Gardeners' World 2011 Series

[Ouya Mellsa]

I'm looking forward to the new series of Gardeners' World.

Does anyone know of a start date for the series?

I'm guessing early March....?

[Florence Fennel]

Can't find a date, just "Spring". I think Monty Don is presenting isn't he, from his own garden? Hope it's better than the last series. I do know Alys and Toby aren't going to be there.

[Ouya Mellsa]

Monty is the 'new' host, yep.

Toby is very upset over losing the show, from what I can gather from his column.

[Florence Fennel]

I can understand that, it's a shame, but the format was terrible so a shake up was definitely needed. I started recording it so I could fast forward past the boring bits and I ended up not watching any of it!

By the way OM, your location isn't in your profile, did you know?

[Bramble_killer]

oh, i might it watch it now if it's monty.

no offence but i couldn't stand toby buckland, no idea why

[Two_Sheds]

Rachel de Thame is back, which is great. Go the girls

[TonyF]

No Toby and no Alys, great, Monty back, ok he's not Geoff H but he's the closest there is now so that's brilliant but after Carol K's latest series, it's going to have to be something special to get anywhere near how good that is.

Rachel de Thame is good but it would be better if she was occassionally grubbing round in the soil and actually doing a lot of gardening, not just looking good and talking about gardening.

And Toby is upset - well, so were the very many people who made comments on this, the BBC and other gardening forums about the way he and Alys took the last couple of series, what are the BBC going to do with the garden they were working on?

[Alison]

Apparently Alan Titchmarsh is going to be doing a gardening series on ITV too which apparently is their first prime time gardening show, worth a look out for.

Re GW - we'll be moaning about whatever the new long borders are now Monty's back!

[Dane End Dolly]

I do like Monty, but all i can say, how many of us have gardens big enough to have long borders, please god he updates it to a little small dirt patch in the corner

Kx

[Ouya Mellsa]

Gardeners' World starts on BBC2 on 11 March at 8.30pm.

Beechgrove starts on April 4th.

[Florence Fennel]

Thanks OM, could you give us a heads up nearer the time as well please?

[Sylvan]

I hope they show Beechgrove on iplayer this year. I've really missed watching it

[FROSTYFRECKLE]

Beechgrove is coming back - yeah Will watch GW as Monty is back, could not fathom Toby Buckland - too sterile.

[Ouya Mellsa]

Thanks OM, could you give us a heads up nearer the time as well please?

Will do, Flo!

[ginger ninger]

It sound's like a great line up Monty's back Carol Klein & Joe Swift...not impressed about Rachel de Thame. I'm not a fan at all.

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