I'm actually watching this live for the first time and have yet to see any of the others I've recorded. Enjoying it so far and especially seeing Charlie having fun. Seems like a good design so far and I love the bog garden, probably cos it's got the same plants as mine.
We have clumps of bamboo in our new garden which I did want to take out but maybe just taking the leaves off up to head height will be enough. Worth trying. Will have to make OH sit and watch it.
We have lots of pots at the mo for things that can't go in the garden as they need protecting over winter. Some are ceramic and some plastic. All get heaved about in the wheelbarrow as there isn't a smooth path to wheel them to shelter. OH hates pot moving time in spring and autumn. Hard work.
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I'm actually watching this live for the first time and have yet to see any of the others I've recorded. Enjoying it so far and especially seeing Charlie having fun. Seems like a good design so far and I love the bog garden, probably cos it's got the same plants as mine.
We have clumps of bamboo in our new garden which I did want to take out but maybe just taking the leaves off up to head height will be enough. Worth trying. Will have to make OH sit and watch it.
We have lots of pots at the mo for things that can't go in the garden as they need protecting over winter. Some are ceramic and some plastic. All get heaved about in the wheelbarrow as there isn't a smooth path to wheel them to shelter. OH hates pot moving time in spring and autumn. Hard work.
I've watched 'live' today as well. I have to say it's the first design, and installation, I've seen which I really like. Of course they did have a healthy budget of £8k. I liked the fact that the problems they encountered were shown, and the way they modified the design 'on the fly' to address them. Interesting though that Charlie reckoned that Phyllostachys Aurea is a clump forming bamboo which doesn't throw out runners. To be fair, mine did stay nicely contained in a clump until the numpties who did the hard landscaping to remodel my garden removed the barrier!
I'm actually watching this live for the first time and have yet to see any of the others I've recorded. Enjoying it so far and especially seeing Charlie having fun. Seems like a good design so far and I love the bog garden, probably cos it's got the same plants as mine.
We have clumps of bamboo in our new garden which I did want to take out but maybe just taking the leaves off up to head height will be enough. Worth trying. Will have to make OH sit and watch it.
We have lots of pots at the mo for things that can't go in the garden as they need protecting over winter. Some are ceramic and some plastic. All get heaved about in the wheelbarrow as there isn't a smooth path to wheel them to shelter. OH hates pot moving time in spring and autumn. Hard work.
I've watched 'live' today as well. I have to say it's the first design, and installation, I've seen which I really like. Of course they did have a healthy budget of £8k. I liked the fact that the problems they encountered were shown, and the way they modified the design 'on the fly' to address them. Interesting though that Charlie reckoned that Phyllostachys Aurea is a clump forming bamboo which doesn't throw out runners. To be fair, mine did stay nicely contained in a clump until the numpties who did the hard landscaping to remodel my garden removed the barrier!
I love this programme.... very pleased to see Charlie back and am enjoying the Rich brothers.... esp the one with long hair He is my fav
I like that they get stuck in and don't just do the airy fairy stuff. I also like to guess who's design is going to get chosen, and often get it right.... one of them I worked out the couple would chose the Rich Bros, and I think that it was mostly so they could boast to their friends... Chelsea medal winners did our garden....
I like today's garden.
I also think its a shame that we get to see the finished article, ie once it's grown. It would be nice to see it all 6 months later when some of the plants are bigger, and the meadows have grown more.
All in all, top programme, made using the garden owners money. Hope that the series gets a repeat
I do know that not every one agrees with me though
Mm, I'm not too impressed with the designs either. But then Charlie Dimmock isn't a garden designer, is she? I guess if your garden is a complete mess or totally barren, any planting or decently-built features would be seen as an improvement! However, given the popularity of the Chelsea show gardens, and all those gardeners out there interested in improving their plots, a TV company should dedicate a series to the subject in a grown-up way - rather than churning out tear-jerky iffy makeovers.
There's a scary thought. I used to really like the Hairy Bikers but Dave Myers has turned into a pretentious pillock. What's that 'tache with the waxed ends all about. They were just 2 normal blokes who loved motor bikes and food.
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I'm actually watching this live for the first time and have yet to see any of the others I've recorded. Enjoying it so far and especially seeing Charlie having fun. Seems like a good design so far and I love the bog garden, probably cos it's got the same plants as mine.
We have clumps of bamboo in our new garden which I did want to take out but maybe just taking the leaves off up to head height will be enough. Worth trying. Will have to make OH sit and watch it.
We have lots of pots at the mo for things that can't go in the garden as they need protecting over winter. Some are ceramic and some plastic. All get heaved about in the wheelbarrow as there isn't a smooth path to wheel them to shelter. OH hates pot moving time in spring and autumn. Hard work.
I've watched 'live' today as well. I have to say it's the first design, and installation, I've seen which I really like. Of course they did have a healthy budget of £8k. I liked the fact that the problems they encountered were shown, and the way they modified the design 'on the fly' to address them. Interesting though that Charlie reckoned that Phyllostachys Aurea is a clump forming bamboo which doesn't throw out runners. To be fair, mine did stay nicely contained in a clump until the numpties who did the hard landscaping to remodel my garden removed the barrier!
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I love this programme.... very pleased to see Charlie back and am enjoying the Rich brothers.... esp the one with long hair
He is my fav 
I like that they get stuck in and don't just do the airy fairy stuff. I also like to guess who's design is going to get chosen, and often get it right.... one of them I worked out the couple would chose the Rich Bros, and I think that it was mostly so they could boast to their friends... Chelsea medal winners did our garden....
I like today's garden.
I also think its a shame that we get to see the finished article, ie once it's grown. It would be nice to see it all 6 months later when some of the plants are bigger, and the meadows have grown more.
All in all, top programme, made using the garden owners money. Hope that the series gets a repeat
I do know that not every one agrees with me though
Dunno what happened with my post above. It's come up as me quoting myself, posted at the same time as my previous post. Wierd.
She did leave it in its bucket and planted it still in it Verd
Mm, I'm not too impressed with the designs either. But then Charlie Dimmock isn't a garden designer, is she? I guess if your garden is a complete mess or totally barren, any planting or decently-built features would be seen as an improvement! However, given the popularity of the Chelsea show gardens, and all those gardeners out there interested in improving their plots, a TV company should dedicate a series to the subject in a grown-up way - rather than churning out tear-jerky iffy makeovers.
Rant over.
But Garden Rescue isn't a tear jerker. The really sentimental and expensive one is Alan Titchmarsh's "Love Your Garden", over the top.
There's a scary thought. I used to really like the Hairy Bikers but Dave Myers has turned into a pretentious pillock. What's that 'tache with the waxed ends all about. They were just 2 normal blokes who loved motor bikes and food.