Smashing and interesting programmes to watch on a dark winters evening!
Me, I'm never going to plant a tropical garden, as for a rockery, stumpery or a water feature, have you seen the price of a small price of stone, £2.99 in our local garden centres, and you would get jailed if you were to take any from the sea shore!
As for a stumpery totally impractical and impossible for me, a bit like Monty's, use of the term one third leaf mould when making his own compost!
But roll on spring, have been in the garden and allotment clearing up!
I agree with you JIMMY that water feature must of cost £450.00 with materials and mature plants But I am going to grow a mushroom log or two £12.00 for a starter kit and I have some logs around the garden
Jimmy the trick is two take bits from the program and apply them to your own garden, maybe some people will try bottle gardening that was all the rage in the 80's do you remember
Chicky, why limit it to wintertime? We deserve better all year round, that's what all the criticism (constructive) is all about. I doubt if the BBC is even aware of this thread, but if they are can they please join in?
.... a bit like Monty's, use of the term one third leaf mould when making his own compost! ....
I don't have a problem with that - what's wrong with knowing what the ideal would be? Even if we have to compromise, at least we then know what to be looking for when buying a potting medium. If he told us to go out and buy commercially produced composts that would also spark criticism I'm sure.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I love the fact we have an hour-long gardening program at last (GW, take note!) and can only hope that GW may follow suit.
The topics so far have been interesting too.
The only issue I have with GBGR is the bloody soundtrack playing over the presenters' voices (I don't mind some music, when it's well placed and not on constantly in the background).
Oh and James Wong referring to every plant as "these guys" or "those guys" - would have happily wrung his neck the other night!
.... a bit like Monty's, use of the term one third leaf mould when making his own compost! ....
I don't have a problem with that - what's wrong with knowing what the ideal would be? Even if we have to compromise, at least we then know what to be looking for when buying a potting medium. If he told us to go out and buy commercially produced composts that would also spark criticism I'm sure.
Do you remember when MD was at "Berryfields and he created 3 different types of compost, Berryfields no. 1, no. 2 and no.3. I do think he lives on another planet. Did he really believe that any of us could relate to this in any meaningful way. And in subsequent programmes he even kept referring to which one he advised to use for which jobs. Well,first none of us had the b***** stuff, since even if we wanted to this would take best part of a year to do. Second you can't go out and buy it from your favourite GC since he was the only person to have it. Third, he was using a shorthand which none of us understood or remembered. What we needed was practical advice including what commercially available products we should use instead , similar to his stuff. Whenever he referred to this home made compost my slippers would be thrown at the TV. Harrumph!!!
Does anyone remember Gardners World coming from Clack's Farm with Clay Jones, Geoffrey Smith and I think Stefan Buczacki? Showing my age now! Good honest down to earth stuff and I even persuaded my OH to have a day trip out to visit Clack's Farm which I think was somewhere in the Midlands.
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Smashing and interesting programmes to watch on a dark winters evening!
Me, I'm never going to plant a tropical garden, as for a rockery, stumpery or a water feature, have you seen the price of a small price of stone, £2.99 in our local garden centres, and you would get jailed if you were to take any from the sea shore!
As for a stumpery totally impractical and impossible for me, a bit like Monty's, use of the term one third leaf mould when making his own compost!
But roll on spring, have been in the garden and allotment clearing up!
I agree with you JIMMY that water feature must of cost £450.00 with materials and mature plants But I am going to grow a mushroom log or two £12.00 for a starter kit and I have some logs around the garden
Jimmy the trick is two take bits from the program and apply them to your own garden, maybe some people will try bottle gardening that was all the rage in the 80's do you remember
Clueless
Loving the series - great to see some tv gardening in these dark winter months - well done BBC - can we have more in the same vein next winter please
Chicky, why limit it to wintertime? We deserve better all year round, that's what all the criticism (constructive) is all about. I doubt if the BBC is even aware of this thread, but if they are can they please join in?
I don't have a problem with that - what's wrong with knowing what the ideal would be? Even if we have to compromise, at least we then know what to be looking for when buying a potting medium. If he told us to go out and buy commercially produced composts that would also spark criticism I'm sure.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I love the fact we have an hour-long gardening program at last (GW, take note!) and can only hope that GW may follow suit.
The topics so far have been interesting too.
The only issue I have with GBGR is the bloody soundtrack playing over the presenters' voices (I don't mind some music, when it's well placed and not on constantly in the background).
Oh and James Wong referring to every plant as "these guys" or "those guys" - would have happily wrung his neck the other night!
Just to remind you all that a Forum member is with Christine Walkden tonight.
I agree about the 'guys' and also about 'wheelbarrows and dogs' unnecessary.
Also think you watch the GBGR and take out snippets and ideas that are relevant to your own patch of heaven, you don't have to spend £££££ doing it.
Jess, I will gladly hold your coat.........
Do you remember when MD was at "Berryfields and he created 3 different types of compost, Berryfields no. 1, no. 2 and no.3. I do think he lives on another planet. Did he really believe that any of us could relate to this in any meaningful way. And in subsequent programmes he even kept referring to which one he advised to use for which jobs. Well,first none of us had the b***** stuff, since even if we wanted to this would take best part of a year to do. Second you can't go out and buy it from your favourite GC since he was the only person to have it. Third, he was using a shorthand which none of us understood or remembered. What we needed was practical advice including what commercially available products we should use instead , similar to his stuff. Whenever he referred to this home made compost my slippers would be thrown at the TV. Harrumph!!!
Does anyone remember Gardners World coming from Clack's Farm with Clay Jones, Geoffrey Smith and I think Stefan Buczacki? Showing my age now! Good honest down to earth stuff and I even persuaded my OH to have a day trip out to visit Clack's Farm which I think was somewhere in the Midlands.
Before my time Forester
Thanks Wonderboy - very chivalrous of you!
Will persist with the irritating music and presenter though, as a 1 hour-long gardening program is too good to miss!