Gardeners World 2011

[mark smyth]

The BBC have finally listened to two years of complaints about Gardeners World. Toby and Alys are out and Monty Don is back in.
http://blog.gardenersworld.com/2010/12/07/monty-don-returns-to-gardeners-world/

Other than for eye candy why is Rachel de Thame back on the show

[Tony Willis]

I am at a loss to think why you thought it was any better with Monty Don who is no doubt a nice person but the programmes has been a dead loss for years.

Carol Klein was a year ahead of me at school but I did not know her. When I met here at her nursery she is as nice and enthusuastic in real life as on the tv.

Did not know Rachel de Thame was coming back but you have now got me all of a Worl !

[mark smyth]

Tony I suppose it's all down to whether one enjoys watching the programme or watches and thinks if I had the room I would do that. I would love to turn my main raised bed in to a prairie but maybe that's now so last year.

I do agree the programme has been bad for a long time or is that because we all know so much now?

I've been trying to think of who has presented GW and can only come up with - Geoff Hamilton, Alan Titchmarsh, Geoffrey Smith, Percy Thrower, Bob Flowerdew

I think ITV did a gardening programme back in the '70s with an old guy with white hair and moustache and a younger guy with ?black hair. Who were they?

[David Pilling]

Interesting news. I think the best TV gardening programme was "real gardens" with Monty Don and Carol Klein on Ch. 4.

[mark smyth]

Carol's programme last week "The Science of Gardening" was very good. For some reason it's not on iplayer

[David Pilling]

Science of Gardening was on iplayer - that's where I saw most of it. But ISTR things are only on iplayer for a week or similar.

[Brian Ellis]

The best aspect of Mr Don's return is that he is presenting it from his own garden, it's always better when they do that rather than have to go somewhere else.  I still have fond memories of Clack's Farm - wonderful name.

[angie]

I always watch gardener world. We don't have much choice with gardening programmes so I hope they don't stop the programme. I really like Carol Klein, she gets my vote ..she is always cheery and does get her hands dirty.

Angle 

[John Kitt]

We also get Gardeners World on Cable in Australia. Don't know how old the series is but they were continuously planting their new garden.
It did seem to me to be a bit contrived. Carol Klein was always interesting.
I get the impression that most gardening programs are pitched at the beginner - even our "Gardening Australia" , although it has shown some improvement with the new major presenter (Stephen Ryan)
Gardening programs generally seem to have become fewer and fewer. Clearly it is cheaper to make programs on selling houses, painting kitchens and bathrooms etc which all look alike.

I should stop the rant!!

[Colin]

To me it's the top three ... Monty Don, Carol Klein and Chris Beardshaw.  They all appear knowledgeable,approachable , keen to spread the word and with no apparent personal agenda or striving for
personal popularity.

Swift,Buckland and Fowler were nice enough but always seemed to the 2nd eleven

[mark smyth]

Great choice Colin

John what happened in the GW you have? Who is presenting?

[David Nicholson]

Mmmm! But I do think Monty Don has a personal agenda-grow organic-and it does rankle with me when he pushes it at you in every way he can. Am I on my own in this?

[Martinr]

Mmmm! But I do think Monty Don has a personal agenda-grow organic-and it does rankle with me when he pushes it at you in every way he can. Am I on my own in this?

No

[David Nicholson]

Thank you Martin 

[Brian Ellis]

Mmmm! But I do think Monty Don has a personal agenda-grow organic-and it does rankle with me when he pushes it at you in every way he can. Am I on my own in this?

No

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