Gardeners' World

i can't stand monty don and stopped watching gardeners' world when he started presenting it again after being ill.
i really enjoyed gardeners' world when toby buckland was presenting it and felt that i learned a great deal from the programme. i was really sorry when the bbc announced that toby would be replaced by monty don and the garden he had created out of nothing would be left to go to rack and ruin.
i am an expert gardener although i am unable to do much in the way of gardening as i am disabled.

Don't mind Monty, (used to live round the corner from him), can't stand Diarmuid Gavin, love Carol Klein.
GW hasn't been the same since Geoff Hamilton died. I loved him - my all time favourite.

I love gardeners workd and have watched since Geoff Hamilton and liked his style but did love Allan titchmarsh and prefer him in the garden as opposed to anything his has done since . Do like month but loved Alan!

My Partner and I have discovered Monty Dons " Around the world in 80 Gardens".
If you are bored with Monty in 'Gardeners World', then do watch this brilliant series.
To give you an idea of just how good it is....
My Partner, who would rather eat his own foot than watch a gardening programme, is smitten. He even gets up early with me on a Sunday morning ( when it is screened on TV ) just to watch it. AND.....
He wants the boxed set of Dvd's too.
We love this absolutely fascinating series. Well done Monty.

Monty is OK but IMO, GW has never been the same since Geoff Hamilton died.I loved him (and Dennis!)

Elrel, the programme you referred to is Around the World in 80 Gardens. Currently being repeated on Sunday mornings around 7 am! If that's too early you could set it to record. I've seen it before but enjoying it again. Yesterday's episode was in China and Japan.
Regarding GW, I love Monty and the dogs but the programme is too short to cover any item in any depth. I hope they return to doing an hour long show once the growing season gets into the swing.
My all time hero though was the late and wonderful Geoff Hamilton.

Beechgrove Gardens is on tonight in Scotland and on Bbc2 at 6:45 am on Sunday in England. Give it a try if you haven't watched it.

6.45am on Sunday???

They're 'aving a larff

I'll watch it on catch up as I like the Beechgrove Garden

I think Monty Don is absolutely lovely. I like his warm and knowledgeable style. I could listen to him all day.

I would be upset if he didn't present the show. He knocks spots off other presenters, and as mentioned he doesn't have any ego. Lovely man. I don't think I'd be able to put up with Carol Klein or Joe Swift as presenters.

I did like Alan Titchmarsh too. Another man with an easy style and pleasant mannerisms. He had a garden cat follow him around, which I loved but I also enjoy watching Monty's way with his two dogs. Nigel is a star too.

Gardener's World remains for me as relaxing, interesting and informative as it's always been, and long may the gentle, smiling Monty reign.

Totally agree with you Day6 (with the exception of liking Alan Titchmarsh). I could listen to Monty all day and adore his slow, gentle style of presenting.

I watched the episode of Around the World in 80 Gardens that concerned Chima and Japan because I adore Japanese gardens, and the Zen gardens in Kyoto were exquisite. MD was truly in his element.

I think Alan Titchmarsh's cat was called Spud.

Did anyone see the visit to Charles Dowding's 'No-dig' vegetable garden in Somerset during the last episode of GW?

I've been a fan for years but I'm married to an ex farmer who believes in machinery, machinery, machinery so out comes the rotovator, in go the plants and up grow the weeds!

He agrees with me on the organic approach though so while he's out of action as far as rotovating is concerned, I'm happily using all my lovely compost to mulch, mulch, mulch.

Watch this space

Yes I saw that. I have been 'no-dig' for many years. Home made compost on the surface for the winter then a rake over in the spring ready for planting/sowing. I am fortunate to have a light sandy soil at the top of my garden where I grow vegetables, which breaks down to a lovely tilth and grows few weeds. I wish I could say the same for the rest of my garden, but it is blue clay with little top soil, I could make pots!

Our soil is rich, fertile fen soil which sounds ideal for growing anything and everything but we have nettles that could put a taser to shame.

We're extending our veg garden so DH got stuck in with the rotovator a month ago where the raised beds have been placed. The rest will be open sided beds so we're having a competition which I'm determined to win

I'm backing you to win!

Oh Merlot, that reminds me of my Mum....she was always embarrassing me if we were out for a walk.....she would lean into people's gardens as we passed and snap little bits off!

I still miss Geoff Hamilton. He died far too early.

I like Monty. I like his calm approach. I love Nigel and Nellie!!

Did anyone else spot Penelope Hobhouse's medi-alert bracelet on her wrist?

Good idea if you're likely to go a**e over tit in the hollyhocks

Yes, I noticed the bracelet too. She said that she does 6 hours gardening a day. Hope she conks out doing what she loves.

I did an hour and a half potting yesterday, and nearly conked out. Our garden at the moment is like concrete, just need the rain, then I can get out there to plant out in the spaces. Even though we have not had a lot of rain it is very green, thank goodness.

If PH can manage six hours in her eighties I need to up my game but then maybe she doesn't have a DH insisting on regular coffee/lunch/tea breaks.

I wonder if she slumps in front of the telly at gin o'clock?

Maybe she keeps a bottle in the shed.

Perhaps she has someone who "does" I'd have much more spare time then, and could happily stretch out 6 hours, you don't need to go at it hammer and tongs!!