I watched and loved Gardeners World for years and learnt so much from it. From Alans charming & amusing presentation method to both Carol Kleins and Chris Beardshaws inspirational methods, now all gone. Toby had all those qualities now also gone, i no longer watch G.World & look forward to Alan on his new garden programme in June.
Cannot abide Monty Don and by replacing Toby with this arrogant pretentious person you have lost several million viewers beleive me, viewing figures plummetted the last time Mr Don was lead presenter, be prepared for the same to happen again.
Yawn...how boring Monty Don is, he makes me depressed with his horrible creepy voice. He hasn't an idea about how to engage the viewer...just rambles on about what is in his head.
Please please please can we have Toby back now please! And Greenacre. And Alys! I am enjoying Carol tho, not much bothered about the rest! But I suppose thats the beauty of fast forward on sky plus! No offence Monty, but you're not for me.
After watching gardeners world for the last 20 years since our hero Geoff Hamilton was the presenter we are V Pleased. Sympathies to master buckland but its good to see your main man Monty back where he belongs. Too many close up shots depicting gardening as an arty farty profession were included in what needs to be a information led programme for all classes of gardeners. Im glad to see you back Monty and no disrespect but Rachael try to get some more practicle experience before you try and take the place of an expert on the show. Carol Klien is yet again someone most worthy of a place in the show as she has lived it, breathed it, and can most certainly do it, our ideal would be Geoff at the helme God Bless him with Monty and Carol following on with the great advice. Keep going Monty and dont forget with Geoff it was always gardening for all budgets. stick to a similar format and the viewing numbers will increase with you every month. Good luck to the team and lets get practicle gardening back on the agenda.
Thank goodness, I have my Friday Gardening pleasure back again. I have watched gardening shows to inspire me for the weekend since Geoff Hamilton's days when there was another show on Ch4 straight after it. Sigh, those were the days of gardening show plenty!! The only time I turned off was when it went stupid with the Top Gear'esque "cool shed wall" and all that nonsense. I just thought I was getting old!!
I want something relaxing and inspiring not "poppy". I am not looking for entertainment, I'm looking for tips, techniques, information and ideas. I don't really care who delivers it just as long as they do it in a relaxing, factual way.
I'm really pleased to have the old format back. I'll miss Alys, she's a sweetie but I got the impression her and Monty irritated each other - clashing on-screen chemistry.
I would love Monty to stay on at GW and have a new show featuring Alys with her fresh, young ideas but without the nonsense that the producers seem to think grab viewing figures.
I'm new to all of this debate, but I'm sad to see Toby and Alys and the new site being passsed over, as I likied seeing a new site evolve and liked some of the quirky things the site had,like the shed door handles etc. I enjoyed Monty's column for years in the Observer, but I'm not sure he's suited to TV and to be honest he now has a frailty to him on screen that is endearing, but sad to see. Gardening needs young people of Alys' age and vitality to take it forward. Surely there was scope to give Monty an established garden slot, much like Sarah Raven used to do? Tonight's show save Carol was dull. Rachel's "pitching in" slot is forced and only the photography made it worthwhile, and Monty's pruning of clapped out currants, well......
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1 Toby Buckland
2 Carol Klein
3 Alys Fowler
Perhaps the BBC should take heed of the comments being made on here by the people who fund them - but somehow I don't think they will.
BRING BACK TOBY & ALYS!!!!
I want something relaxing and inspiring not "poppy". I am not looking for entertainment, I'm looking for tips, techniques, information and ideas. I don't really care who delivers it just as long as they do it in a relaxing, factual way.
I'm really pleased to have the old format back. I'll miss Alys, she's a sweetie but I got the impression her and Monty irritated each other - clashing on-screen chemistry.
I would love Monty to stay on at GW and have a new show featuring Alys with her fresh, young ideas but without the nonsense that the producers seem to think grab viewing figures.
Just an old fart's opinion! :0)