Monty Don's French Gardens

[veggiechicken]

Starts tonight BBC2 - probably 9pm in England, 9.30 in Wales - elsewhere - who knows Three episodes.

[WendyC]

Monty was on breakfast TV this morning and they had a couple of clips of it. Looked more interesting than I thought it might be so may well watch.

[veggiechicken]

That's where I saw it too. Hoping to see some of our French Grapes' gardens on there

[Thelma Sanders]

It's a shame it's Monty presenting, though - he tends to send me to sleep

[veggiechicken]

I want to twang his braces He does nothing else for me

[Nicos]

He's more than welcome to come and take a look at my vole ridden bit of land !

[veggiechicken]

You mean its not you in the Convent Nicos Its not all grand gardens either - there was a lady in a pinny on a scrap of land in a rundown bit of Paris -something like that anyway

[scarey55]

That's where I saw it too. Hoping to see some of our French Grapes' gardens on there

Hah, you won't see mine on there Now, if it was garden disasters or Ground Force....

[ladylottie]

I wasn't going to bother with this because I thought it might be like his Italian thingy some time ago, but seems as if it might be more interesting - so I'll give it a go!

[VirginVegGrower]

Now I love Monty! Quite looking forward to this as we've been around a few French gardens, mainly abbey gardens and they are always beautifully tended. So thanks for the reminder VC. Hoping the topiary garden is on - you will know the one I mean if you see it. Undulating box curves.

[SarzWix]

I really like Monty too. His championing of Thrive would be enough to get me onside, but he's also been open and honest about his mental health problems and that endears him to me a lot. I like his Fork to Fork book as well

[veggiechicken]

Villandry is one - can't remember any more - even if they mentioned!

[VirginVegGrower]

Les jardins suspendus de Marqueyssac - Belvédère de la Dordogne Perigord: le jardin le plus visité du Prigord

[Jardiniere]

Well I enjoyed the programme more than I thought I would but I hope in the next episodes (how many are there?) he will look at ordinary gardens and I hope he looks at them in alll the different areas because gardens are going to be different on the med, in the mountains, massif central, river valleys, northern coast etc etc ...all the formal gardens he looked at were up north...
I did find the cliche bits annoying .....the Deux Chevaux .... not the best way to get around really.And the music was a bit cloying ...could have had some zebada or other contemp music (Not an expert) and actually I love Charles Trenet et al.......
Loved the gardeners......always love a good gardener.
But didnt really feel like gardening it was a travelogue wasnt it?
Not really moaning BUT why is it when they film anyone visiting places like versailles etc they manage to go where there is NO ONE else ...can you imagine turning up to see the Hall of Mirrors or whatever and you cant go in because some prat is filming.I think we should see them either full of people or they should film on a day when its closed (or in the 2 hour lunch break) but there were hordes outside and no-one inside.
Still vive la france.....

[VirginVegGrower]

Well I enjoyed the programme more than I thought I would but I hope in the next episodes (how many are there?) he will look at ordinary gardens and I hope he looks at them in alll the different areas because gardens are going to be different on the med, in the mountains, massif central, river valleys, northern coast etc etc ...all the formal gardens he looked at were up north...
I did find the cliche bits annoying .....the Deux Chevaux .... not the best way to get around really.And the music was a bit cloying ...could have had some zebada or other contemp music (Not an expert) and actually I love Charles Trenet et al.......
Loved the gardeners......always love a good gardener.
But didnt really feel like gardening it was a travelogue wasnt it?
Not really moaning BUT why is it when they film anyone visiting places like versailles etc they manage to go where there is NO ONE else ...can you imagine turning up to see the Hall of Mirrors or whatever and you cant go in because some prat is filming.I think we should see them either full of people or they should film on a day when its closed (or in the 2 hour lunch break) but there were hordes outside and no-one inside.
Still vive la france.....

La Mer, buhm buhm bee buhm!