was up at 8:15 sunday for the gardening programs and was a bit disappointing. Cottage gardening great , but autumn now! Surely should be time to sow seeds. I'm already running into problems what with this cold snap. Heated Propogators seem to be pretty much essential to raise the soil temperature. Still programs may improve as the season gets going.
I'm rather tired of the Monty input, he rarely offers anything new, The Great Geoff and good old Alan looked at design as an integral part of gardening. The Joe Swift bit is far too short for him to come up with something exciting, why isn't he given more opportunity to inspire us? Time for a change of lead presenter?
I thought Toby was great for doing things which save money and are highly effective. I've used numerous of his videos to make my own things. Why they can't have a gardening show for 30mins for beginners, using the younger presenters, and then have the traditional GW for another 30mins is beyond me. Considering the upsurge in interest particularly with grow your own, I'd assume that it would get quite a few viewers. Afterall what would it be competing with at 8pm on a friday?
Verdun, those are my thoughts exactly, It is interesting isn't it that the other presenters never go to his garden?
I like Toby as well and felt sometimes he was mis-directed. If the Beeb had controlled the output of the programme abit more I think he could have become very good.
Read an article the other day (can't remember which newspaper, DT perhaps?) where MD says he doesn't like other presenters in his garden as it's (the garden) too personal.
I must agree with Verdun. I don't have room for great swathes with long paths and hedges seperating them, I need to know what's going to look good in small groups close together in a garden which has to look attractive all year round.
I enjoyed GW on Friday- and managed to stay awake! I usually fall asleep in it (I think it's due to being Friday, relaxing etc). So, I'm not sure if it's a compliment or not, that I managed to watch it all. I'm just hoping that they do include some simple, cheap ideas as well, as others have said- not sure I can dig 2-3 ft and lay the sort of path Monty had, even though it looked good.
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was up at 8:15 sunday for the gardening programs and was a bit disappointing. Cottage gardening great , but autumn now! Surely should be time to sow seeds. I'm already running into problems what with this cold snap. Heated Propogators seem to be pretty much essential to raise the soil temperature. Still programs may improve as the season gets going.
I'm rather tired of the Monty input, he rarely offers anything new, The Great Geoff and good old Alan looked at design as an integral part of gardening. The Joe Swift bit is far too short for him to come up with something exciting, why isn't he given more opportunity to inspire us? Time for a change of lead presenter?
I thought Toby was great for doing things which save money and are highly effective. I've used numerous of his videos to make my own things. Why they can't have a gardening show for 30mins for beginners, using the younger presenters, and then have the traditional GW for another 30mins is beyond me. Considering the upsurge in interest particularly with grow your own, I'd assume that it would get quite a few viewers. Afterall what would it be competing with at 8pm on a friday?
Verdun, those are my thoughts exactly, It is interesting isn't it that the other presenters never go to his garden?
I like Toby as well and felt sometimes he was mis-directed. If the Beeb had controlled the output of the programme abit more I think he could have become very good.
Hi BrummieBen,BBC northern Ireland like to on occasions screen Rugby of all things that really P#####s me off.
Derek
Read an article the other day (can't remember which newspaper, DT perhaps?) where MD says he doesn't like other presenters in his garden as it's (the garden) too personal.
I must agree with Verdun. I don't have room for great swathes with long paths and hedges seperating them, I need to know what's going to look good in small groups close together in a garden which has to look attractive all year round.
I enjoyed GW on Friday- and managed to stay awake! I usually fall asleep in it (I think it's due to being Friday, relaxing etc). So, I'm not sure if it's a compliment or not, that I managed to watch it all. I'm just hoping that they do include some simple, cheap ideas as well, as others have said- not sure I can dig 2-3 ft and lay the sort of path Monty had, even though it looked good.