Won'tbe watching gardeners world anymore. Monty spoils it for us. Alan is watchable for hour hour of Monty is too much. It was the same with his garden travelogue series, all that walking around with a student type bag across his back-what was that about anyway? while he pointed at things and digressed off about what i have no memory of now, i did try to keep up but it was useless. We need a gardening programme please not the Monty Don show.
MONTY ?!!! THAT'S IT THEN, I'M HANGING OUT FOR MR T ON THE OTHER SIDE IN JUNE IS IT? MIGHT LEARN SOMETHING THEN OR AT LEAST ENJOY HIS PROGRAMME. CAN'T BELIEVE IT THOUGH... REALLY CAN'T MONTY?????
Why drop Toby? He was only serving up what he was directed to surely? and when the viewers complained it was put right and was on the up. I'm sure Monty is a nice chap & things but he isn't for Gardeners World and i'm sure that from his own garden it will be no different.
I will give it a try because i love the programme itself, but i don't particularly like Monty on it & can we have the old theme tune back please?
AAAAGH! Monty???? i'm done with Gardeners World. My old grandpops would have run-well hobbled-from his allotment screaming-well prob swearing actually and i'm not going to repeat what my dad said when he heard.
Toby should have been kept, along with Carol & Alys. It is shameful what has happened. Toby must feel very let down. It is very, very clear to see from all these blog comments, that Monty is not who is wanted, but are those that matter re producing etc the programme, reading and listenening i wonder?
Toby is wonderful - a gardener not a mere confused showman. I will not be watching Monty as in comparison with Toby he is way way behind in his gardening knowledge.Toby knows his stuff and is good at showing what to do Monty hasn't a clue and is muddled in his presentation. Not for me. I will stick to rerunning my old recordings from last year until they put Toby back.
Do you know after reading this blog, and the other one which is running alonside of this also on this site, i think that we may just have a Gardeners World Revolution! Well if that is what it takes, so be it. I think that the "stick to watching old recordings" as per Floras' comment Fri., 25th is an excellent idea especially as i have also kept Alan Titchmarsh, Carol Klein and Chris Beardshaw respective gardening programmes. That will do me nicely with my glass of vino to enjoy on a Friday night. Guess i'm boycotting Gardeners World oooer!! but i don't enjoy Montys style plus i don't pick up tips or learn from him, it all gets lost in his presentation. I have tried but end up just watching/looking at him, he doesn't hold my attention in a way for me to absorb anything really. I could watch Alan for hours & hours, he's like a long warm, soothing bath with candles lit - sheer bliss. Carols' style is enthusing and proves the point that you can practically garden anything on a tight budget using what you have, which is very much needed in these current financial times-love her & avidly use her tips all the time. Chris Beardshaw has taught me so,so much-right plant in right place,look at the plants already growing happily closeby,don't be afraid to experiment though-i could go on & on re his tips.Plus he is also very watchable and so inspiring & makes me feel like i can make anything happen in my very large garden. Toby was a mix of all three-the complete package i guess and yet his own person as well-a fine teacher,he actually got me interested in growing fruit & veg for the first time ever, without the overkill of Monty. See what i mean? But i honestly cannot think of one single thing to remember from Monty other than he had a habit of talking across his co-presenters at times and listening to him disagreeing on planting points with same co-presenters, well how must they have felt seeing as they were all trained gardeners & were on Gardeners World well before him? I do recall Joe Swift looking astonished once or twice on differing opinions with Monty & the beeb kept it in! Those are the things that i remember & my husband has just read this as i'm typing it & agrees with me, as although i'm the gardener ( we have 3 acres & open to the public regularly) he also likes to watch Gardeners World & while i have taken gardening courses etc & he potters,he cannot get to grips with Montys' style either & can't watch him & says he also doen't learn from him. Sorry Gardeners World you've lost us too i'm afraid +_+
Have just read Monty Don's article about his garden in the new magazine which has only confirmed my belief that his style of gardening is not for me, and his return to GW a literal turn off. What kind of message for these straightened times is buying over 1,400 trees for £1000! (Especially when his 'budget' was £200) Sorry Monty but lots of us struggle sometimes to find £20, out of our limited budgets, to spend on our gardens. Toby's approach was so much more down to earth and he was a true successor to the late great Geoff Hamilton. On a positive note I shall be saving the money I spend on the magazine....
just finished reading an article by Monty Don. one comment sums the man up "of course i missed doing the show (GW)but i wouldn`t have returned to it unless it was from this garden (his own in Herefordshire) i`m a much tougher negotiator since the stroke.i won`t do that half-measure thing,where you just get half of what you want." so we are going back to the Monty Don show that was completely dominated by him when he last presented GW. why are the BBC employing other presenters on GW? the "great man???" may as well present it on his own, as no one else can match his expertise or knowledge (so he thinks). will the BBC take note of the many comments made on this blog??? don`t hold your breath!! another lost GW viewer.
I am extremely disappointed to here that Toby has been replaced as lead in Gardeners World. Toby had a brilliant style and made gardening accessible to everyone. Whilst I respect Monty I think it is a step backwards for Gardeners World, and I think could compromise its future. I very much hope that an alternative program headed by Toby can be established, which can cater for the modern, ordinary gardener.
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We need a gardening programme please not the Monty Don show.
I will give it a try because i love the programme itself, but i don't particularly like Monty on it & can we have the old theme tune back please?
It is very, very clear to see from all these blog comments, that Monty is not who is wanted, but are those that matter re producing etc the programme, reading and listenening i wonder?
Guess i'm boycotting Gardeners World oooer!! but i don't enjoy Montys style plus i don't pick up tips or learn from him, it all gets lost in his presentation. I have tried but end up just watching/looking at him, he doesn't hold my attention in a way for me to absorb anything really.
I could watch Alan for hours & hours, he's like a long warm, soothing bath with candles lit - sheer bliss.
Carols' style is enthusing and proves the point that you can practically garden anything on a tight budget using what you have, which is very much needed in these current financial times-love her & avidly use her tips all the time.
Chris Beardshaw has taught me so,so much-right plant in right place,look at the plants already growing happily closeby,don't be afraid to experiment though-i could go on & on re his tips.Plus he is also very watchable and so inspiring & makes me feel like i can make anything happen in my very large garden.
Toby was a mix of all three-the complete package i guess and yet his own person as well-a fine teacher,he actually got me interested in growing fruit & veg for the first time ever, without the overkill of Monty.
See what i mean? But i honestly cannot think of one single thing to remember from Monty other than he had a habit of talking across his co-presenters at times and listening to him disagreeing on planting points with same co-presenters, well how must they have felt seeing as they were all trained gardeners & were on Gardeners World well before him? I do recall Joe Swift looking astonished once or twice on differing opinions with Monty & the beeb kept it in! Those are the things that i remember & my husband has just read this as i'm typing it & agrees with me, as although i'm the gardener ( we have 3 acres & open to the public regularly) he also likes to watch Gardeners World & while i have taken gardening courses etc & he potters,he cannot get to grips with Montys' style either & can't watch him & says he also doen't learn from him. Sorry Gardeners World you've lost us too i'm afraid +_+