I watched it again this morning and was just as pleased with it. So much more lively than GW and with relevance to gardeners with more limited space and means as well as those with acres and/or deep pockets.
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)."
Having never seen it before, I watched it with interest while clearing up the kitchen. I really liked it and learnt quite a bit. It is a different climate from the coastal plain of South Wales, but there was a lot to relate to and enjoy.
been on holiday and just returned to a lovely line up of fav programmes about guess what gardening,sunday morning bbc 2 8.00 am kicks of with garderns world, the a to z gardening followed by beechgrove which i have just watched, loved it, dont like the snow up in scotland though, but what a great way to start a sunday, now off to the local GC ??
Yes, it was enjoyable if you could take your mind off the weather. I was almost in tears as i watched the freezinf presenters suffering for their art. no one should have to suffer that much. But i will be cutting away the leaves of my epimediums today. I must say it looked an expensive program to produce all year round.
They are all professional gardeners who are use dto teh outdoors and have the clotehs and tools to cope. I noticed that neither the garden owner nor the presenter in Problem Corner was rugged up to the neck so they're clearly made of sterner stuff up in Scotland. Most of the UK has had that weather too and far layter than is usual so all teh advice about keeping off the soil and warming up beds and protecting plants is relevant UK wide except maybe in Cornwall.
The Beechgrove garden was set up decades ago as a permanent home for Scottish gardening TV and employs staff as well as having the presenting team come in and do features for the programme. If Greenacres had been set up with as much forethought and integrity it might well have survived as a permanent home for GW but it was doomed from the start by bad planning, bad implementation and IMHO, bad presenting and filming and editing.
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)."
Beechgrove was great the only thing that would be better is old beechgrove.
Since it was filmed in February its a bit old and current weather can be quite different with a 35 year history it should be possible to find episodes which are more relevant to the current month and conditions.
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I watched it again this morning and was just as pleased with it. So much more lively than GW and with relevance to gardeners with more limited space and means as well as those with acres and/or deep pockets.
Having never seen it before, I watched it with interest while clearing up the kitchen. I really liked it and learnt quite a bit. It is a different climate from the coastal plain of South Wales, but there was a lot to relate to and enjoy.
been on holiday and just returned to a lovely line up of fav programmes about guess what gardening,sunday morning bbc 2 8.00 am kicks of with garderns world, the a to z gardening followed by beechgrove which i have just watched, loved it, dont like the snow up in scotland though, but what a great way to start a sunday, now off to the local GC ??
Yes, it was enjoyable if you could take your mind off the weather. I was almost in tears as i watched the freezinf presenters suffering for their art. no one should have to suffer that much. But i will be cutting away the leaves of my epimediums today. I must say it looked an expensive program to produce all year round.
They are all professional gardeners who are use dto teh outdoors and have the clotehs and tools to cope. I noticed that neither the garden owner nor the presenter in Problem Corner was rugged up to the neck so they're clearly made of sterner stuff up in Scotland. Most of the UK has had that weather too and far layter than is usual so all teh advice about keeping off the soil and warming up beds and protecting plants is relevant UK wide except maybe in Cornwall.
The Beechgrove garden was set up decades ago as a permanent home for Scottish gardening TV and employs staff as well as having the presenting team come in and do features for the programme. If Greenacres had been set up with as much forethought and integrity it might well have survived as a permanent home for GW but it was doomed from the start by bad planning, bad implementation and IMHO, bad presenting and filming and editing.
Beechgrove was great the only thing that would be better is old beechgrove.
Since it was filmed in February its a bit old and current weather can be quite different with a 35 year history it should be possible to find episodes which are more relevant to the current month and conditions.
would be good recycling by the bbc.
Loved it. Have regularly watched it on i-player, so now to have recorded it to watch as & when is bliss. J.
Just watched this, OH recorded it, despite the snow I found it interesting and full of promise and projects for the future.
Can't wait to see how it evolves
Really enjoyed Beechgrove - and must agree with the girls about Chris B
Sunday morning TV has never been better!