Author Topic: What did we think of The Edible Garden? (Read 15427 times)

gwynnethmary · « **on:** April 07, 2010, 21:26:25 »

Just finished watching- found it reasonably enjoyable, but not at all informative, and I the film reel effect they kept popping in a bit irritating! I suppose it was meant to be arty-clarty!

elvis2003 · « **Reply #1 on:** April 07, 2010, 21:36:18 »

i totally agree with you! and it was pretty much as i expected it to be,nice enough but.......
still on a positive note it would be nice to think its gonna encourage those that have never tried growing their own to do so :)

Flighty · « **Reply #2 on:** April 07, 2010, 21:41:45 »

The Radio Times wrote...It's a teeth-strippingly twee programme, with its fey little animations , faux rickety-home-movie inserts and breathy indie-ballads on the soundtrack, while Alys herself comes across as a horticultural Bridget Jones.

grawrc · « **Reply #3 on:** April 07, 2010, 22:42:38 »

A little bit pretentious and ever so focussed on Alys. I watched it on i player just after "the beechgrove garden". chalk and cheese really!

dtw · « **Reply #4 on:** April 07, 2010, 22:43:34 »

I thought she has rather nice hair.

realfood · « **Reply #5 on:** April 07, 2010, 22:50:18 »

Rather disappointing, especially after watching Beechgrove.

Ninnyscrops. · « **Reply #6 on:** April 07, 2010, 22:59:09 »

A nice idea, but again for newbie growers. Apart from the blackfly on the broad beans, little mention of plant pests and other growing problems. :(

Ninny

valmarg · « **Reply #7 on:** April 07, 2010, 23:17:39 »

Sorry, I didn't realise it was a gardening programme. I thought it was a programme about Alys and her dog. Everthing else was incidental.

Shall not be bothering with the rest of the series.

valmarg

gwynnethmary · « **Reply #8 on:** April 07, 2010, 23:22:20 »

Thanks for mentioning Beechgrove- that was much better!

gaz2000 · « **Reply #9 on:** April 07, 2010, 23:28:51 »

i played it on i player

for 8 minutes ::)

another programme that throws money at it and trys to be some cool concept,doesnt work with me,i like grubby hands and methods when it comes to growing vegetables??im 29 just and have been into gardening from childhood,passed down from my father and grandfather,rather than through a book like the latest crop of presenters

funny though as i live 2 mins away from kingsheath park,can i help myself over there now? or do i need a bbc pass and a "friend" ? ;D

Mortality · « **Reply #10 on:** April 07, 2010, 23:35:20 »

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00s08bx

I just finished watching it on the PC (because it clashes with the kids bedtime) I enjoyed it, I'm pleased they actually showed the produce being made into food and eaten.
However her garden looked far too wild for me, must have been a nightmare to weed.

Digeroo · « **Reply #11 on:** April 07, 2010, 23:41:07 »

She mentioned a good variety of purple french climbing bean but I could bot hear what it was. I think if could have flashed up on screen. It was interesting that none of the friends was asked to comment on the pea cocktail. I thought my garden was a bit of a jungle but it is well organised in comparison with Alyss's wilderness.

But actually not as bad as gardeners world.

What and where do I find Beechgrove?

Lizann · « **Reply #12 on:** April 08, 2010, 00:23:59 »

The "Don't pee there, Izzy," to the dog all the time got on my nerves!

Digeroo · « **Reply #13 on:** April 08, 2010, 00:56:47 »

Found Beechgrove on iplayer. Much better. Many thanks.

BarriedaleNick · « **Reply #14 on:** April 08, 2010, 07:49:54 »

Forced myself through the d**n thing! That's 30 mins of my life wasted! Apparently it was about peas and beans? eh! I just want a prog that teaches me something..anything - Ill give the rest if the series a miss..

Sparkly · « **Reply #15 on:** April 08, 2010, 07:51:04 »

I watched it on iplayer last night. Thought some of the camera work was annoying and there didn't seem to be much information on actually growing veg!

goodlife · « **Reply #16 on:** April 08, 2010, 08:45:17 »

...yep..it about getting into "mood" of gardening... 8)..not about doing the gardening... ::)

..and what really irritates me is that they all using these hand writing scenes in programs..like in Jamie at home etc...has BBC run out of ideas...?
Why don't they do just straight forward filming..if they want to do something arty...show in between shots "when things go wrong" scenes... ::)..they never do that..
Soon newbie gardeners think that everyhing should go perfectly all the time... ::)

::) ::)..oh..I'm starting my day well.. ;D ;D..that's better.. ;)

Duke Ellington · « **Reply #17 on:** April 08, 2010, 09:30:34 »

I like the Beechgrove Garden its like stepping back in time :) ;D I watch it on BBC Scotland on SKY

Duke

mr onion · « **Reply #18 on:** April 08, 2010, 10:05:51 »

I thought it was good for a newish veg gardner like myself. well its better than Gardners world. will be looking on the iplayer for Beechgrove to see if it changes my opinion. :-\

Bugloss2009 · « **Reply #19 on:** April 08, 2010, 10:56:29 »

I Googled "teeth-strippingly twee" and it came straight up :D

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