Loved the wish list. Would add my wish that my 17 month old yellow labrador stops chewing my plants at the roots. A climbing rose, New Dawn (yes, in spite of the thorns!), clematis Wisley Cream and winter flowering jasmine are just some of the victims. Any chance that they will rise from the dead do you think? I will have to turn my garden into a chicken wired Colditz at this rate!
I have had similar plants munched to the ground by rabbits and they grew again. The answer could be for you to get some rabbits for the dog to chase! I wish all rabbits would only exist in hedgerows. I also wish that all squirrels in a 10km radius will stay away frommy newly planted cobnut bushes.
Great blog and lovely comments - May my own cat not cause me embarassment in my neighbours gardens (and use my own)and may all your produce be bountiful and ready to eat, or simply beautiful.
Glad to hear that Monty is well again, but Toby et al should stay. Viewing figures fell due to a different format (aka dumbing down) - not his responsibility & it was clear that as Monty was at Berryfields and Carol and Joe were elsewhere the camardarie that was typical for Alan Titchmarsh and his co presenters was missing. Have learned much from Carol, Toby, Jo & Alys. Their no nonsense approach in a lighthearted way - more please. Can't understand why they didn't give the job to Carol in the first place though. Greenacre - shame not to see that mature - who paid for that and what's to happen to it and the plants?
Carol is great and very knowledgable but her wild enthusiasm can be a bit over the top. I like her 1 off progs but I think fulltime I would be hyper - like too much coffee! Monty is llike a dull wet blanket that sops all the joy out of learning about the garden so I wish to have Toby back
I too wish/hope that many of my plants have survived the harsh winter (so far) with plenty more bad wintery to come! I don't hold out much hope for alot of them :-( Oh and bring back Toby and Alys, if not to Gardeners World then to our tv screens again soon.
I wish that all the snow and freezing temps have worked their magic on my horrible clay soil and will make it a wee bit easier for me to work. (But I don't want snow like that again anytime soon please!) I wish that my newly acquired greenhouse will be as productive as it can be and that my garden (and Mum's along the road) will be bursting at the seams with gorgeous flowers! I wish that this summer my hayfever won't be as bad as in previous summers.
I wish that the best gardening programme on the telly continues to entertain, inspire and educate me ... but as Monty's returning to GW this year, the only programme that's likely to do that is the Beechgrove Garden!
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I wish all rabbits would only exist in hedgerows.
I also wish that all squirrels in a 10km radius will stay away frommy newly planted cobnut bushes.
Glad to hear that Monty is well again, but Toby et al should stay. Viewing figures fell due to a different format (aka dumbing down) - not his responsibility & it was clear that as Monty was at Berryfields and Carol and Joe were elsewhere the camardarie that was typical for Alan Titchmarsh and his co presenters was missing. Have learned much from Carol, Toby, Jo & Alys. Their no nonsense approach in a lighthearted way - more please. Can't understand why they didn't give the job to Carol in the first place though. Greenacre - shame not to see that mature - who paid for that and what's to happen to it and the plants?
I too wish/hope that many of my plants have survived the harsh winter (so far) with plenty more bad wintery to come! I don't hold out much hope for alot of them :-(
Oh and bring back Toby and Alys, if not to Gardeners World then to our tv screens again soon.
I wish that my newly acquired greenhouse will be as productive as it can be and that my garden (and Mum's along the road) will be bursting at the seams with gorgeous flowers!
I wish that this summer my hayfever won't be as bad as in previous summers.
I wish that the best gardening programme on the telly continues to entertain, inspire and educate me ... but as Monty's returning to GW this year, the only programme that's likely to do that is the Beechgrove Garden!