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Do you enjoy watching gardening programmes?
Yes, very much so
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No, they annoy me
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Sometimes, depends on the subject matter
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Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 10:11 am   Post subject: Do you enjoy watching gardening programmes?


Do you enjoy watching the current offering of gardening programmes on TV at present? Which type do you prefer, the back to basics type (simple advice) or the showy type (elaborate garden designs).

I have always enjoyed the Alan Titchmarsh (UK) programmes for instance but always found the Diarmuid Gavin (Ireland) programmmes to be pretentious and not very enjoyable to watch. I mean who needs all those elaborate, non-functional pieces in their garden anyway.


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Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 11:17 am   Post subject:


Sharon and I enjoy "The Victory Gsrden" on PBS it is about as basic as it gets.


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Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 1:54 pm   Post subject:


When our PBS station deems it important to show Victory Garden, I really enjoy it.
Before it went to cable only(we don't have cable), I really enjoyed Rebecca's Garden, I got the idea for my upside down stacked flower pot bird bath from her program. The only one I can find shown locally is P.Allen Smith gardening.....he doesn't do the basics, he creates garden rooms and very formal looks in gardens, not my style.

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Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 1:58 pm   Post subject:


I like the HGTV landscape programs. But the pond building ones are so off, I think they are just staged for the show. And that makes me wonder if the rest of it is as well. Who, me, cynical?

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Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 1:59 pm   Post subject:


I agree P.Allen is very knowledgable but his garden ideas are beyond my means


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Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 4:33 pm   Post subject:


I love to watch any garden show .I watch any I find .I learn all kinds of different things on them.


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Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 5:13 pm   Post subject:


I watch and tape any garden show I come across. I very much like P. Allen. I am an equal opportunity garden idea thief. Cool


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Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 5:52 pm   Post subject:


I don't have cable either, so I'm lucky to find a gardening show on! I do like Victory Garden.

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Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 9:55 pm   Post subject:


I watch Alan Titchmarsh whenever he's on but sadly he seems to do very few gardening programmes these days. The one gardening series I really can't stand is the Beechgrove garden.


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Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 11:11 pm   Post subject:


Hubby and I always enjoy watching Paul James,
he's got a goofy/fun style, but keeps it "real" IMHO.


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Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 3:32 am   Post subject:


I don't know too many names of the shows I happen to catch, but I love any I can catch on the BBC. I lived for years just getting one, semilocal station, so happy I can get BBC now! Seems like they are SO much more practical and not so over-the-top as the American decorating & gardening shows.


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Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 2:53 pm   Post subject:


pondlady wrote:
I like the HGTV landscape programs. But the pond building ones are so off, I think they are just staged for the show. And that makes me wonder if the rest of it is as well. Who, me, cynical?


I agree with you about the ponds. It drives me nuts, especially when they throw the pond together in a day, then throw fish in it the same day. They always make it appear so easy....

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Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 3:00 pm   Post subject:


Hey, pianolady, welcome back!!! Great to see you. Actually it is possible to put a pond together in one day and throw fish it it assuming you add dechlor to the water. It's the shoddy way they build the ponds that bugs me. All that liner showing, everything just thrown together so you know it won't last a week.

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