Has Gardener's World got it wrong?

[philandjan]

Close all of their accounts at the garden centres, etc.

Make them garden on a minimal budget - that should get them back to reality and it touch with the majority of gardeners and allotmenteers.

(Neatly avoided saying "getting down to earth")  ;D

[philandjan]

[grawrc]

Yes a mega dose of reality seems in order 8)

[manicscousers]

make 'em go skip diving  ;D

[emmy1978]

Wot Manics? Send Montagu skip diving? How very dare you.  ;D

[Slug_killer]

I think it has got too 'instant gardening' for my liking. They are tying to cater for those gardeners who buy all their plants full grown from the GC

The old earthy style of presenting has given way to the 'do you like eating in your garden in the summer and going to the garden centre' approach

Doesn't the majority of the UK population garden look for the quick GC makeover so that they can have respectable garden for sitting out in/entertaining ?

My neighbours all do. They all have far too busy lives to spend weeding etc. and have very little interest in plants - so long as the garden looks tidy. They all want instant 'Low Maintenance' gardens.

If this approach to horticulture is seen by the Beeb as the norm. and they need maximum viewing figures, then perhaps their approach is correct. Just look at the day time 'gardening' programmes !

Perhaps, we 'true' gardeners should be looking to the specialist channels for our weekly fix !

[saddad]

I've missed or ignored this thread... probably 'cos I don't have a tv,...
interesting, very interesting..

[emmy1978]

Doesn't the majority of the UK population garden look for the quick GC makeover so that they can have respectable garden for sitting out in/entertaining ?

My neighbours all do. They all have far too busy lives to spend weeding etc. and have very little interest in plants - so long as the garden looks tidy. They all want instant 'Low Maintenance' gardens.

If this approach to horticulture is seen by the Beeb as the norm. and they need maximum viewing figures, then perhaps their approach is correct. Just look at the day time 'gardening' programmes !

Perhaps, we 'true' gardeners should be looking to the specialist channels for our weekly fix !

No, I don't think so. I think the beeb do enough minority programming to cater for a large loyal long standing audience. Gardeners World was always for gardeners, not like Ground Force et al.
They are for the GC crowd and there are enough programmes to tell them what they want. They're not for me, I liked GW and a brew to look at plants, techniques, listen to people who loved gardening talking about gardening. There was a goodish balance for fruit and veg and it was a great show, great presenters. Haven't watched it for ages now as life is just too short. Miss it though, wish it a speedy recovery.  ;D

[Pesky Wabbit]

Must admit I haven't see those Evil Decking Monkeys (Ground Force) for a while.   8)

Isn't decking is just so 2005 and out of fashion, in the same way stainless steel was just so 2004 ? and as for blue fences - just so retro.