Gardeners World

[TEB]

I have only watched GW for the past 5 years so although things have changed with different presenters I still find it a pleasure to watch. i just like watching something about what I like doing. However, as I have got more experienced and more enthusiastic about gardening I would like another show which was more in depth. Sunday evening would be a good time, a good couple of hours of horticulture, maybe an extended visual and practical version of Gardener's Question Time on Radio 4. But then I would probably watch anything to do with gardening

Something like the Victorian Kitchen Garden with Harry Dodson, is he still alive because he would be great on GW

[Capsid]

I have only watched GW for the past 5 years so although things have changed with different presenters I still find it a pleasure to watch. i just like watching something about what I like doing. However, as I have got more experienced and more enthusiastic about gardening I would like another show which was more in depth. Sunday evening would be a good time, a good couple of hours of horticulture, maybe an extended visual and practical version of Gardener's Question Time on Radio 4. But then I would probably watch anything to do with gardening

I recommend you watch Beechgrove Garden on BBC iplayer.

[Mikey]

I recommend you watch Beechgrove Garden on BBC iplayer.

Just watched episode 7, and quite enjoyed it. When they made a watering can water feature they did it in no time at all, and without the need to put a daft stopwatch on it. There are lots of jobs that can be done quickly, if you take the time to prepare well.

I'm not really watching gardeners world, why can't they make a purely vegetable series, called allotment world, now that I would find far more interesting.

[BumbleB]

BBC coverage all this week of Chelsea flower show is very informative and inspiring.

[Amanda1]

I recommend you watch Beechgrove Garden on BBC iplayer.

thanks for that tip, I will certainly look it up

[zazen999]

I'm not really watching gardeners world, why can't they make a purely vegetable series, called allotment world, now that I would find far more interesting.

YAY!!!!!!

Yes please, that would be fabulous.

[Mikey]

I think it should be headed up by Terry Walton of Radio 2's allotment show. Now there is an experienced guy with a great deal of passion for the topic, and very articulate.

[Alison]

BBC coverage all this week of Chelsea flower show is very informative and inspiring.

I don't really find that anything to do with gardening, it's all very pretty and nice but very superficial and I just find myself getting annoyed at all the forced gardens full of plants that could and would never be flowering at the same time.

[HeyWayne]

YAY!!!!!!

Yes please, that would be fabulous.

It was a programme just like that that got me started in this growing lark. I believe Terry Walton was on that as one of the allotment holders.

The Big Dig.

[SarzWix]

I'm not really watching gardeners world, why can't they make a purely vegetable series, called allotment world, now that I would find far more interesting.

Can recommend these DVDs Allotment TV Series on DVD of a series called The Allotment that was shown on ITV West. Although the bloke's voice is a bit annoying... Similar to The Big Dig programmes.

[Mikey]

He was Wayne, I didn't see it but remember reading it in his book.

[Mikey]

I think it would be nice if they did a series following a couple of National trust gardens, I always enjoy chatting to the gardeners about what they are growing, which heritage varieties they have got, and what recipes they like to cook with them.

The Victorian Kitchen Garden, was a classic series, but it could do with an updated version. One that shows the benefits of growing your own, while cooking some delicious seasonal recipes to boot, and preferably minus Jamie Oliver.

[JILLY JACKSON]

I like the new gw but i have had more garden education from you lot.The old victorian garden series was lovely,my father in law used to tape it.

[Spiderling]

Hi all. Sadly, I lost interest in GW a long time ago. It got to the point that we were seeing more of the presenters talking about gardening, then any actual gardening being shown to be done. I felt it was just an excuse for the presenters to be on tv.
As for the coverage of Chelsea Flower show, I used to avidly watch it, record it and watch again. The plants were breathtaking and I always had a notepad and pen at the ready. Unfortunately, it went the same way as GW. More time talking to celebrities/ presenters than seeing the plants. The "gardens" created are artificial. To me Chelsea was always about the flowers...lots and lots and lots of them, not about the presenters and celebs. I won't be watching I'm afraid. However,I've just had a peek at the Beechgrove link and I will give that a try. Cheers.

[BumbleB]

Its like TV cookery programmes. There are lots of different types of those (prob too many) maybe we all just need more gardening variety!

I personally think that this year so far, the Chelsea show has shown many many flowers and has not been 'all' about the show gardens.

As with GW we all take different viewpoints and some of the stuff we have seen before, or already know about but they are obviously inspiring new gardeners to grow and be involved with their gardens which must be a good thing.

Seasoned gardeners must find it difficult to enjoy a gardening mag or book as these too are often aimed at new starters and assume little prior knowledge but often it is enjoyable to be reassured or reminded re gardening tasks and plant varieties etc.

And there is always the GW repeats that are on the gardening channels for those who resist change.