I've just watched GW from Friday and it was seriously dull and uninspiring and rather a waste of 30 precious minutes which could have been devoted to informative, interesting and inspiring items on plants and gardens - what to grow, how to grow, where to grow. Ditto propagation.
Can't say I'm too disappointed though as I've been thinking this about GW for months.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Absolutely agree. I think a major problem is Monty's own choice of garden design, those narrow paths and tall hedges are claustrophobic. My small urban garden just doesn't have room for 'jewel' gardens or 'writing' gardens. I need to know about plants cheek by jowel with others and get some ideas how to maintain a view all year round not just on a seasonal basis. Alan and Geoff ( those were the days) were very conscious of this and Joe has come up with ideas in G.,W. magazine, but the T.V. progrramme seems to have lost touch with the needs of many of it's viewers.
Dilys, I haven't thought about it like that but yes we need practical examples of how to merge some of these aspects/themes into our gardens. We all want a jewel garden and a white garden and a swathe of some particular showy plant. We also all want a bit of everything we see that looks gorgeous. We need help with the cumulative vision, the practicality, techniques and ideas to bring us back to reality but still happpy and excited by our planting. A very hard ask. Choose your home for the garden ?
Verdun - they do a downloadable version of GQT - I download it as a podcast every week and then listen whilst I am doing the ironing, or on a long boring car journey. There is a fortnightly RHS advice one that is quite good too.
and I still love GW - highlight of my TV week. In fact only 60 minutes to go....
Reading through most of your comments over the programme i can see clearly where you are all coming from,the programme needs a change as going into poetry overload about a weed.we cleary need inspiration on design and planting ideas.
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I agree - very thin on content and nothing new. Bring back Toby and Alys!
Alys Yes, Toby, No.
Alys on her own programme. Toby never again.
I've just watched GW from Friday and it was seriously dull and uninspiring and rather a waste of 30 precious minutes which could have been devoted to informative, interesting and inspiring items on plants and gardens - what to grow, how to grow, where to grow. Ditto propagation.
Can't say I'm too disappointed though as I've been thinking this about GW for months.
Absolutely agree. I think a major problem is Monty's own choice of garden design, those narrow paths and tall hedges are claustrophobic. My small urban garden just doesn't have room for 'jewel' gardens or 'writing' gardens. I need to know about plants cheek by jowel with others and get some ideas how to maintain a view all year round not just on a seasonal basis. Alan and Geoff ( those were the days) were very conscious of this and Joe has come up with ideas in G.,W. magazine, but the T.V. progrramme seems to have lost touch with the needs of many of it's viewers.
Dilys
Verdun - they do a downloadable version of GQT - I download it as a podcast every week and then listen whilst I am doing the ironing, or on a long boring car journey. There is a fortnightly RHS advice one that is quite good too.
and I still love GW - highlight of my TV week. In fact only 60 minutes to go....
i record GQT from the tv to the humax recorder
Reading through most of your comments over the programme i can see clearly where you are all coming from,the programme needs a change as going into poetry overload about a weed.we cleary need inspiration on design and planting ideas.