper gardening programme with a proper gardening frontman? It sure isn't Monty. Can't stand the man, he's too animated and pretentious. We need someone like Alan back. Carol maybe or Toby. But definitely not Monty, he really spoils the Gardeners World feeling.
Well having scanned through this blog it is pretty clear that far less people wanted Monty on. Most are really unhappy that Toby has gone so why have the BBC done this? Obviously they do not care about the viewers and decided to inflict Monty on us whether we wanted it or not. I find him as exciting as watching fish rot - well I would probably prefer to watch fish rot so I will not be watching him either. I hope I will see Toby back as Monty is the biggest turn off ever.
i hope you find your rotting fish if you put it in the ground by a rose it will give the plant some blood bone etc and have a better smell from your plant later in the year !im sure monty would agree im really pleased hes back i can get gardening again as i find after i watchted him on tv i need to go dig a hole and smell the earth and get planting
Ha! i always fall asleep when Monty's on the box gardening, must be his voice tone or somesuch, maybe that's what he should do - relaxing classes on the radio!! I certainly don't feel like digging holes and smelling the earth after watching him, as for me he, he makes me feel that if i don't plant 100% organically and do things his way only, i'm not gardening properly. He presents lecturer style which just doesn't work on television gardening. It's not a pleasurable experience watching him, you almost feel like you need to sit up straight,pay attention & take notes! Big mistake.
Toby was fine, absolutley fine. He made everything look do-able. He also came across as being In Charge without being pompous and simply very likeable. He knew what was what and was obviously a trained gardener. Someone from whom we all could learn gardening skills, in the same vein as Alan Titchmarsh & Chris Beardsaw and Geoff Hamilton. Why he was taken off Gardeners World god only knows, but i think it was a huge mistake as viewing figures will surely reflect. Maybe a new Gardeners World front man would be a good idea. An acredited gardener who we all know & like. How about Chris Beardshaw? He has been suggested a few times on this blog. He is watchable, informative, inspiring and has a good way about himself. He is a "proper" gardener and garden designer. Or maybe Carol Klein, she has temporarily fronted Gardeners World before and did a good job of it. She's another gardener who is inspiring and also well loved by the public. Whoever it ends up being, as i don't think Monty will keep the position, it has to be someone who we actually want and maybe, as has been suggested on this blog, we should be able to vote in that person. Is there someone from Gardeners World reading this blog who could action a vote maybe? I think it needs to be done.
There have been more than a few episodes which Monty fronted, where if you blinked you missed any plant/shrub/tree reference and got swamped with gooseberries,raspberries, parsnips, and the like. He does not present the all round gardening experience as it should be presented. I've held gardening workshops and lectured at colleges for 25 years now and i've never seen anything like his presentation. He is confusing to follow at times and can be contradictory, which when you consider how many people are watching to learn from this programme, is not good. I have on several occasions, spent time with students explaining that he has been wrong regarding certain things and then further time trying to explain that as he isn't actually a trained gardener, he might not get things right. Gardeners World should have a trained gardener at the helm, it shows if he/she isn't. I feel that while Monty fronts Gardeners World i should not advocate watching it as a learning vehicle, sorry but it is so.
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Everytime I switched on the tv, Toby would be doing some inane activity like showing us how to use a screwdriver or other such drivel. Or what about the "wots hot wots not" nonsense? Whats not - "toby"
I'm so happy I will be able to watch GW again - hopefully toby will be exiled to itv where he belongs!
Can't stand the man, he's too animated and pretentious. We need someone like Alan back. Carol maybe or Toby. But definitely not Monty, he really spoils the Gardeners World feeling.
I find him as exciting as watching fish rot - well I would probably prefer to watch fish rot so I will not be watching him either.
I hope I will see Toby back as Monty is the biggest turn off ever.
Maybe a new Gardeners World front man would be a good idea. An acredited gardener who we all know & like. How about Chris Beardshaw? He has been suggested a few times on this blog. He is watchable, informative, inspiring and has a good way about himself. He is a "proper" gardener and garden designer. Or maybe Carol Klein, she has temporarily fronted Gardeners World before and did a good job of it. She's another gardener who is inspiring and also well loved by the public.
Whoever it ends up being, as i don't think Monty will keep the position, it has to be someone who we actually want and maybe, as has been suggested on this blog, we should be able to vote in that person. Is there someone from Gardeners World reading this blog who could action a vote maybe? I think it needs to be done.
I feel that while Monty fronts Gardeners World i should not advocate watching it as a learning vehicle, sorry but it is so.