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daveyp1970

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snowdrops on countryfile
« on: February 28, 2010, 06:03:15 PM »
there is a segmant about snowdrops on countryfile tonight
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Re: snowdrops on countryfile
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2010, 06:13:17 PM »
Good timing! I was about to delete it off Sky+
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Re: snowdrops on countryfile
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2010, 06:31:47 PM »
Cambo estate and Catherine Erskine and pigs to do the weeding between the snowdrops - now, there's an idea we might adopt.

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Re: snowdrops on countryfile
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2010, 06:54:38 PM »
Snowdrops best planted in the green? They are still at it. ::)

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Re: snowdrops on countryfile
« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2010, 07:03:48 PM »
The robin at the end flew off with the wing beats of a wood pigeon ???
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Re: snowdrops on countryfile
« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2010, 07:11:57 PM »
The robin at the end flew off with the wing beats of a wood pigeon ???
I wouldn't know.... Ian's Mother phoned to ask were we watching the snowdrops on Countryfile!  :-\ :P
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Re: snowdrops on countryfile
« Reply #6 on: February 28, 2010, 07:49:59 PM »
At the end of the programme I was left thinking the BBC could have done better.
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Re: snowdrops on countryfile
« Reply #7 on: February 28, 2010, 08:03:59 PM »
I'm left thinking that on most programmes these days! Or am I just getting old and grumpy!!
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Re: snowdrops on countryfile
« Reply #8 on: February 28, 2010, 08:07:23 PM »
We're just getting wiser to how programmes are made. Gardener's World is back on from next Friday. I wonder how good it will be ;D
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Re: snowdrops on countryfile
« Reply #9 on: February 28, 2010, 08:11:10 PM »
Mark, I think your qustion need to be re-phrased "Can it be as bad as the last series was?"
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Re: snowdrops on countryfile
« Reply #10 on: February 28, 2010, 08:18:56 PM »
Mark i agree at the end i was left wanting more,it was nice to see mass plantings but only one named plant.
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