Previous Gardeners World presenters

[brianw]

On BBC 2 this evening in "The home that Two Built" they showed some talking heads of past presenters, including a woman whose voice I recognised, and the face maybe. Anyone old enough to know who it was? In the Geoff Hamilton bit.

[Maggi Young]

It was Gay Search - looking almost unrecognisable now. She was (is?)  a journalist who appeared for a while on gardening programmes at  one time. Wrote some books on gardening/design too, I think. I always regarded the poor woman as a dillettante 

[johnstephen29]

Hi Maggi I had to look up dilettante as I did know what it ment, made me smile, I remember her as well. What about pippa greenwood and Anne swithinbank, you never here from them any more.

[Maggi Young]

Pippa and Anne are still appearing regularly on Gardeners' Question Time on the radio.

[johnstephen29]

Would that be radio 3/4?, what about the bloke with the ponytail? Bob something or other?

[fermi de Sousa]

It was Gay Search - looking almost unrecognisable now. She was (is?)  a journalist who appeared for a while on gardening programmes

I hadn't heard f her so had to look her up.....
Hmmmm, she's the fifth entry when you google her name!
cheers
fermi

[Alan_b]

Bob something or other?

How could any gardener forget the name "Flowerdew"?  He's a regular on GQT which is broadcast on Radio 4.  Catch up here http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qp2f

 

[johnstephen29]

Hi Alan it's been a long time since he was on tv, but I could still see him in my minds eye, I knew he was bob something

[art600]

   Sarah Raven?

[johnw]

How could any gardener forget the name "Flowerdew"?  He's a regular on GQT which is broadcast on Radio 4.  Catch up here http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qp2f

Yes I remember now, he started the craze over here of "leeking" on compost heaps.  He will not be forgiven.

[Tim Ingram]

John that is a common British tradition , but like using Cheshunt Compound for combating damping off it could well be legislated against. Bob Flowerdew and GQT is quite a breath of fresh air for serious long term gardeners.

[johnw]

John that is a common British tradition , but like using Cheshunt Compound for combating damping off it could well be legislated against. Bob Flowerdew and GQT is quite a breath of fresh air for serious long term gardeners.

I think I have an old tin of chehunt in the cabinet. Would it still be good?  BF was a real hands on gardener back in those days & always enjoyed him.  Off topic, way back in the 60's I eagerly awaited a weekly mag called Practical Gardening, small pix and very short articles but introduced us to tempting new plants, it pretty much started us off in this once remote hinterland.

johnw 

[johnstephen29]

All these gardeners are good, but Geoff Hamilton leaves them all standing.

[brianw]

Thank you Maggie.

[ian mcdonald]

Geoff. Hamilton was great. Not forgetting Geoffrey Smith, an enthusiast for wild plants as well. Bill Sowerbutts, Percy Thrower,  also the bloke with the tweed jacket and brogues who promoted peat and never got his hands dirty