This Morning..Monty Don,

[ginger ninger]

I agree HeadFry, it all seems as if they don't want to get there hands dirty, "Monty" presented GW with a passion, he said his second passion was his garden, his first, his wife, I thought that was so nice. He reminds me of "Geoff Hamilton"....now I am showing my age.

[Jillyreeves]

Ginger - do you know what he will be talking/presenting in his ten min slot?

[Pumpkin Becki]

Ginger - do you know what he will be talking/presenting in his ten min slot?

He was talking mostly about his new book, but he also talked about the stroke and his recovery.

My OH asked me if Alys was trying to be the new GW totty. We both looked at each other and said 'Come back Rachel!!'

[ginger ninger]

Ginger - do you know what he will be talking/presenting in his ten min slot?

Sorry....Jilly he was on yesterday, but just for you here he is....hope this make's up for missing him

[TPeers]

Ken Burras (1968 – 1969)
Percy Thrower (1969 – 1976)
Arthur Billitt (1976 – 1979)
Geoff Hamilton (1979 – 1996)
Alan Titchmarsh (1996 – 2002)
Monty Don (2003 – 2008)
Toby Buckland (2008 –)

I liked Percy - though I saw him as a Blue Peter presenter!
Geoff was wonderful
Alan - brilliant, even TOH would watch!

Monty I don't get on with - his style is not mine. I stopped watching GW while he was at the helm.

Toby.... yet to pass judgement there - seems ok to me.

[snuffer]

I do think the latest half hour episodes have been better than the longer ones that were on earlier in the year.

Please don't knock Alys. She is lovely.

[bramble]

I thought Alys was lovely.
What does she do?
Is she a gardener?

[piskieinboots]

Alys used to be a gardener at the last GW site, as in behind the camera - at least that's what I believe.

She is lovely and very knowledgeable and gets my vote - as do they all actually. I remember watching Toby many moons ago when he presented a garden show (no idea what it was called) with Lisa (his wife I think).

He has always come across as a fun-loving, easy going chap - he gets my vote also.

BUT - does anyone remember Ken Burras (1968 – 1969) as per my post above?

[BFG]

I'm still undecided on the new lot/format it seems a bit er.. poncier than it used to be. I Agree Toby doesn't seem to like getting his hands dirty.

And expensive. 4 £200 raised beds. £50 tubs etc.

I got the Geoff Hamilton collection on DVD after seeing it mentioned on here and he's a breath of fresh air. He probably didn't, but you can easily believe he personally dug out, leveled and then laid that 50m path on his own. And then dug some spuds to take home.

[piskieinboots]

He probably didn't, but you can easily believe he personally dug out, leveled and then laid that 50m path on his own. And then dug some spuds to take home.

oh I can't be sure on that - I'd put my money on he did

[Alison]

even though he has an allotment - blimey!

Fair point but it's all the poncey design rubbish I can't stomach and I always get the impression that the old boy on the plot next to him thinks he's a bit of a grinning loon that has no idea.

I liked Percy - though I saw him as a Blue Peter presenter!
Geoff was wonderful
Alan - brilliant, even TOH would watch!

Monty I don't get on with - his style is not mine. I stopped watching GW while he was at the helm.

Toby.... yet to pass judgement there - seems ok to me.

Pretty much the same as me, never liked Monty on GW although like him on other things.

oh I can't be sure on that - I'd put my money on he did

My granddad always used to laugh at how when TV gardeners did a bit of digging they were always worn out which he said showed that they never did much normally

[Eco-Chic]

Alys Fowler was Head Gardener at Berryfields.