Alan Titchmarsh and Monty Don

Alan fans will be glad to kow that he is start a new gardening series for ITV in the future, announced here

http://www.pressassociation.com/com...marsh_back_to_gardening_roots_1?camefrom=news

If you read through the article you can see that Monty Don is to replace Toby Buckland as the nations head gardener once again from spring this year. Also dropped is Alys Fowler and returning is Rachel de Thame.

Steve...

 

I cant really say that I like or dislike Alan, but its certainly a bonus to have a new gardening program on the box! He does genuinely seem like a nice chap, and in his past gardening shows, has a sense of passion about him, which helps bring in viewers!

Its interesting what the BBC are doing with Gardeners world. I thought Toby Buckland did a great job of presenting gardeners world (not the opinion of most, i know), however, i do think that the job should most definately have gone to Carol Klein. Her enthusiasm is inspiring. She has been doing gardeners world for quite a few years now, and her current show on her own garden at Glebe Cottage has been fantastic.

Monty Don on the other hand isnt really my favourite presenter, though it is good to hear he has recovered from his illness (im not if im correct that he was ill?)
It is also interesting to read that they have dropped Alys Fowler. After watching her own show The Edible Garden, last year, it looked as though the BBC were very much pushing for her to be a long term presenter. Not to be it seems.

It will be very interesting to see which show comes out on top this year. Myself, I will be watching both!

C4 for a gardening show as well perhaps?

- Luke -

 

Great news to hear Alan back gardening on TV,he realy is a natural with a passion,a bit show bizzy at times but I can live with that.
Pretty common knowledge about Monty back on Gardeners World,so all in all lots to look forward to........I do hope they can fit Alice in somewhere though

 

It would be good to see a change in the gardening programme and get away from the
traditional 'Gardeners World' style. Whether or not Monty Don/Alan Titchmarsh/ Toby Buckland
is the presenter, the programme seems to be more about them and their approach to gardening than
the garden itself.

For me there should be greater concentration on how to design/plant the small garden which many of us enjoy - I have nowhere to dig out the sort of huge 'pond area' often shown, nor an 8-10 ft. deep herbaceous border, etc. I am faced with the small garden problem of whether or not to grow
vegetables or flowers or put all to lawn and/or other options. Gardening programmes rarely look at
these problems and although they show what could be done with large gardens I fear they do not help me..........

 

Yes I saw this article in our daily newspaper fantastic news.

 

in response to Barnaby

I could not agree with you more. Where it is great to see what can be achieved in a larger garden, with reference to certain plants, there should be much more time targeted towards the smaller garden.

We dont all have a 'greenacre' of our own!

That would leave me with a postage stamp lawn!

- Luke -

 

I wonder if the BBC have missed something here?

Gardeners World from Spring will be from Monty's own garden and will have Monty, Carol, Joe and Rachel as the presenters.

But with only 30 mins a week gardening on the television, maybe a second programme with Toby and Alys called perhaps "Greenacre", continuing with their style of gardening, from Greenacre, would be beneficial to all?

Steve...

 

That would be great. I always thought that greenacre was used as an educational tool, for demonstrational purposes, so perhaps if they did do a show purely based on greenacre, it could be more of an instructional-only based show, rather than a show where we get to admire other peoples gardens.

Would be good to keep last years presenters.

- Luke -

 

Gardeners World is back this Friday, I'm looking forward to seeing Carol and co, but not sure about Monty Don. He lives only 15 miles from me and although he is very knowledgeable, his reputation locally is that of someone miserable and arrogant. Maybe he'll be better for the cameras.

 

In reality, pretty much any garden oriented program is good in my books whoever is presenting.

But the person that I really want to see back on the box, is Diarmuid Gavin. I rate him very highly.

 

I dont think I've watched a gardening programme for about 5 yrs.

They all seemed to contain, and go over and over the same textbook approach, that I stopped watching.

Maybe I should look into one these days and see if they have changed, but they all seemed to revolve around "themes" and "plants of the moment", pea shingle at every turn, and colour schemes, god help us.

If someone announces blue clashes with purple they can take a running jump as far as I'm concerned.

As for Tich, if anybody has seen him on his other show,I think its come back now mid afternoon,(best time for it),, he seems to think he's some kind of comedian now, but fails miserably.

A programme devoted to growing plants, a bit along the lines of Geoffrey Smith's of years ago would not go a miss.
Anyone know if he is still out there?

 

He died 2009 good old Geof , I liked his programmes.

Poor Toby , disposed of in the compost bin , does that mean no more Greenacre ??

Just keep Carol she gets my vote

Spruce