I started a thread about the calendar in the potting shed. It is still a lovely calendar and the pictures are beautiful, it was the size that took me by surprise. Like Verdun says, it is free so thumbs up for that.
We were very dissapointed with the size of the calendar. Please bring back the old larger size. Is this a sign of the changes after BBC selling the title?
I no longer subscribe to GW but always make a point of buying Dec. issue for the calendar - except this year! Firstly, I couldn't find it - no plastic bag or cardboard band around the mag, erm.. its inside, part of and attached to the mag. itself. Secondly, what a disappointment - paper quality is poor and therefore the picture quality is poor. I'll be spending my money on a decent calendar instead...maybe I'll go for a Countryfile one - its for a great cause and I assume is good quality. Any experiences?
I've got my GW calendar in my hand - I had no problem finding it - there it was in the magazine I can discern no difference in size or paper quality from last year other than that the front and back covers are more matt than previously - the photos for each month have a glossy finish, and they're the pictures we'll be looking at, not the cover.
It came free with a magazine - I think it's a bargain.
You pay £9 for the Countryfile calendar of which "at least" £4 goes to Children in Need - from which I deduce that the calendar costs approximately £5.
Personally speaking, I'd rather give CIN £9, buy my GW magazine as usual and enjoy both the magazine and a free calendar.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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I bought Grow Your Own this week , Never seen it before and was impressed by the amount of content and detail
I started a thread about the calendar in the potting shed. It is still a lovely calendar and the pictures are beautiful, it was the size that took me by surprise. Like Verdun says, it is free so thumbs up for that.
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We were very dissapointed with the size of the calendar. Please bring back the old larger size. Is this a sign of the changes after BBC selling the title?
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I no longer subscribe to GW but always make a point of buying Dec. issue for the calendar - except this year! Firstly, I couldn't find it - no plastic bag or cardboard band around the mag, erm.. its inside, part of and attached to the mag. itself. Secondly, what a disappointment - paper quality is poor and therefore the picture quality is poor. I'll be spending my money on a decent calendar instead...maybe I'll go for a Countryfile one - its for a great cause and I assume is good quality. Any experiences?
I've got my GW calendar in my hand - I had no problem finding it - there it was in the magazine
I can discern no difference in size or paper quality from last year other than that the front and back covers are more matt than previously - the photos for each month have a glossy finish, and they're the pictures we'll be looking at, not the cover.
It came free with a magazine - I think it's a bargain.
You pay £9 for the Countryfile calendar of which "at least" £4 goes to Children in Need - from which I deduce that the calendar costs approximately £5.
Personally speaking, I'd rather give CIN £9, buy my GW magazine as usual and enjoy both the magazine and a free calendar.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I need my big year planner in the hall to keep up with where I am. One with plant pics on it would be lovely. I haven't seen one yet
In the sticks near Peterborough