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Post by Barbara on Apr 26, 2022 12:58:21 GMT
Watching country file on Sunday I was amazed when the farmers were complaining about the cost of synthetic fertiliser to learn some are just about to start making their own compost, are they mad, they could have saved themselves thousands of pounds over the years by making it with all they have at their disposal.
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Post by Rosefriend on May 29, 2022 7:43:47 GMT
Not for the first time recently when I see Adam, I wonder if he isn't ill?? He has an odd facial colour, thin...something doesn't seem right somehow...
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Post by Ladygardener on Jun 27, 2022 13:40:32 GMT
I loved the garden on GW this week that the lady had kind of colour coded, I would'nt be on for that so much but loved her choice of flowers and shrubs and she does it all herself!! She must be in the garden all day, she did say she likes to do something every day of the year.
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Post by Barbara on Oct 20, 2022 18:54:29 GMT
Anyone still interested in GW it's on tonight at nine not tomorrow.
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Post by Ladygardener on Nov 2, 2022 18:47:18 GMT
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Post by Rosefriend on Nov 2, 2022 19:01:12 GMT
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Post by Tig on Nov 4, 2022 14:06:58 GMT
I really enjoyed Beechgrove yesterday, well, most of it. The team are great when it comes to tips on collecting & sowing fresh seed & taking cuttings. The only bit that I thought wasn't excellent was the lady in her own garden who was planting the tulips, packed in like sardines and only a couple of inches deep. She may only want hers for cut flowers but if others followed that advice I think they would be disappointed. In my experience if they are packed too tightly the foliage starts to go mouldy and that affects the flower stems growth.
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Post by Ladygardener on Nov 4, 2022 16:57:50 GMT
The only bit that I thought wasn't excellent was the lady in her own garden who was planting the tulips, packed in like sardines and only a couple of inches deep. She may only want hers for cut flowers but if others followed that advice I think they would be disappointed. In my experience if they are packed too tightly the foliage starts to go mouldy and that affects the flower stems growth. I really don't like it when you see the wrong thing done on gardening programmes on tv. So many people will follow that advice and end up with problems. |
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Post by Ladygardener on Nov 29, 2022 17:34:51 GMT
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Post by Tig on Apr 6, 2023 19:37:12 GMT
Yay Beechgrove is back on. Shame it is only half an hour but they still manage to pack a lot in and there is a lot less waffling than on GW so even when they cover something I already know they are on to another subject within minutes. Enjoyed the first programme on BBC Scotland tonight.
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Post by doghouseriley on Apr 6, 2023 20:53:25 GMT
I've never had time for those gardening programmes where a team come in and give a "quick fix" to a totally neglected garden. Throwing a few thousand pounds at it, rushing to achieve an instant "show," because they give themselves, totally unnecessary time restraints, "'cos it makes it more exciting."
For the most part, much of the planting will have reached the end of its summer life within a couple of months.
It used to amuse me many years ago when these highly paid professional gardeners on a BBC progamme, built these unique garden constructions.
I always wondered if Diarmuid Gavin had his own concrete making company, he used so much of it in the gardens he created. I think they looked awful.
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 9, 2023 9:04:48 GMT
Actually doghouseriley, we were lucky enough to have a programme on Irish TV hosted by Diarmuid Gavin during lockdown. We saw a good bit of his amazing garden and loved it. He has tons of fabulous plants with his home settled in the middle of it all, raised up to overlook parts of the garden with a huge attached and partly covered area to enjoy the garden all year round. It's great to see Beechgrove back on the TV, I've not caught up with any of GW yet 'tho. |
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Post by Barbara on Nov 3, 2023 13:12:03 GMT
Beechgrove is on at 7.30 tonight.
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Post by Ladygardener on Nov 3, 2023 13:31:25 GMT
Hopefully we'll have recorded it. On one of their posts yesterday or the day before they were asking people for questions for an upcoming postal episode. I got a pm from them saying they'd like to use my question and asking for further details and a photo if possible. I also had to say yes to terms and conditions etc... so I've taken a pic of one of the apple trees. My question was "How do I do winter pruning for an apple tree".
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Post by Ladygardener on Nov 15, 2023 19:05:11 GMT
Oh well, after lots of toing and froing Beechgrove are'nt using my question on the programme. Not to worry 'tho at least I don't have to worry about not seeing it.
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Post by Dutchy on Sept 3, 2024 8:25:53 GMT
Been watching GW as usual and it sort of becomes noticeable that these days Monty also shows his failings.
Maybe GW is going for less ooh aaah beautiful but not for us mere mortals?
Mind him finally giving up on his box hedges was an improvement of sorts but he seems to be searching left and right for what on earth to do now.
He changed things again and seems to be going for a wilder look.
Or am I imagining things.
By the way I found the Garden Revolution by Joel Bird on the internet. Simple things but lovely to watch as I think Joel is fun.
Always recycling things. Even what I think I would have discarded.
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Post by Tig on Sept 3, 2024 12:33:04 GMT
I've thought for a while now that GW shows a more realistic approach to gardening, including things that fail or don't do as well as the gardener had hoped. Monty also has been promoting less is more when it comes to his fruit and veg growing. I think having some of the other presenters with different attitudes to growing makes people rethink their strategies, although not all for me they are interesting. When I'm bored I may look up Garden Revolution, I don't think it is one I've watched, not on youtube anyway.
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Post by Dutchy on Sept 5, 2024 8:18:33 GMT
Not a clue what UK broadcast Garden revolution is on but you'll find it
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Post by Dutchy on Oct 24, 2024 8:26:20 GMT
Just watched a program with "updating the old garden" Charlie Dimmock and the likes. There was what to me looked like plastic over the garden and they just put everything on top? I must be going simple. How on earth is grass going to grow well on top of plastic? I hope I missed something but honestly these program are what makes me think... This is why so few people know how to do things these days. Ah well rant over  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Oct 24, 2024 9:39:24 GMT
I've not seen it in a while Dutchy Tig. I'm not a fan of MD but it's good to hear he's a bit more down to earth now. Very sad to hear that Jim McColl from Beechgrove Garden has died, he was a great presenter. Adam Frost was on our local BBC Radio Ulster Gardeners Corner last weekend and as always, he came across very well. He was very open about his mental health issues and reason for leaving the big garden and house in order to change his lifestyle and deal with problems. He'd told us about last year when Jenny and I went to an event he was featuring in and I thought to myself, it's good to see and hear someone in the public eye discuss mental health rather than shy away from it and pretend it's not an issue. |
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