I'm not likely to be wanting to talk about gardens at that point Linda..
I watched it last night which is unusual for me. It was ok. I made a cup of tea while the Barbados bit was on! I just think it's lost it's way in the last four or five years. Not sure how you recover that.
I was more inclined to watch it than Beechgrove when I was younger, because, even though there was often similar advice and B'grove should have been far more relevant to me, GW was so pleasurable, informative and interesting. It could surely still do the same things as B'grove because the timing is different from north to south, and include trips and features etc. Isn't that what we had in Geoff's day, as well as before and after? Isn't that still relevant? The features and advice would still attract new, younger gardeners if they're aimed the right way.
Just my thoughts on it
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
If Only? BBC could come up with a programme that every one liked, enjoyed, learned from they would never need make anything different. I made my tea whilst the spud planting and plant dividing was going on, something learned as a lad at Dad's side and can do in my sleep. Loved Barbados, could never grow those plants but nice to see. Nice to see Chis again although I remember the time he was looked at as a crank, why would we bother to save wild life it is a nuisance, kill it and we gardeners and farmers of the time nearly did. Those early programmes led us to the modern days of conservation at a time DDT was king.
I did hear Monty say something that made me sit up and take notice, we always put three potato's in a bag, canny NE lads, get more for your money! but he then said when the top grows out of the bag earth up???? No way, potato's grow on the Haum (the stem) so you earth up as the greenery grows, by the time it had got to the top of the bag the soil would be nearly up there with it, not quite but nearly. That was what I did learn as a lad and it worked each time I did it with lovely potato's, out of the garden washed into the pot fifteen minutes and a good buttering you need nothing else on your plate.
As I said last week to some of us it, as with most of the BBC effort is "eye candy" though admit to having learned the odd thing usually from Carol. The earth layering was not new it was how we propagated most hardwood plants at one time, now people throw them away and buy new. The audience figures are still up there so it must suit a lot of watchers, as to pleasing all the people last week someone said one of my favourite programmes, Countryfile was Disney land on a farm and nothing like the real thing?? I wonder what kind of fame they grew up on.
Oops, that should read, "what kind of FARM did they grow up on" yes they are cleaner safer than in our day but Disney land? Adam's Farm and most they visit look very real to me and what I grew up with.
How very interesting. I watched Beechgrove Garden this morning, where Chris Beardshaw was training a lime tree to make a pleached hedge. The tree looked virtually identical to the one Monty was planting last week on Gardeners' World; whilst Monty was dealing only with the planting, Chris was dealing only with making a bamboo frame and training the branches onto it. Not a subject for everyone, but a high pleached hedge would be a good alternative to Leylandii, for instance, for someone wanting a quick screen, perhaps...
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
you have made your feelings on Lichen very clear, but there are several on here who found it interesting and the program is supposed to cover all sorts.
Perhaps the mad woman you refer to, Carol Klein, not to every ones' tastes, but who has forgotten more about gardening than most of us will ever know.
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
For those who, like me did enjoy the lichen topic - we took this photograph today on our south facing cliffsThere were approx 6 old trees covered in this - all a sort of musky green colour.
I'd rather look at lichen than those bleedin' dogs.
I agree ,as ever, with punkdoc about Carol Klein. A highly respected , and deeply knowledgeable plantswoman. So what if she " waves her arms about" at least what she says is factually accurate , unlike some presenters.
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I'm not likely to be wanting to talk about gardens at that point Linda..
I watched it last night which is unusual for me. It was ok. I made a cup of tea while the Barbados bit was on! I just think it's lost it's way in the last four or five years. Not sure how you recover that.
I was more inclined to watch it than Beechgrove when I was younger, because, even though there was often similar advice and B'grove should have been far more relevant to me, GW was so pleasurable, informative and interesting. It could surely still do the same things as B'grove because the timing is different from north to south, and include trips and features etc. Isn't that what we had in Geoff's day, as well as before and after? Isn't that still relevant? The features and advice would still attract new, younger gardeners if they're aimed the right way.
Just my thoughts on it
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
But comes with added environmental damage.
If Only? BBC could come up with a programme that every one liked, enjoyed, learned from they would never need make anything different. I made my tea whilst the spud planting and plant dividing was going on, something learned as a lad at Dad's side and can do in my sleep. Loved Barbados, could never grow those plants but nice to see. Nice to see Chis again although I remember the time he was looked at as a crank, why would we bother to save wild life it is a nuisance, kill it and we gardeners and farmers of the time nearly did. Those early programmes led us to the modern days of conservation at a time DDT was king.
I did hear Monty say something that made me sit up and take notice, we always put three potato's in a bag, canny NE lads, get more for your money! but he then said when the top grows out of the bag earth up???? No way, potato's grow on the Haum (the stem) so you earth up as the greenery grows, by the time it had got to the top of the bag the soil would be nearly up there with it, not quite but nearly. That was what I did learn as a lad and it worked each time I did it with lovely potato's, out of the garden washed into the pot fifteen minutes and a good buttering you need nothing else on your plate.
As I said last week to some of us it, as with most of the BBC effort is "eye candy" though admit to having learned the odd thing usually from Carol. The earth layering was not new it was how we propagated most hardwood plants at one time, now people throw them away and buy new. The audience figures are still up there so it must suit a lot of watchers, as to pleasing all the people last week someone said one of my favourite programmes, Countryfile was Disney land on a farm and nothing like the real thing?? I wonder what kind of fame they grew up on.
Frank
Oops, that should read, "what kind of FARM did they grow up on" yes they are cleaner safer than in our day but Disney land? Adam's Farm and most they visit look very real to me and what I grew up with.
Frank.
How very interesting. I watched Beechgrove Garden this morning, where Chris Beardshaw was training a lime tree to make a pleached hedge. The tree looked virtually identical to the one Monty was planting last week on Gardeners' World; whilst Monty was dealing only with the planting, Chris was dealing only with making a bamboo frame and training the branches onto it. Not a subject for everyone, but a high pleached hedge would be a good alternative to Leylandii, for instance, for someone wanting a quick screen, perhaps...
Chloe
you have made your feelings on Lichen very clear, but there are several on here who found it interesting and the program is supposed to cover all sorts.
Perhaps the mad woman you refer to, Carol Klein, not to every ones' tastes, but who has forgotten more about gardening than most of us will ever know.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
For those who, like me did enjoy the lichen topic - we took this photograph today on our south facing cliffs
There were approx 6 old trees covered in this - all a sort of musky green colour.
I was very interested in the lichen. (Thanks for the pic GD)
Sometimes it's good to zoom in on the smaller picture, Chloe.
I'd rather look at lichen than those bleedin' dogs.
I agree ,as ever, with punkdoc about Carol Klein. A highly respected , and deeply knowledgeable plantswoman. So what if she " waves her arms about" at least what she says is factually accurate , unlike some presenters.
Totally agree Hosta
Mad blonde indeed
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.