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General Subjects => General Forum => Topic started by: mark smyth on March 26, 2015, 11:24:13 AM
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The new series of Beechgrove starts next Thursday April 2nd at 7.30pm BBC2 Scotland and Sunday morning April 5th on BBC2.
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Look out on an early programme for George Anderson filming at the SRGC Kincardine Show - interviewing Julia Corden, Nick Courtens, the American here with the help of an SRGC grant etc etc ..... 8) 8)
edit to add website link : http://www.thebeechgrovegarden.com/ (http://www.thebeechgrovegarden.com/)
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Hope it's better than the last series!
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Hope it's better than the last series!
It was 1000% better than Gardeners World - which could cure insomnia
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It was 1000% better than Gardeners World - which could cure insomnia
Graeme
Could not agree more
Arthur
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It was 1000% better than Gardeners World - which could cure insomnia
Agreed, but I got pretty tired watching Beechgrove.
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Agreed, but I got pretty tired watching Beechgrove.
GW was a bit like 'one man and his dog' - when the only bit you looked forward to was seeing the dog - Beechgrove to be honest always makes me thinks this is what GW should be like - whoever at the BBC thinks GW is fit for purpose should be shot - I am waiting for the day when MD hits the producer, please let it be soon......... ;)
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From what I've seen of GW it's 1000% better than what we have on TV here!
Our local gardening program has been turned into a children's show compered by a garden gnome ::)
cheers
fermi
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From Beechgrove :
"It's no secret, spread the news: Beechgrove is back next Thursday 7.30pm BBC2 Scotland and Sunday morning BBC2. "
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Look out for the segment filmed at the SRGC Show in Kincardine...... and in May, Ian Young with Carole Baxter on the subject of troughs for alpines :)
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Hi Graeme I have to admit I don't really care much for monty don, they should have put carol in charge and have it based at glebe cottage. I always fat forward the bits when monty is on.
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Hi Graeme I have to admit I don't really care much for monty don, they should have put carol in charge and have it based at glebe cottage. I always fat forward the bits when monty is on.
I would agree. When I met Carol a few years ago I said she should be in charge and she said she's never been asked
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Well that says it all Mark, the bbc has a thing about older ladies and not in a good way. Wasn't there something a bit back about some of the older lady presenters on countryfile? Not wanting them on screen when they reach a certain age?
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With age comes wisdom. I have also met Carole.
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As an Australian I can say both programmes are a lot better than our gardening television. I've watched a bit of both and I have to say I don't get why you all prefer Beechgrove over Gardener's World. Monty Don is fine as a presenter..? And Carol Klein is fantastic, knowledgeable and personable. I especially loved her "Life in a Cottage Garden" series.
Can you explain what you don't like about Gardener's World?
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Hi Jamus speaking for myself I like gardeners world, it's just monty don I'm not keen on, like I said earlier in this topic I would have preferred carole klein to have presented it. I have never seen beechgrove, I hope to remedy that come next week.
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I like Gardeners World and think Monty Don is a good presenter. He puts the subject over in an easy way and is not afraid to get his hands dirty. Nigel looks bored but I suppose he has heard it before during rehearsals. Monty is also keen on wildlife which must be a good thing. Wildlife and gardening are linked as we are providing a habitat for wildlife in our gardens.
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Can you explain what you don't like about Gardener's World?
Without Carol bits GW is just veg growers weekly - with a bit of hedge maintenance and pond de-weeding - its shocking
MD is just a chancer
Love love love Beechgrove
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I like Gardeners World and think Monty Don is a good presenter
He should stick to garden travel programs - preferably a long way away
Nigel looks bored
not half as bored as me - throw me a ball..............
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I like Gardeners World and think Monty Don is a good presenter. He puts the subject over in an easy way and is not afraid to get his hands dirty. Nigel looks bored but I suppose he has heard it before during rehearsals. Monty is also keen on wildlife which must be a good thing. Wildlife and gardening are linked as we are providing a habitat for wildlife in our gardens.
I love Monty's dog. I do prefer gardeners world than Beechgrove. Funny how we all have different taste ;D
Angie :)
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........and when Monty's going to plant a rose or clematis you can bet your bottom dollar it going to be cream or white.
I would love for there to be some in depth subjects on GW, though I suppose a 30 minute slot isn't long enough to please us all.
Ian's bulb log is always a joy.
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I hope everyone saw last night's Beechgrove? There was quite a long piece from the Kincardine Show with talk from President Carole and Cyril Lafong and featuring his prizewinning Trillium. The only downside was that most of what was shown was filmed whilst judging was in progress and so the hall did not look very full. Hopefully we shall get some new members signing up as a result.
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The report on the SRGC Show was shown on the first Beechgrove TV show of the new season on Thursday 2nd April - those in the UK can find it on the i-player, or see it on Sunday morning 5th April at 07.35am
"George visits the Scottish Rock Garden Club’s show in Kincardine. Who has grown the best bulbs, perfect primula or the iconic iris and how?"
