Monty in Toby out

[Glutton4...]

wot the horse said

LOL!

What IS it about him?

[piskieinboots]

wot the horse said

erm - I did, of course, mean the flaming woteva it is

LOL!

hush horsey - it wasn't for you....have a sugar lump or three
*nom nom nom said the horsey

[miffy]

Watched gw for the first time in ages, ab fab. Have missed uncle monty so much.

[Glutton4...]

erm - I did, of course, mean the flaming woteva it is


hush horsey - it wasn't for you....have a sugar lump or three
*nom nom nom said the horsey

???!

[Glutton4...]

Watched gw for the first time in ages, ab fab. Have missed uncle monty so much.

Ditto - excellent prog!

[valmarg]

It was that good I fell asleep.

valmarg

[VirginVegGrower]

Enjoyed the first show tonight. Picked up a few tips too! Loads to be exact.....

I am just about to sow some beetroot in modules. I had been planning to sow direct but will now get an earlier crop through modules.

I am also disheartened that I planted my shallot jermor direct in my cold ground! I hope they still work out as they cost a fiver!

Enjoyed the flower bits too! Good show........didn't miss Toby and Alyssum at all.

I also enjoyed it and thought the tips on the beetroot were great - doing mine like that tomorrow for sure. On shallots sowed mine direct too, but if it doesn't work this year there is always next.
Could do with 30 mins on flower plants and 30 on GYO.

[TonyF]

Oh my word - how many pairs of Felcos does one star gardener need?

We both said the same thing - and I thought it was odd having them all hanging up like that. Thought the programme was fine but couldn't see the point of the Joe Swift/Rachel de Thame piece, they turned up at the house of a very experienced gardener, Rachel told her things that she already knew, Joe faffed around in the pond a bit and then they left, didn't 'feel' as tho they'd actually spent any real time there.

But Monty managed to get veg into the programme - liked the idea about growing shallots on in trays - and Carol was as enthusiastic as ever, as J said to me, we could do some of the things they do in that garden, which is quite frightening actually!!

[Flobalob]

I missed it. So will watch it now whilst dipping my soldiers in my boiled eggs.
BBC - BBC Two Programmes - Gardeners' World, 2011/2012, Episode 1

[Glutton4...]

I've always loved Monty Don, now I've seen his garden, I haven't changed my mind!

[Two_Sheds]

Mods, could you change the spelling in this thread's title please (so I can find it again when I search) cheers mi dears

[jojo2910]

I agree with you Tony. I wish it had been an hour long as the introduction episode, maybe then the Rachel and Joe piece may have made more sense. Loved Monty and Carol, I hope they make more use or her and show her growing stuff and liked the bit on here are good gardens to go to.

I'm just finishing reading the Ivington Diaries about Monties garden, so will be interesting to see all I have read about.

Definitely an improvement on the last series. Roll on next Friday.

[ginger ninger]

I'm going to watch it again on BBC iPlayer just to make sure the wine I had didn't cloud my judgement. So glad Monty & Carol are back though. I like the way Monty cares about what he grows and how he grows it, he must have the biggest hands in the world. Still don't like Rachal she's so irritating.

[Ashlands]

Thank goodness we've got a decent Gardeners World back, I found the "Toby" series totally unwatchable.

Good to see veg included (more please) but am very envious of Monty's potting shed!

[smc999]

I don't like Monty Don as the main presenter, Toby was a far better presenter and I think its taking the proverbial that Monty Don is getting paid for sorting out his own garden under the premise of making a TV show (at the expense of us TV license payers). The intro came across poorly and it seemed as though he was boasting about how great his house and garden is.
I really liked the dynamic that Toby, Alys and Joe had. The Rachael DeTame and Joe swift section seemed pointless and forced and as earlier posters have said, they seemed to be talking down to the lady whose garden it was.
I have the series Sky+ed but I'm not sure I'll be bothering to watch.
The format is tired and in need of a serious overhaul and hosting the show from a millionaires own massive garden seems bonkers as most people have nowhere near that sort of space. The last couple of series were really useful with the small garden sections.
Smug bloke boasts about his massive garden every Friday at 8:30pm on BBC HD.
Not for me I'm afraid.