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VerdunVerdun Posts: 23,348
in The potting shed

poor old Monty is in trouble again image

some people have chosen to take offence when he slammed begonias a few weeks back. his opinion and I am happy for him and anyone else to offer it.  I don't like begonias either....those big, blowsy, shapeless overly bright monstrosities. (Ha ha!  That's shocked some of you image). However, I know one or two who are growing superb, impressive begonias so huge respect image.  

 i grow a couple of the "bonfire" small flowered cascading type and I really like those 

now Monty has ruffled a few more feathers by (tongue in cheeek) criticising those trying to be self sufficient.  Shock! Horror!

I hope the powers that be don't rein Monty in.  Free speech even in the horticultural world is essential.  

(Need to think of something contentious myself now image  Did 

I say I don't like roses in our gardens? image) 

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  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016

    I think he's trying to take over the Jeremy Clarkson roleimage

    There have been occasions recently where he seems to have been controversial / contentious just for the sake of it. 

    Now, in the latest programme, he's trying to make a take over bid for Jamie Oliver's TV slot.  We have few gardening programmes as it is, so please leave the recipes to the cookery shows. image

  • LoganLogan Posts: 2,532

    It was only a bit of cooking if you could say it was.He used to do a programme called fork to fork,i thought that was good.image

  • Ladybird4Ladybird4 Posts: 37,905

    I love the fact he says what he thinks and long may that freedom exist. There are types of gardens I really dislike but I don't think that the owners of said gardens are wrong. That is their taste and I dare say some people would not like my style of gardening. I don't mind him giving a tip about how to use veggies in his shows, some people may be inspired to grow more by that.

    Cacoethes: An irresistible urge to do something inadvisable
  • LoganLogan Posts: 2,532

    It should be a golden retrievers programmeimage

  • Jennifer 10Jennifer 10 Posts: 112

    I've grown begonias this year.    I don't like them, and they're not worth the effort.   The hanging baskets look awful, and the double ones are too heavy for their stems. 

    Monty's entitled to an opinion.   I wonder what he thinks of decking.  (yuk and high maintenance)

  • ClaringtonClarington Posts: 4,949

    I don't like them either. Let the man speak!

  • wakeshinewakeshine Posts: 975

    When/where was this?

  • Alan Clark2 in LiverpoolAlan Clark2 in Liverpool Posts: 2,190

    Although I don't like the kind of Begonias that are grown for their flowers, I love the foliage Begonias, with their textures, leaf colour and spiral shapes, It is a pity that those are not hardy!

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    yay, another TV whinging threadimage



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  • wakeshinewakeshine Posts: 975

    I like Monty Don but he says everything as if it's fact not opinion, as long as people realise that it's all good lol. I sometimes feel, just get on with and show us the gardening instead of pausing all the time to tell us what you love and hate but then it's probably all scripted.

    I'm new to flowers, I like begonias, ended with loads from a lucky dip wowcher deal....they're strange little plants but I think they have cheered up my baskets and pots.

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    Last edited: 02 August 2016 14:20:13

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