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Listed below are comments made by BoristheB between Friday, 19th September 2008 and Tuesday, 21st April 2009.

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What's hot at Greenacre 03:37am on 21 Apr 2009 Note that The Beechgrove Garden is available to all UK i'net users via the BBC's excellent iPlayer service.

Watched it for the first time myself & it is indeed well worth a look.

B.
'So I'll be letting go, goodbye and not hello' 02:41am on 19 Apr 2009 I hope & trust that platinumCoxy22 has got the wrong end of the stick - the programme is leaving Berryfields, not Alys the programme! Please inform if it's I who have the mistaken part of the log - Alys is surely the best "thing" (if I may use the word of a person!) about GW these days & her loss would indeed be a terrible blow...

As for the change in location, my main concern is whether or not the BBC has had the good sense to *buy* the new site??? I was horrified when I discovered that Berryfields had only been leased - not only is paying rent (if it can be avoided) a terrible waste of money long-term, but the thought of all that time, effort, skill & investment going to some (undeserving?) third-party is appalling!

B.

P.S. Personally, I don't miss the dog - terriers aren't my thing at all, at all. But it *would* be interesting to see some features about their impact on gardening, how to restrict/utilise it, etc. Our own bitch is a demon for digging up borders, widdling on the lawn, etc. - never mind snuzzling me any time I'm crouched down to do anything tricky! ;) But I've yet to see/hear a mention in any medium on how to deal with her "helpful" contributions...
Must-have plants 02:04am on 19 Apr 2009 I've been biting my tongue, trying to give the new format a chance & not condemn out of hand. After all, it's not Toby's fault that he's not the much-beloved Monty ;) So I hope that the following criticisms are constructive -

1) Various others made very good points in that the information presented is simply incomplete & short of essential detail. One example (of many) was Toby's planting of the fruit barrel last week - I watched & re-watched on iPlayer, but he failed to mention what type of tree was at the centre! Surely some discussion of the suitability of various plants was essential? Similar instances abound...

2) The supposed "banter" between presenters is inappropriate at best & loathesome at worst. Certainly, gardening is as much art as science, opinion is often divided on even the basics and a useful exchange of ideas would be welcome. But Mr. Buckland belittling his colleagues & their embarassed replies is hardly informed discussion. I won't get drawn into TB's abuse of the lovely Alys lest my own rage exceed the bounds of civilised conversation, but even the "competion" tree-planting with Joe served no useful purpose. There was no difference in technique (except perhaps Toby's lack of a nail to fix his tie) - but both in their haste failed to water in!

3)Please avoid the first-person singular pronouns, Mr. Buckland! This viewer is already sick of hearing about what "I" am going to do in "my" garden, how wonderful "my" greenhouse is, etc. We are all aware that not only do you have co-presenters but a large staff at work. The editors are of course equally at fault for allowing such clumsy style & downright bad manners to be broadcast.

On more positive notes, it is surely worthwhile to see the team taking on a new site, encouraging beginners & emphasising the virtue of growing ones own. Moreover, experienced gardeners are *not* neglected, with articles such as "Me & My Garden", expert contributions from RHS professionals, etc. But let us hope that the series settles down a little and the opinions of dissatisfied viewers taken on-board.

B.

P.S. This post was originally made on Joe's blog, but is repeated almost verbatim here since it seemed more appropriate.
What's hot at Greenacre 01:59am on 19 Apr 2009 I've been biting my tongue, trying to give the new format a chance & not condemn out of hand. After all, it's not Toby's fault that he's not the much-beloved Monty ;) So I hope that the following criticisms are constructive -
1) mrserinaceous & others made very good points in that the information presented is simply incomplete & short of essential detail. One example (of many) was Toby's planting of the fruit barrel last week - I watched & re-watched on iPlayer, but he failed to mention what type of tree was at the centre! Surely some discussion of the suitability of various plants was essential? Similar instances abound - I could list many, in addition to those already mentioned by other blog-respondents...
2) The supposed "banter" between presenters is inappropriate at best & loathesome at worst. Certainly, gardening is as much art as science, opinion is often divided on even the basics and a useful exchange of ideas would be welcome. But Mr. Buckland belittling his colleagues & their embarassed replies is hardly informed discussion. I won't get drawn into TB's abuse of the lovely Alys lest my own rage exceed the bounds of civilised conversation, but even the "competion" tree-planting with Joe served no useful purpose. There was no difference in technique (except perhaps Toby's lack of a nail to fix his tie) - but both in their haste failed to water in!
3)Please avoid the first-person singular pronouns, Mr. Buckland! This viewer is already sick of hearing about what "I" am going to do in "my" garden, how wonderful "my" greenhouse is, etc. We are all aware that not only do you have co-presenters but a large staff at work. The editors are of course equally at fault for allowing such clumsy style & downright bad manners to be broadcast.
On more positive notes, it is surely worthwhile to see the team taking on a new site, encouraging beginners & emphasising the virtue of growing ones own. Moreover, experienced gardeners are *not* neglected, with articles such as "Me & My Garden", expert contributions from RHS professionals, etc. But let us hope that the series settles down a little and the opinions of dissatisfied viewers taken on-board.

B.

P.S. Sorry to have this lengthy rant on your blog, Mr. Swift - TB's would probably have been more appropriate. But the same arguments seem to be rolling on both at the mo. & this was the one I happened to be on last ;)
First thoughts 10:15pm on 19 Sep 2008 Test post

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