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Gardeners’ World 26 March 2010
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Message 1.Â
Posted by saima_host (U13967342) on Friday, 26th March 2010
Hi all
Gardeners' World is on air tonight at 8.30pm on Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú2.
On tonight’s show Toby will be exploring the smallest of spaces to grow fresh salads, Joe reveals a designer’s guide to hedging plants, and Carol spotlights the Lily family.
For more information about the programme and to view the fact sheet please visit the Gardeners’ World website (www.bbc.co.uk/gardenersworld) after the show. -
Message 2
Posted by welshcol (U2301689) on Friday, 26th March 2010
Not on Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú2 Wales.....!!!
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Message 3
Posted by Toadspawn (U2334298) on Friday, 26th March 2010
Two weeks without the sight and sound of Alys has made a significant improvement in the programme but it still has a long way to go.
Welshcol
I have to watch it on Sky (989 I think)or record it from terrestrial (which comes from the West)and watch later because as you say it is not on Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú2 Wales. I sometimes wonder if it is worth the effort.
Byw yn yr ardd on S4C is reasonable if you can understand Welsh or get sub-titles. -
Message 4
Posted by Paul N (U6451125) on Saturday, 27th March 2010
Excellent programme. I recorded it and enjoyed it so much I'll watch it again tonight.
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Message 5
Posted by gerald (U3837061) on Saturday, 27th March 2010
I think I'm probably in the minority but I'm finding the new series just a little bit boring. It all seems to be very practical now, very 'how to plant or repot things', and while I'm sure I'm learning something I'd also like to be inspired a little.
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Message 6
Posted by londonplantmad (U2392946) on Saturday, 27th March 2010
I am also finding it boring. I think its more the personality or lack of it. Alys has her new program starting this week from her own garden so lets see if its worth watching. She is very knowledgeable but was made to look stupid with the ridiculous tasks in the last series of GW. At least its mid week as well. She has a great chance now to show her skills lets hope she proves all those who criticise her so much that she is a good gardener.After all she was the person keeping Berryfields going behind the scenes. -
Message 7
Posted by darren p (U8518743) on Saturday, 27th March 2010
with the qualifications that she has earned- i think we all know that she is more than capable.
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Message 8
Posted by Colin (U2252951) on Saturday, 27th March 2010
>I think I'm probably in the minority<
+1 It's Toby's voice I think, it's audio valium -
Message 9
Posted by Colin (U2252951) on Saturday, 27th March 2010
BTW, how does Tobes work out that with the clocks going forward there's an extra hour of gardening this weekend...
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Message 10
Posted by Palaisglide (U3102587) on Saturday, 27th March 2010
while I'm sure I'm learning something I'd also like to be inspired a little. Â
"Hmm" for inspiration I go to travelogues, master chef, museum of life and the proms.
For factual I go to the news, the review show or gardeners world.
Why must everything we watch be inspirational or have some weird twist to keep our attention.
It drives me up the wall along with thirty second sound bites, shows that just give out a mass of facts without any sort of explanation or proof.
Gardeners world is improving in fact a huge improvement from last year when I just switched off as did many others it seems.
I thought last nights effort was aimed at those people wishing to take the garden back to producing food items in the smallest of plots. It worked as far as I was concerned and very few of the silly mistakes they made last year.
Carol is always worth watching but that is only my opinion feel free to express your.
Frank. -
Message 11
Posted by jollymrsowl (U11053266) on Saturday, 27th March 2010
Unfortunately I missed the beginning last night and only joined at the end of Carol demonstrating how to reporduce lillies. White lillies are one of my favourites, so I was sad to miss that.
Then Joe talked about planting a box hedge and as I am just about to do that myself I was very pleased to get his tips (digging a trench, not individual holes).
Then my absolute favourite... camellias.
So I thoroughly enjoyed last nights programme and would watch it again happily.
Would also like to say, I think in England you are all spoiled with gardening programmes (taking all channels into account). We in Germany have NOTHING. I am just fortunate I can watch yours.
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Message 12
Posted by daisydelight (U14163419) on Saturday, 27th March 2010
I still love this year's programme format and content. Its a great improvement and it feels like fun now nobody is trying too hard. And next week ONE HOUR!
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Message 13
Posted by fynch (U14268213) on Saturday, 27th March 2010
I hated gardeners world last year. Complained via this site often, stopped watching. SO WANTED TO SAY THANKS. Seen 3 . loved 3 , vidoed 3 watched the progs two or three times over. AT LAST GROWN UP PRESENTING WHICH DOES NOT THINK IF IT WANTS YOUNG VIEWERS THE MALE PRESTNERS HAD TO TALK as though they were in the midst of a mid life crisis.THANKS FOR A GREAT PROGRAMME
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Message 14
Posted by rainonroses (U14339513) on Saturday, 27th March 2010
I would also like to give thanks to whoever at the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú has sorted out GW. I've watched 3 programmes now with some trepidation after giving up last year, and they seem to be getting better and better. Everything I hated - and there was a long list - has gone. Instead within minutes I was getting some useful tips on seedlings. I'm just about to start a hedge and Joe appeared to talk about hedging plants. The mention of dahlias made me wonder if I had potted mine correctly, so I checked up on them today. Carol was allowed to be informative and interesting without all the hysteria; Toby and Joe have been spared the horrible scripted bonhomie; the cameraman appeared to be sober...
