"Sacha" wrote
> We think the improvement has been huge - leaps and bounds. They're now
> reducing the number of presenters and the presenters are doing just that,
> not cracking daft jokes or having some stupid competition about making a
> hanging basket. We met one of the directors who had driven down from
> Birmingham to get some plants here and to shoot at Carol Klein's garden
> for last week's episode. We said we thought it had improved a LOT but
> asked if more plant names could be shown onscreen. Apparently there's
> some rule that if a plant is shown for less than x seconds, its name
> doesn't go up. I can only guess this is to do with expense but have no
> actual knowledge of that. We said that no gardeners we knew would waste
> money putting a fork and spade on a shed as handles and that did raise a
> laugh - not his idea, obviously! But it's a real pleasure to see some
> proper gardening information coming back into the programme and much less
> celebrity type focus on the people, rather than the gardening. We have
> the impression just from watching him, that Toby Buckland is enjoying it
> more, too. He seems to be allowing his personality to come through
> whereas before I felt always that he was just a bit embarrassed by the
> nonsense!
Yes, it's become a pleasant programme to watch once more. Certainly a lot
more gardening information coming across. They seem to have cut out the
celebrity rubbish thank goodness.
Is it me or does anyone else think they have been watching Percy's
programmes, and that is no criticism, quite the contrary, I still think he
was the best. You modern lot wouldn't like him but in those days everyone
wore a collar and tie, and you had to speak nicely to get on the box. His
knowledge was good and he could impart it.
I don't think two programmes, one for flowers and one for veg would be
possible or advisable. Myself I grow both, love growing both, see no
difference between them at all. On another thread I've mentioned how
beautiful Kale can be and certainly a row of well grown Savoys is a joy to
behold. On the other hand I've seen some naff flowers. (still don't get
grass in the borders, it's something you hoe, strim, cut, poison)
--
Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK
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> reducing the number of presenters and the presenters are doing just that,
> not cracking daft jokes or having some stupid competition about making a
> hanging basket. We met one of the directors who had driven down from
> Birmingham to get some plants here and to shoot at Carol Klein's garden
> for last week's episode. We said we thought it had improved a LOT but
> asked if more plant names could be shown onscreen. Apparently there's
> some rule that if a plant is shown for less than x seconds, its name
> doesn't go up. I can only guess this is to do with expense but have no
> actual knowledge of that. We said that no gardeners we knew would waste
> money putting a fork and spade on a shed as handles and that did raise a
> laugh - not his idea, obviously! But it's a real pleasure to see some
> proper gardening information coming back into the programme and much less
> celebrity type focus on the people, rather than the gardening. We have
> the impression just from watching him, that Toby Buckland is enjoying it
> more, too. He seems to be allowing his personality to come through
> whereas before I felt always that he was just a bit embarrassed by the
> nonsense!