Why is Gardener's World rubbish now?!!

Someone mentioned Titchmarsh as a replacement for Monty if he decides to leave. All I can say is
Are you ruddy mad! 🥴

Well, this thread just goes to show that

"You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can't please all of the people all of the time”.

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It's certainly been an interesting debate! If Monty does decide to go to pastures new (or indeed go to his own very large pastures!)
Whoever picks-up the baton will have to have (big green wellyboots) to fill, because despite Monty's precious and occasionally pretentious
ways & suggestions, mostly he was an interesting & informative host.
I'll miss his gentle, reassuring voice & unassuming manner 🌈
Ps, please don't let the dreadful Francis take his place!

I quite like Frances.

Was it not the late Queen who was reported to have remarked to Alan Titchmarsh that "You please a lot of women"!
Sex appeal sells Gardener's World; my DD adores Monty Don but has only a fleeting interest in gardening (Chelsea) which proves the point.

Alan Titchmarsh has sex appeal? 🤮

Yes, he was! A bit of useless information I once acquired .... that Madame Tussauds had to wipe lipstick kisses off Titchmarsh's face every week, along with several other gentlemens' faces!! 🤮

Sex appeal sells Gardener's World

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Well if Alan Titchmarsh has sex appeal there’s hope for me yet!

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Yes, he was! A bit of useless information I once acquired .... that Madame Tussauds had to wipe lipstick kisses off Titchmarsh's face every week, along with several other gentlemens' faces!! 🤮

Well, I'd have said he was practical rather than sexy.

I love Monty Don's voice and ideas ,but I'm bored seeing other people's gardens on Gardener's World .
I enjoyed a Carol Klein repeat the other day

I've never been a fan of Alan Titchmarsh . .

Ohh blimey! Alan Titchmarsh sexy!!!
Do some people need glasses? Just that nasal whine makes my bottom clench! Not to mention his nose & well everything about the little twit. 🤔

Not to mention the paunch and the silly haircut.

Blimey! Don’t hold back! 😂😂

I agree about Sarah Raven’s demonstrations. I follow her on Instagram and there’s always something of interest in her reels.

I wish she could be a guest presenter again on GW as she was in the brief time it was filmed at Barleywood, or whatever it was called.

I agree. Not worth watching now.

Treacherous talk but Alan Titchmarsh has a new gardening show which is very much like Gardeners Word used to be. It started sometime over the weekend but I can’t remember when.

I quite like Monty but really he just tops and tails the programme with a small amount of actual gardening lasting about five minutes.

Too many huge gardens. I much prefer Adam.

Well, we are all different. I do not like Adam at all. It’s his voice that grates whereas Monty’s mellifluous tones are so soothing and relaxing. I think there is a good mix. The programme is watched by beginners and knowledgable gardeners so you cannot ignore one group to please another so just record and fast forward the bits not to your taste. Beechgrove is informative but a bit too Blue Peter-ish for me.

I hope Mrs Titchmarsh isn’t on GN.

Adam’s voice is a bit strange. It’s all over the place so I find myself listening for the moment when he changes from speaking normally to shooting up the scale and going all squeaky and when he tries to laugh and talk at the same time it sounds forced.

Sorry, Adam.

I met Alan Titchmarsh at Malvern RHS show. I don't think I've ever seen anyone so clean or groomed. He was very charming and definitely had a glamour about him.

I watched Gardeners World with my dad. we had an interest in common. Percey Thrower was my dads favourite he liked his gardening books.
It's all show now about other gardens but not much in the practical sense as it was. Monty does come up with some handy tips but only really at the end of the programme.

Have you noticed how many presenters have naturalistic sounding surnames?

Pippa Greenwood
Peter Seagrove
Bob Flowerdew
Joe Swift
Alan Titchmarsh
Frances Tophill
Adam Frost
Sarah Raven

I’m sure there are others and Monty Don and Rachel de Thame might be a bit of a stretch but you get my drift! 😂

I love the comments on Alan Titchmarsh sexy no way. Oh no I suddenly feel sick must finish off my seed trays for a distraction.

Apparently AT wrote some very raunchy novels (and no! I haven’t read any😁!). Perhaps HM read some - hence her comment!