It was, at last, an informative programme about gardening presented by grown ups, for grown ups. Sorry, but the passionate, inspiration seeking folk on a life changing journey will just have to go elsewhere. There are plenty of programmes for them. We gardeners have finally got our Friday evenings back. Thanks a million. -
Message 15
Posted by daydaisy (U14260695) on Saturday, 27th March 2010
Loved last night's programme, all worth watching and interesting. Thank you Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú!
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Message 16
Posted by welshcol (U2301689) on Saturday, 27th March 2010
BTW, how does Tobes work out that with the clocks going forward there's an extra hour of gardening this weekend...Â
I was thinking that!! I could only assume he may get an hour extra if he got up at the same clock time then have an extra hour of garden time before dark-probably not 
-perhaps Toby could explain.
Good topical programme I thought although the silly cameraman/director with the out of focus shots is back-I had hoped he had retired or better still had got fired!!.
Had never hear of the tomato plant seedling stroking to stop getting straggly-interesting -
Message 17
Posted by Sparky (U6716422) on Saturday, 27th March 2010
I also thought the program was so much better. My only one tiny problem was with the cameraman, he seemed to be glued to Toby's face when I wanted to see what he was doing with the seedlings. I really didn't want to be negative - the rest was really good - especially Carole.
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Message 18
Posted by Yakram (U2443370) on Saturday, 27th March 2010
A pleasing and informative programme: thank you. The clocks spring forward at 2am Sunday morning, so we have an extra hour of daylight, and one less in bed Sunday morning.
I love the idea of stroking seedlings - they are sort of pets, aren't they? It will make them stronger, and is lovely and soothing to do.
I was interested in the mention of 'static' which apparently sometimes occurs when handling seedlings, making their roots reluctant to go in the hole and the measures to counter it - I've learned something new. I must say that I never noticed any of the thousands of seedlings I pricked out over my working life showed any reluctance; perhaps my personal magnetism counteracted the 'static'? The only static I've seen is someone leaning on a hoe for ten minutes.
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Message 19
Posted by jungle_jane (U1807090) on Sunday, 28th March 2010
BTW, how does Tobes work out that with the clocks going forward there's an extra hour of gardening this weekend...Â
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Message 20
Posted by darren p (U8518743) on Sunday, 28th March 2010
every time i transplant seedlings the roots 'leap' to make contact with the compost
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Message 21
Posted by Palaisglide (U3102587) on Sunday, 28th March 2010
Why not use this to recharge batteries.
Pick up seedling (by a single leaf) place battery over hole dibbed in pot,
Tickle seedling root over battery and hey presto one charged up battery.
The seedling will be tired after its discharge and sink gratefully into the hole perchance to sleep.
Frank. -
Message 22
Posted by rini (U2365378) on Tuesday, 30th March 2010
The GW pr. is informative and enjoyable but I cannot agree with some of Toby B. advice. Some weeks ago he planted some rhubarb crowns too close together; last Friday after repotting the tiny tomato seedlings he gave them a good watering in. Its better not to wet the leaves for several months just the compost.
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Message 23
Posted by Obelixx (U2157162) on Wednesday, 31st March 2010
It's good to see Yakram is still on form and still on the case. I do agree about those rhubarb crowns and the tomato seedlings Rini.
All in all, GW is much improved but TB is still a bit sloppy.
Good to see Joe back on design and no longer on veggies. I understand that he has abandoned his allotment and that it has been reassigned. His allotment neighbours are enjoying the crops he left but the new people will not enjoy all that mare's tail. -
Message 24
Posted by Don Walker (U14405640) on Wednesday, 31st March 2010
I've watched all three of the new series and have been pleasantly surprised that Gardeners World has reverted to being a programme about the process of gardening.
Have we seen an end to the makeovers, the celebrity appearances, the weird art and design? I hope so. Do the production team now realise that we have an attention span longer than that of the average goldfish? This seems possible.
Are we going to go back to a pattern of blockbuster one hour programmes and then a couple of weeks off the air (in other words a completely unreliable schedule that is bound to make viewers drift away again)? Hmm. If GW is that hard to schedule, I'm quite happy to watch it on Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú3 or anywhere the competition is perhaps not so sexy.
Don -
Message 25
Posted by happymouse100 (U11850429) on Friday, 2nd April 2010
I am hooked - i even set my S.. planner to record them in case i miss any of them.
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