Gardeners World 2005

[ken (69)]

There are too many presenters. Monty and an occasional guest could carry that programme, and the garden is too tidy by half.:-)...p.s.  some more messageboards gorn... ...shades of yesterday.

[ken (69)]

[TULIP-23]

Hi Richard :D
You´ve struck a note..............I do remember Percy Thrower.........my God thats some time ago ah!!! ;D

[simon404]

Woah! New gardeners world! Where to start? The snowdrops subject has got the experts falling out of their prams! I could tear it all to shreds but having just watched it again it all looks so lovely so why be like that. Anyway I bought  my onion sets and seed potatoes today.

[SueM]

I think the problem with GW is that they only have half an hour and have to try to include basic stuff as well as cater for people who've been gardening for years. Another problem is that in gardening as in so much else in life, however you do something, there's always someone else who does it differently and thinks theirs is the only way. The only writer/broadcaster I've ever found practically infallible is Christopher Lloyd.

I was a bit surprised about the planting snowdrops singly cos I've always split mine into small clumps and that seems to work fine, but it comes to the same thing in the end, you'd just have to wait a bit longer for one bulb to become a clump.  I thought the point of the 'rolling acres' garden was to show that hellebores and aconites flower now, as well as snowdrops. Someone who has a large garden is more likely to have grown different varieties and be able to talk about them.

Talking of hellebores, I don't know if it's just my branch of B&Q or whether this has happened nationwide, but some doubles seem to have got in among the singles, and I bought a lovely primrose yellow double there the other day for £6.98 (as opposed to £12 - £20 charged elsewhere).

My remedy for GW would be to have separate programmes for complete beginners and for the more advanced. Or an hour-long programme with perhaps 10-15 minutes devoted to some basic skill relevant to the time of year. There must be at least 30-minutes worth of rubbish they could cut out of the schedule elsewhere to make space.

Sue

[Roy Bham UK]

I thought what a good idea splitting and re-planting single bulb crocus (or is it crocus's?) to avoid virus spreading?

Well spotted TULIP-23 where on earth did I get mixed up with Crocus ???...well I am a newbie :-[

[TULIP-23]

Thank you Roy ;)

Shows I´m learning from everyone and paying attention  Hahahaha 8)
                             Mike

[TULIP-23]

Sue M :)
Some very good points there
In respect of Novice or Beginners 8)
Send it in to GW                   Mike

[Kerry]

for all you Chris fans here, EJ and others, i came across his website the other day.
all the w's, chrisbeardshaw dot com. nice pictures :P.

[kenkew]

This week on GW.
"This week in Gardeners' World, Monty makes a start on pruning the fruit trees at Berryfields, while Rachel de Thame begins on the construction of a new alpine house and rockery. Chris Beardshaw returns to the programme for a special report on an impressive camellia collection in Cornwall."

Nice to see Chris back, if only visiting. But why does he have to take us on a trip? Stay in the garden Chris!