Totally agree @obelixx ... how are the mighty fallen ... he really was very good on GW and I recommend his How to be a Gardener so often ... now he’s just plain toe-curlingly and embarrassingly obsequious 🙄.
I think it all stemmed from that trip to Buck House for his MBE and the oft repeated (by him) anecdote about what Her Madge said to him ... I don’t think he realised that she ‘does irony’ 😂
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
That Love your Garden is so cringe-inducing. It’s a shame such a knowledgeable and inspiring gardener is reduced to that, but it’s saccharine nature is probably driven by the programme makers. I guess he has to make his money somewhere!
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
The most cringe-making toe curling advert is the one with that white haired eejit cuddling kittens and more recently pups. I suppose it's meant to be a parody, but I've never watched it long enough to register what's being advertised. But I'm sure that if you reply, you'll get a valuable Parker pen.
That Love your Garden is so cringe-inducing. It’s a shame such a knowledgeable and inspiring gardener is reduced to that, but it’s saccharine nature is probably driven by the programme makers. I guess he has to make his money somewhere!
That sums things up very well. He did a series recently about the National Trust and didn't so much 'Brown Nose' as have his entire head and shoulders up there.
Taking a slightly different angle, we have a gite and had a Swiss family staying last week. They had recently been in England and while there had caught an episode of gardener’s world on TV. To say they were charmed by MD is an understatement! And so thrilled to see a proper gardening programme. They left with my last years’ copies of GW.
For what it's worth (and forgive me if I'm repeating what someone else has said, as I've not read all the posts yet), but when Monty does decide to retire as the main frontsperson on Gardeners World, then I think Adam would be a good replacement. I like his approach, which I don't think is very disimilar to Monty's. Their accents are very different, but so what? We all have diverse accents depending upon which part of the country we come from. ( I mention accents because I've read, either on this forum or another one - I can't remember which - that some find Adam's accent irritating). To me, it doesn't matter what accent someone in the role of heading up GW has, as long as they can give us amateurs useful information when we are attempting to get the best from our own gardens. One day Monty will decide he no longer wants the role as main lead. As far as I'm concerned, Adam will make a fine replacement. It's always the same when changes happen, though, we get used to the one who took over, and in time, come to question whether, when it's time for them to leave, their replacement will be any good!
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I think it all stemmed from that trip to Buck House for his MBE and the oft repeated (by him) anecdote about what Her Madge said to him ... I don’t think he realised that she ‘does irony’ 😂
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I suppose it's meant to be a parody, but I've never watched it long enough to register what's being advertised. But I'm sure that if you reply, you'll get a valuable Parker pen.
One day Monty will decide he no longer wants the role as main lead. As far as I'm concerned, Adam will make a fine replacement. It's always the same when changes happen, though, we get used to the one who took over, and in time, come to question whether, when it's time for them to leave, their replacement will be any good!