If anyone had tried to plant one of my roses like monty did on last nights show i would have booted them out of my workshop. Does the man actually know how to garden at all? Utter rubbish from him. I feel sorry for Carol Klein being associated with the show.
I am speechless. Last nights presentation was the strangest gardening presentation i have ever witnessed. I just do not understand why Monty Don is heading Gardeners World. He is not suitable at all. I would never ever instruct in the manner that he uses. He rambles and i have to say appears fuddled at times. Very odd. It should be Toby.
Is Monty ok? He came across last night as erm strange. We will not be watching G.World anymore, maybe it's beyond us or whatever it is, we just no longer enjoy it. It isn't for us now.
Bonkers absolutely bonkers! All we have to say in a nutshell. Complete waste of time & licence payers money. Won't say what we all thought regarding his compost feature as we would be blocked... and as for the poor roses, well good luck with that planting style Mr D, you might need it! Jewel garden oh please, we think he just likes saying it coz there's nothing in it to actually admire that's for sure. Cannot believe that we are actually being subjected to such craziness of a gardening series. And poor Carol along side. Its stuff and nonsense and we have switched it off our t.v. recording facilities. RIP Gardeners World.
Never been on this blog before and I don't usually watch gardening programes as I find them "show-manny" and not much about actuall gardening instruction/information. I used to watch Geoff Hamilton and I confess I did watch while Alan Titchmarsh was Head Gardener, so to speak. But after my son directed me to this blog Thursday evening, I had to watch last nights programme out of sheer intrigue. I found it pretty much as the majority of bloggers here are saying i.e. not correctly instructional and definitely not interesting apart from Carol Kleins spots. I also have to agree regarding some of the above comments in so far as Monty does come accross as rather odd at times. Maybe he is verging on The Eccentric, not sure what it is, but Jewel Gardens & Lime Tree Walks does not a gardener make. All rather lacking in content at the end of the day. I also garden on a large estate (my own) & yes I have gardeners to help (couldn't run it without them) and yes we are open to the public, but this Monty chap has aspirations well beyond him I fear, and it shows. It is very evident that the viewing public want an Alan/Toby head-man for Gardeners World. I agree with them wholeheartedly. I fear that it may be too late however. My own head gardener says he would not have Monty on his team as he is "not a team player or suitable gardener for estate gardening" unquote.
Hear Hear re the above post-perfectly put and by someone who clearly knows what they are on about-unlike Mr D on last nights terrible programme. Mr D is not a team player hence him being on his ownsome. Carol,Joe & Rachel never actually set foot on his garden, unlike when it was all filmed in Alans garden & at Greenacre, where they all mucked intogether as yes a team. Says a lot really. Certainly not blooming that's for sure because there wasn't any thing blooming in Montys garden. Carols was glorious as usual regardless of season. Really enjoyed her 2 segements, can't remember about Rachels' - ooer sorry but can't. Won't be watching again i'm afraid, can't be bothered.
Just watched last nights show from my sky planner. Poor Monty i feel sorry for him. He seems out of his depth and is obviously not good at presenting. He really should not be at the helm. I personally think it should be Carol from her garden. The viewing figures would shoot up then that's for sure and we would all get our beloved Gardeners World feeling back again. I also will not be watching it any more as it is no longer enjoyable for me to do so.
Cannot believe what has happened to the once great gardeners world. Monty & his jabberwocky presenting style is awful. Can you imagine him lecturing students? no-one would have a clue never mind understand him. I am a student of horticulture and cannot watch him as i find him contradictory and confusing. How on earth did he get to be on gardeners world and as lead gardener?
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Utter rubbish from him. I feel sorry for Carol Klein being associated with the show.
It is very evident that the viewing public want an Alan/Toby head-man for Gardeners World. I agree with them wholeheartedly. I fear that it may be too late however.
My own head gardener says he would not have Monty on his team as he is "not a team player or suitable gardener for estate gardening" unquote.