This link (http://www.thebeechgrovegarden.com/images/factsheets/Factsheet%202015%20-%20prog%201.pdf) is to the Factsheet for the programme which tells a bit about George Anderson's report from the show. 8)
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I watched the programme for the first time and I have to say I really liked it, will definitely be tuning in next week. A bit of info Maggi, those with sky can watch it when it airs by switching over to bbc2 Scotland, right at the very back of the programme list are the local bbc stations for the English regions, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands.
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You're right, John, I should have said earlier that the rest of the UK can watch BBC2 Scotland on channel 971 if they have Sky TV.
On Sundays the show is shown on network TV so on on all areas at the same time. It's on at 7.35 am tomorrow morning ( but I'm not sure if it will be at that time in future weeks - I wonder if the Easter TV schedules might be affecting the timings a bit. )
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Yes probably, but with sky you can choose series link so you don't miss a show
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not seen GW yet but apparently Monty dug a pond - will be settling down tonight to watch Beechgrove
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That was a good programme wasn't it - great to see the SRGC Show and Cyril's Trillium which has done the rounds in different places on the Internet. The next step - a look at an Alpine Garden and a walk up into the mountains!
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Rumbling Bridge Nursery owned by SRGC members Graeme and Hillary Butler is on Beechgrove Garden TV programme tonight. 7.30 BBC 2 Scotland ( nationwide Sunday)
These are the folks who bred Primula 'Kusam Krishna' and 'Sean' - among others!
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He's got some great looking primulas in that picture Maggie.
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Graeme and Hilary grow some good plants altogether, John!
That Beechgrove programme will be repeated Sunday 17 May - a bit later this week at 0900 BBC2 network.
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Yes they do Maggie if the auriculas in this weeks programme is anything to go by. Does Graeme have a website for his nursery and does he do mail order?
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http://rumblingbridgenursery.co.uk/ (http://rumblingbridgenursery.co.uk/) is the website and yes, they do mail-order .
Ian will be using plants that Beechgrove have got from Graeme to plant new troughs ( made by Ian Y) on the programme in a few weeks' time.
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Cheers Maggi I'll take a look and see what goodies he has for sale.
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Beechgrove Garden
On the programme on the 11th June...
"Carole has Alpine expert, Ian Young with her in Beechgrove’s Alpine garden. How’s this for a weekend project for any size of garden space? Ian is also a master of recycling and he shows Carole how to take some pretty uninspiring materials; old polystyrene fish boxes, chips of old breeze block and some discarded pieces of cement and in an alpine ‘ta dah’ moment Ian transforms these into a convincingly old looking stone trough with a rocky mini mountain alpine landscape full of tough alpine beauties."
BBC2 Scotland Thursday 11th 7.30 pm
or on Sky channel 971 for the rest of the UK to watch BBC2 Scotland if they have Sky TV.
BBC2 Sunday 14th June 9.10 am
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Hi Maggi I really liked the fish box Ian and Carole planted up in yesterday's programme. Where can you get these fish boxes from?
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Find a good fishmonger or else chat up the fish counter assistant in one of the big supermarkets. That size is the type they commonly use for salmon.
Failing that, search your local yellow pages for a supplier of packing boxes for food stuffs ..... they are all over the place and often have slightly battered ones that they will only be throwing out - they're usually happy to let you have them free and for the purpose of making a trough it need not be perfect anyway.
Just going to check to see what these packing box folks are listed as in the phone book......
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Cheers Maggi
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The food grade of expanded polystyrene boxes are probably the best - the fruit and veg dept. of supermarkets or shops often have good deep boxes that come full of melon etc.
The place we get from, if there are none available from local fishmerchants in Aberdeen, is this firm
http://www.styropack.co.uk/fishboxes/ (http://www.styropack.co.uk/fishboxes/)
They, or perhaps the likes of this place http://www.jbpackaging.co.uk/polystyrene-boxes.html (http://www.jbpackaging.co.uk/polystyrene-boxes.html) will probably be able to tell you where they supply local to you.
Very unlikely you'll have to actually buy one - they are around for those who search 'em out!
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Thanks Maggi
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Those boxes are not always easy to get because in some areas people have to recycle them by law but you can build boxes the size you like with sheets of polystyrene and special glue.
I remember some gardeners from the VRV did it .
May be Maggi can find the link;
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I cannot find those troughs, John - there is a lot about Ian's Methods, though, and some fine examples made by Jan Tholhuisjen in this long thread http://www.vrvforum.be/forum/index.php?topic=184.0 (http://www.vrvforum.be/forum/index.php?topic=184.0)
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I've found that the fish boxes can be a little large if you want to move them around when full. For deep boxes I've used boxes that broccoli is supplied in to a local greengrocer.
They're about 40cm by 30cm and I cut away about the upper third of the box before sculpting and finishing. Full of compost they are still easy to move around, being not too heavy and of a reasonable size for carrying.
If you want shallow boxes (less than 10cms deep), then leeks are sometimes supplied to greengrocers in shallow boxes about 50cm by 40cm.
Both options have one big advantage - they don't smell of fish. ;D ;)