I've found all these comments interesting. I am also aware that TV shows deliberately try to make the viewers sit in judgment about the various people they are introducing to us. I try not to be "holier than thou" with these shows because it's always done in such a way to stir us up - good for ratings! It encourages us to tell our friends to watch the show to see how terrible it is and give an "ooh agh" reaction. I HATE being manipulated by the media.
Back to dangerous things in a child's garden - I was concerned about the foxglove, as Icommented earlier, but hadn't heard bad comments about aquilegias - must look it up. I found the purple stuff a bit odd, but because I'd never heard of it before, assumed it was in common use in UK.
I don't mind the presenters. I've heard more irritating ones - my particular one (which you probably don't see) is Gabriel Gate, him with the fake French accent, doing French cooking in the Oz version of the Tour de France every night. thankfully, hubby hits the mute button when his segment comes on.
The Instant Gardener is totally at the other end of the spectrum from Love Your Garden. LYG throws loads of money and people at a garden whilst the IG shows what can be done by an amateur with a very small budget. I think people would learn more from the IG than from LYG. I am impressed that the IG has used difficult situations and a different style of planting on each show.
We have 5 gardening programmes on the tv at the moment - GW, Beechgrove, Autistic Gardener, LYG and the IG. My favourites are GW and the Beechgrove, and of the newer ones, the IG.
'Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement' - Helen Keller
Wiccafairy said that they hadn't been working together very long, maybe that's why its been getting better as it goes along. I enjoyed the one on Friday and the presenters are less stilted, perhaps they are relaxing into it, AT and MD have been at it for years
I have been enjoying them all, not been to Furzey gardens New Forest not too far from Southampton though
Garden No 3 - garden nice wind sail - would like one of them, I think fake grass is brill and so many colour that you can get now a days, really liked the purple colour - do like colour me, shame such a bog with all the rain and grass bit could not be sorted but lucky they went back and finished it looked great
Garden No 4 -liked the rubber chipping in blue and the design of the circles and same as others learnt about the low pollen bit, like the one plant in the gravel just out of the border
Garden No - 5 what a jungle think that one made a big difference when cleared, like what they did with the steps and great garden they went and visited with that curved stripy grass, nice that the lady wanted to look at more climbing plants
AJ 2 you have same name as the DIY bloke AJ, will be great to see your garden
Hogweed- may I ask you which channel Beechgrove is on and when? Never seen the programme....oops!
It has been on Scottish BBC for years now. I think it is repeated 'down south' on a Sunday on BBC2. Normally it is on a Thursday night up here. It is more of a GW type programme aimed at gardeners and does a lot of trials of different veg and flowers. Not quite as parochial as it was!
'Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement' - Helen Keller
I saw an episode of big dreams small spaces on iPlayer last week and really enjoyed it. Hadnt heard of it before but I'll be watching out for more episodes. I assume it's a series that they are repeating?
I've really been enjoying The Instant Gardener. I love the relaxed easy presentation and would love to see the presenters go on and do some more gardening TV. Love that it's realistic in terms of money and what is reasonable to do in order to transform a garden within the means of the owners although I know that often the labour is the most expensive part of regenerating a garden.
I've watched The Beechgrove Garden for years, long before it came to BBC England.
Super noodle, there will be another series of big dreams, I wanted to apply as the title certainly applies here, well tiny actually, but my 4 year old said she would " hit Monty and throw him in the dustbin" so I didn't dare risk her wrath!!
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I've found all these comments interesting. I am also aware that TV shows deliberately try to make the viewers sit in judgment about the various people they are introducing to us. I try not to be "holier than thou" with these shows because it's always done in such a way to stir us up - good for ratings! It encourages us to tell our friends to watch the show to see how terrible it is and give an "ooh agh" reaction. I HATE being manipulated by the media.
Back to dangerous things in a child's garden - I was concerned about the foxglove, as Icommented earlier, but hadn't heard bad comments about aquilegias - must look it up. I found the purple stuff a bit odd, but because I'd never heard of it before, assumed it was in common use in UK.
I don't mind the presenters. I've heard more irritating ones - my particular one (which you probably don't see) is Gabriel Gate, him with the fake French accent, doing French cooking in the Oz version of the Tour de France every night. thankfully, hubby hits the mute button when his segment comes on.
happy gardening everyone!
The Instant Gardener is totally at the other end of the spectrum from Love Your Garden. LYG throws loads of money and people at a garden whilst the IG shows what can be done by an amateur with a very small budget. I think people would learn more from the IG than from LYG. I am impressed that the IG has used difficult situations and a different style of planting on each show.
We have 5 gardening programmes on the tv at the moment - GW, Beechgrove, Autistic Gardener, LYG and the IG. My favourites are GW and the Beechgrove, and of the newer ones, the IG.
Wiccafairy said that they hadn't been working together very long, maybe that's why its been getting better as it goes along. I enjoyed the one on Friday and the presenters are less stilted, perhaps they are relaxing into it, AT and MD have been at it for years
I have been enjoying them all, not been to Furzey gardens New Forest not too far from Southampton though
Garden No 3 - garden nice wind sail - would like one of them, I think fake grass is brill and so many colour that you can get now a days, really liked the purple colour - do like colour me, shame such a bog with all the rain and grass bit could not be sorted but lucky they went back and finished it looked great
Garden No 4 -liked the rubber chipping in blue and the design of the circles and same as others learnt about the low pollen bit, like the one plant in the gravel just out of the border
Garden No - 5 what a jungle think that one made a big difference when cleared, like what they did with the steps and great garden they went and visited with that curved stripy grass, nice that the lady wanted to look at more climbing plants
AJ 2 you have same name as the DIY bloke AJ, will be great to see your garden
It has been on Scottish BBC for years now. I think it is repeated 'down south' on a Sunday on BBC2. Normally it is on a Thursday night up here. It is more of a GW type programme aimed at gardeners and does a lot of trials of different veg and flowers. Not quite as parochial as it was!
Beechgrove is usually on a Thursday on BBC2 Scotland (sky channel 970) and on Sunday on BBC2.
I've really been enjoying The Instant Gardener. I love the relaxed easy presentation and would love to see the presenters go on and do some more gardening TV. Love that it's realistic in terms of money and what is reasonable to do in order to transform a garden within the means of the owners although I know that often the labour is the most expensive part of regenerating a garden.
I've watched The Beechgrove Garden for years, long before it came to BBC England.
Super noodle, there will be another series of big dreams, I wanted to apply as the title certainly applies here, well tiny actually, but my 4 year old said she would " hit Monty and throw him in the dustbin" so I didn't dare risk her wrath!!
I would not risk the wrath of a 4 year old (I have a blue one myself). Is yours an Alan Titchmarsh fan then? Or perhaps Jim McColl?