We watched last night and I said to OH. " I wonder how long before we get to see Sir Paul Smith" poof, there he was.
The thing that annoys me most, apart from the vacuous opinions of Z list so called celebs, is the "back stories" .
I agree, Cleve West is a lovely guy, and a stunning designer, but did we have to see him strolling over Exmoor? It's like sticking video of a footballers' training session in the middle of match of the day. Or the contestants in Bake Off strolling round the supermarket. Yawn Yawn.
If these stories are deemed of interest, stick them all in one programme and leave Chelsea to be about the show, the gardens , the flowers, and chatting , briefly, with the designers.
Hated the spinning trees and Monty's suit, Both pretentiously affected.
Bored with yet more shots of the Queen doing her best to look interested and " oh , what was it like to have the queen on your stand? "
I want to see the gardens, I don't care what some z list royal in the background is wearing.
So.....why are silly gardens allowed to be built? EG a great concert block full of spy holes to see the garden within. It is a prison. Whynwould I want a prison block garden in my back yard?
I do sometimes wonder about the mental state of some of the designers. The one mentioned above and the revolving trees are 2 which immediately come to mind.
Possibly just as worrying was Monty's comment that the prison block was the most uplifting garden he's seen in a long time!!! Unless he meant he had to stand on tiptoe to see through the holes. Also, can you imagine the sharpened elbows being used by people trying to get to the spy holes?
Edited to add. No idea what went wrong with the original post which has incorporated my comments into the quote of a previous post.
Open any magazine and find a picture of a bathroom. In that bathroom there will be a huge double ended bath, a bidet, a double basin, a loo, a double walk in shower/wet area, an antique French cabinet for you scenty things and foo foos, an upholstered bench for you to sit on to talc your tootsies.......
Put your hand up if you have room in your bathroom for all that. Be honest!
Nobody wants to look at a 6'x6' bathroom with the bare neccessities all squashed in. We want lovely and opulent and stylish and imaginative and that's what Chelsea is about. If you happen to see something pretty and you have room/money for it well and good. It's done it's job.
What a grumpy lot (most of) you are. I think we're very lucky to be able to watch the most famous flower show in the world from the comfort of our own armchairs at a sensible time of day. After all - nobody forces you to watch - you could be outside weeding if you preferred
For me, watching it on telly is preferable to actually being there. At home you can stop when you want to and not almost literally be carried along with the crowds. We went to Chelsea many years ago and the crush was unbearable, as were the prices for food and drink!
I like most of the gardens they've shown and I really enjoyed watching the Exmoor and Jordanian landscapes. And the train in the jungle! A brilliant story. I would like to see more of the garden in the stone, though. So far they've shown less than you'd see if you actually put your eye to one of the holes, it seems to me.
That's what makes these gardens so interesting, at least to me - the stories they tell. Not something you'd probably want in your own garden, but a marvellous inspiration.
I was sorry for the boy Josh who was supposed to present his bouquet - what bad luck to fall ill on the day.
The concrete wall with holes was strange and the more I think about it the less I would like one. Having to walk round it to see the garden would annoy me and having to peer through holes on the way would be even more irritating. Now drilling holes in the wall of the house would be ok - peering at bits of the flower beds from indoors would be quite good fun I suppose.
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Switched off last night. I want plants not celebs. Hope coverage of gardens better today when medal winners announced.
We watched last night and I said to OH. " I wonder how long before we get to see Sir Paul Smith" poof, there he was.
The thing that annoys me most, apart from the vacuous opinions of Z list so called celebs, is the "back stories" .
I agree, Cleve West is a lovely guy, and a stunning designer, but did we have to see him strolling over Exmoor? It's like sticking video of a footballers' training session in the middle of match of the day. Or the contestants in Bake Off strolling round the supermarket. Yawn Yawn.
If these stories are deemed of interest, stick them all in one programme and leave Chelsea to be about the show, the gardens , the flowers, and chatting , briefly, with the designers.
Hated the spinning trees and Monty's suit, Both pretentiously affected.
Bored with yet more shots of the Queen doing her best to look interested and " oh , what was it like to have the queen on your stand? "
I want to see the gardens, I don't care what some z list royal in the background is wearing.
Edited to add. No idea what went wrong with the original post which has incorporated my comments into the quote of a previous post.
Last edited: 24 May 2016 08:14:09
1. I don't watch it....I have no telly.
2. Even if I did I wouldn't watch it.
3. It's all about advertising and ideas.
Open any magazine and find a picture of a bathroom. In that bathroom there will be a huge double ended bath, a bidet, a double basin, a loo, a double walk in shower/wet area, an antique French cabinet for you scenty things and foo foos, an upholstered bench for you to sit on to talc your tootsies.......
Put your hand up if you have room in your bathroom for all that. Be honest!
Nobody wants to look at a 6'x6' bathroom with the bare neccessities all squashed in. We want lovely and opulent and stylish and imaginative and that's what Chelsea is about. If you happen to see something pretty and you have room/money for it well and good. It's done it's job.
I still think it's pretentious twaddle though.
What a grumpy lot (most of) you are. I think we're very lucky to be able to watch the most famous flower show in the world from the comfort of our own armchairs at a sensible time of day. After all - nobody forces you to watch - you could be outside weeding if you preferred
For me, watching it on telly is preferable to actually being there. At home you can stop when you want to and not almost literally be carried along with the crowds. We went to Chelsea many years ago and the crush was unbearable, as were the prices for food and drink!
I like most of the gardens they've shown and I really enjoyed watching the Exmoor and Jordanian landscapes. And the train in the jungle! A brilliant story. I would like to see more of the garden in the stone, though. So far they've shown less than you'd see if you actually put your eye to one of the holes, it seems to me.
That's what makes these gardens so interesting, at least to me - the stories they tell. Not something you'd probably want in your own garden, but a marvellous inspiration.
I was sorry for the boy Josh who was supposed to present his bouquet - what bad luck to fall ill on the day.
The concrete wall with holes was strange and the more I think about it the less I would like one. Having to walk round it to see the garden would annoy me and having to peer through holes on the way would be even more irritating. Now drilling holes in the wall of the house would be ok - peering at bits of the flower beds from indoors would be quite good fun I suppose.
I wouldn't like one in my garden either, but I do like it as a show garden.