Why did the BBC see fit to inflict Monty on us? I would be happier watching fish rot than see him pretenting to garden. I will hope to see Toby back soon.
Won't be watching Gardeners World anymore, very disapointed with Monty at the helm. He is not a trained gardener and you can tell. I've actually been told by my local garden nurseries, that i am getting some stuff wrong when i quote it to them re plants, as a result of what i have quoted to them from Monty, which is a bit scarey. He is in a position of "teaching" for heavens sake for all us Friday night Gardeners World viewers. I'm sticking to my Alan Titchmarsh and Chris Beardshaw books & dvd's, and Carol Klein t.v. specials from now-on. Plus you can actually follow their instruction, Monty is so pro veggie/organic there's hardly anything else sometimes anyway.
I will not be watching Monty. Why would I wish to be spoken at by someone who has not been trained in the subject? I know lots of very good amateur gardeners that I have great respect for but none of them would go on TV and pretend to garden like Monty. I really liked Toby. I have just enjoyed watching some of his GWs I ahd recorded and it reminded me how much i could learn from him. I learnt nothing of any worth from Monty and I can not work out why the BBC have put Monty back.Toby is a gardener Monty is a mere showman.I will not be watching again. I will stick to my recordings until they bring him back.
I shall be pleased to see Monty back on GW. He is a passionate gardener, even though he may not be "trained" - as so many people have commented. So he makes mistakes? All gardeners do, professional and otherwise, that's how you learn. Personally, I admire his organic approach to the whole garden. As he's pointed out many times, there's no point in only growing your veg organically whilst spraying everywhere else, a garden is a holistic thing.
However, having said that, I was beginning to warm to Toby. The first year that he fronted GW, I was appalled and thought I'd tuned into a (poor quality) children's gardening programme by mistake. This was not Toby's fault, it was undoubtedly the production team trying to make GW more "modern" and "fun". Nauseating. The following year, when Toby was allowed, it seemed, to do things in his own way, there was a vast improvement and he seemed to blossom.
So, good to have Monty again, but I feel that Toby has been very shabbily treated. I shall miss Alys as well.
I will miss all the good advice from Toby - shame the BBC did not ask the viewers if they wanted Monty back - seems most do not. I reckon it is important for a frontsman on GW to be a trained gardener - all the others have been.We are being fobbed off with a celeb not a knowledgable gardener. I agree that passion is impotant but it is also very important that someone on Tv should be giving proper information.TV cooks would not get away with the sort of misinformation that Monty so often spouts.We often fell about laughing at some of the stuff he said - that is bad in a programme that reckons to give information. The BBC have treated Toby in an outrageous manner and someone deserves to be made to account for this. I will be another of the folks reaching for the off switch when GW returns as it will be a waste of time.
Thank goodness - Monty's back! I was so sorry when he had to step down through ill health.
I didn't really take to Toby - nice man with some down to earth knowledge but he somehow didn't quite click although he was growing on me a little. I wish him luck in his next venture!
I'm glad Alys won't be presenting - she's a little too twee for my taste and I didn't like her whining voice! I wish her well in whatever she does next!
To me, Rachel de Thame is like the Katie Price of gardening - all media exposure and very little substance! Apart from annually wafting about the flower tent at Chelsea, has anyone seen her actually gardening?
I'm really glad Carol and Joe are still on board - both offer such a wealth of experience and knowledge, I always gain useful tips from them.
I'm so excited - I can't wait to see the new series! Well done BBC!
Just read my radio Times - just how smug can a bloke be? I will not be watching Monty and i am so cross that Toby has gone. monty is very dull, very smug and grows far too many veg. he is also not a good gardener so I'm not going to be wasting my Friday nights shouting at the telly when he gets it all wrong again.
I stopped watching GW after Monty left the show. The new presenters were OK but for me it lost direction and purpose. Monty was perfect and seeing his garden with be the ultimate bonus. I hope his sidekick will be Carol !
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I will hope to see Toby back soon.
I really liked Toby. I have just enjoyed watching some of his GWs I ahd recorded and it reminded me how much i could learn from him.
I learnt nothing of any worth from Monty and I can not work out why the BBC have put Monty back.Toby is a gardener Monty is a mere showman.I will not be watching again. I will stick to my recordings until they bring him back.
However, having said that, I was beginning to warm to Toby. The first year that he fronted GW, I was appalled and thought I'd tuned into a (poor quality) children's gardening programme by mistake. This was not Toby's fault, it was undoubtedly the production team trying to make GW more "modern" and "fun". Nauseating. The following year, when Toby was allowed, it seemed, to do things in his own way, there was a vast improvement and he seemed to blossom.
So, good to have Monty again, but I feel that Toby has been very shabbily treated. I shall miss Alys as well.
I reckon it is important for a frontsman on GW to be a trained gardener - all the others have been.We are being fobbed off with a celeb not a knowledgable gardener. I agree that passion is impotant but it is also very important that someone on Tv should be giving proper information.TV cooks would not get away with the sort of misinformation that Monty so often spouts.We often fell about laughing at some of the stuff he said - that is bad in a programme that reckons to give information.
The BBC have treated Toby in an outrageous manner and someone deserves to be made to account for this.
I will be another of the folks reaching for the off switch when GW returns as it will be a waste of time.
I didn't really take to Toby - nice man with some down to earth knowledge but he somehow didn't quite click although he was growing on me a little. I wish him luck in his next venture!
I'm glad Alys won't be presenting - she's a little too twee for my taste and I didn't like her whining voice! I wish her well in whatever she does next!
To me, Rachel de Thame is like the Katie Price of gardening - all media exposure and very little substance! Apart from annually wafting about the flower tent at Chelsea, has anyone seen her actually gardening?
I'm really glad Carol and Joe are still on board - both offer such a wealth of experience and knowledge, I always gain useful tips from them.
I'm so excited - I can't wait to see the new series! Well done BBC!
I will not be watching Monty and i am so cross that Toby has gone. monty is very dull, very smug and grows far too many veg. he is also not a good gardener so I'm not going to be wasting my Friday nights shouting at the telly when he gets it all wrong again.
Monty was perfect and seeing his garden with be the ultimate bonus. I hope his sidekick will be Carol !