Gardeners' World

Thanks!

Doesn't matter, Jalima1108 - as a new season of gardeners world has begun, I think it will be ok to make comments about it. ?

Just realised that this is last year's thread

I like the programme and Monty don but I do think his garden is rather small so year on year its similar
I think his garden is two acres, so just a little patch really

Felt so sorry for Monty on Friday he looked so cold and it was obviously filmed before the heatwave. A week is a long time in gardening.

Monty used to suffer from winter depression, or seasonal affective disorder. Maybe that's why his delivery is slow.
Maybe he will perk up if we get any better weather.

I think Monty sounds heavily 'scripted' and feel he is not allowed to deliver spontaneously. I real shame as I now find myself only interested in guest presenters or those with interesting gardens/collections etc.

Enjoyed most of last night's programme. I like the "what you should be doing " bit - sometimes a bit of a push is needed in our rainy Devon climate.
I liked Frances Tophill's allotment feature. It's like listening to a normal person- so unlike the over emphatic, phoney delivery of Carol Klein!

I have to disagree. I don't think Monty is boring. I like his gentle, no nonsense approach. I think he is an antidote to a lot of what is wrong with much of TV today. No doubt I'll be shot down in flames, but quite a lot of what is on TV lacks subtlety and is quite vulgar. I know, I'm an old fogey!!

Monty is a nice guy, but so boring, his dogs are gorgeous. He sends me to sleep which is wonderful because not much does.

You can still get the book from Amazon. It's available on Kindle as well.

She had such spirit.

Merlotgran,glad you confirmed what DH and I guessed just watching the Margery Fish article last night, that her husband was very controlling. No wonder her garden became a bit wild after he'd gone!
I would like to read her book, now.
We are about to pull up hundreds of self-seeded marigolds this morning,to give the hydrangeas some breathing space.

That's the look we went for in our ( much smaller!) garden, the natural cottage garden style of planting, not everywhere but in two of the borders, next to where we sit, and the colour and scents are lovely at this time of year.I would love to read the book ( we made a garden) but it will long be out of print.

Me too ginny!

I loved Carol Klein's piece on re-visiting East Lambrook. I read Margery Fish's 'We Made a Garden' when I was a hort. student. We all agreed that it was as much about her difficult relationship with her control freak of a husband as the garden itself.

She had the last laugh when he died and she joyfully set about having the garden as she wanted it.

I must dig out my copy. It's not very long and a great bedtime read.

Very inspirational.

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!!

Maybe she keeps a bottle in the shed.

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?

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.

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

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

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

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

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'm backing you to win!