Hi Danae, yes you're absolutely right that, just like you, I understood that David Sexton was saying we in Britain like "romantic" gardening but that's not the case in France. Nothing else had occurred to me even for a fraction of a moment. However, it seems a lucky confusion as it gave LB the opportunity to show us her amazing garden. Much appreciated!
Just watched the first one last night, we've gone past Levens Hall many times and always had our goldie with us, so could'nt go in. he's going to get left behind next time so we can go in
Wish I had recorded it last night, fell asleep again. The trouble is that it's not on until 10pm here in France as we are an hour ahead. And Monty is quiet and gentle.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
I thought last night's episode, about the Victorian plant collectors, was brilliant. So informative. I had sometimes wondered how they got all their live plants back on long sea voyages from China, India, South america, etc. That "greenhouse, come chicken coop" structure, which I forget the name of, that they planted them in was so inventive. Amazing that one still survives. I guess they must have used shipboard waste water from cooking and washing to water the plants with. And they must have had an on-board gardening team too. Cool.
Based in Sussex, I garden to encourage as many birds to my garden as possible.
Chatsworth is only 7 miles away, so very nice to see Paxton's greenhouse and see how he managed to get the water lilly to flower, when Kew couldn't. London 0, the North 1.
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
Thoroughly enjoyed the programmes so far -it's fascinating how those early plants arrived in England after such long voyages and the foresight of the botanists to preserve them so carefully in such places as Kew.
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Hi Danae, yes you're absolutely right that, just like you, I understood that David Sexton was saying we in Britain like "romantic" gardening but that's not the case in France. Nothing else had occurred to me even for a fraction of a moment. However, it seems a lucky confusion as it gave LB the opportunity to show us her amazing garden. Much appreciated!
Just watched the first one last night,
we've gone past Levens Hall many times and always had our goldie with us, so could'nt go in. he's going to get left behind next time so we can go in 
Looking foreward to the next tomorrow
Just watched the second part.
"Economy, elegance and a certain degree of magnificence" - brilliant.
The final episode won't be shown next Sunday because of the snooker!
Will apparently be shown on 13 December!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06spj5l
Kleipieper , does that mean you will be watching the snooker
Wish I had recorded it last night, fell asleep again. The trouble is that it's not on until 10pm here in France as we are an hour ahead. And Monty is quiet and gentle.
I thought last night's episode, about the Victorian plant collectors, was brilliant. So informative. I had sometimes wondered how they got all their live plants back on long sea voyages from China, India, South america, etc. That "greenhouse, come chicken coop" structure, which I forget the name of, that they planted them in was so inventive. Amazing that one still survives. I guess they must have used shipboard waste water from cooking and washing to water the plants with. And they must have had an on-board gardening team too.
Cool.
Just watched last night's. Magnificent.
Chatsworth is only 7 miles away, so very nice to see Paxton's greenhouse and see how he managed to get the water lilly to flower, when Kew couldn't. London 0, the North 1.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Thoroughly enjoyed the programmes so far -it's fascinating how those early plants arrived in England after such long voyages and the foresight of the botanists to preserve them so carefully in such places as Kew.