I have become depressed by Monty and his umpteen-acre spread, even Rachel can't cheer me up - it has all become rather precious and elitist. Back to Greenacre, please.....thank heavens we have Beechgrove up here !
I wonder if Monty and his ilk had not been so dogmatically wedded to 100% organic gardening his " jewel garden" would have " become overrun with bindweed" A little sensitively applied Glyphosate would have sorted it out and, as it leaves no residues in the soil, would have had no lasting damage either.
Ratings for last night's show were 2.1 million, down from 2.2 the previous week and 2.4 at the start of the series.
No doubt the BBC will deem Monty's return a success as the viewing figures are slightly up on last year, but it doesn't feel right.
I tuned in last night, having not bothered the previous week, and it was just so depressing. I have no problem with Monty, but his garden doesn't inspire me and he doesn't inspire me. When Carol came on to wander round yet another garden I switched over. She is so much better giving out her knowledge and experience from her own garden, like last year.
Please, BBC, bring back Greenacre and BRING BACK TOBY & ALYS!!!!
Oh no, a presenter who doesn't know how to garden, in a garden the size of which most of us only see when we go to NT houses, plus an ex model who isn't a gardener either. How is that supposed to help amateurs looking for inspiration. A gardening programme should have trained gardeners, like Chris Beardshaw, Toby, Carol Klein, Alys etc. I won't watch it now Monty and Rachel are back.
Sorry BBC you've ruined what used to be a lovely and informative programme.
Roll on June, when we can all tune in to Alan T's new gardening programme on ITV.
Have really enjoyed the last two years with Toby and Alys. Back to the boring drudgery that is Monty Don. Sorry Monty but you just put me to sleep. There was obviously a lot of support for the "top gear" version of gardeners world so come on BBC, why not have two versions of GW. One for the seasoned gardeners with Monty at the helm and one for those of us who want a fun programme to show us what to do. Chin up Toby, I think you were fantastic!
Toby and Alys were a delight and an inspiration. Their straightforward can-do attitude and personal authenticity has been a joy ... so much so that, rather than watch Monty Don (yawn), I will be out in my garden smelling the roses, enjoying the tomatoes, and drinking a toast to A & T for sharing with us their knowledge, expertise and approach.
just tried catching up with the new series of GW, it's abysmal, how many people have a garden of this size, it's just an ego trip for Monty, won't be bothering again unless they find another programme for Toby and Alys
GW with Toby Buckland and team was always enjoyable,informative and inspiring and was eagerly looked forward to every Friday night.Beginning with nothing more than an empty field,Toby and co. transformed it into a beautiful, colourful and fertile oasis. Everything Toby touched blossomed and grew throughout the seasons,and when you think of Greenacres you think of colour and growth and vitality. Unfortunately, Monty's garden seems to be devoid of colour and life. He is on our screens for less than 10 mins per episode where he actually does very little gardening. As a decent person, I feel the BBC treated Tobey and team in a shockingly bad manner and should make amends by offering them a new show. There is clearly a demand for this as Toby has an enormous fan base - a good knowledgeable gardener, green- fingered and is an all round good bloke.
I stopped watching monty and gw but when toby and alys presented I started watching again, I loved the hands on approach and their enthusiasm and enjoyment of gardening. will not be waatching it now monty is back, I find it hard to believe this change has been made and many of my friends have said the same.
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Back to Greenacre, please.....thank heavens we have Beechgrove up here !
No doubt the BBC will deem Monty's return a success as the viewing figures are slightly up on last year, but it doesn't feel right.
I tuned in last night, having not bothered the previous week, and it was just so depressing. I have no problem with Monty, but his garden doesn't inspire me and he doesn't inspire me. When Carol came on to wander round yet another garden I switched over. She is so much better giving out her knowledge and experience from her own garden, like last year.
Please, BBC, bring back Greenacre and BRING BACK TOBY & ALYS!!!!
Sorry BBC you've ruined what used to be a lovely and informative programme.
Roll on June, when we can all tune in to Alan T's new gardening programme on ITV.
I will watch again when they put the real gardener back. I do hope Toby is OK and that we will see him again soon.