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old shows like last of the summer wine, obly fools and horses, black adder

Monty Don's Rhineland Gardens has been good, he travels down the Rhine, visiting gardens whilst talking about the historical significance of the river and the places along it. He starts in Switzerland and moves through Germany and then in the next episode through The Netherlands to the sea.

It's really interesting to see how different cultures garden, what they call a garden and how it's used, the Swiss of Germans are very formal and Baroque with thier gardens, everything is precisely placed, it reminds me of municiple gardens from years ago. The landscape gardening movement seems to have passed them by and there's very little of the loose or sweepingly naturalistic gardens we're more familair with.

TheCatWoman said:

it reminds me of municiple gardens from years ago.

I loved those too - flower clocks and beautifullly laid out flower beds in lovely designs. 

Oh, I'd forgotten Rekha - yes, she would be good.

Adam Frost's wife has an eating disorder and he and the family got stressed over the huge amount of work on that farmhouse and garden. I'm sure he was gutted at giving it up. You can see how he longs for a huge garden again when he re-visits other gardens like Stowe.

I wasn't aware Adam Frost had any famiy problems?

I wonder if Carol Klein would want the job, she's well into her seventies now. I like Francis Tophil too, but I don't think she has a big enough garden of her own to present from. I think Rekka would be good, I think her garden is big enough and I like her take on vegetable gardening.

TheCatWoman said:

Ceanothus

I love this shrub/r tree and wanted one for ages. My landlords do not allow tenants to grow trees but I have an amalanchier. I might look at getting a dark blue ceoanthus for one of my half tubs.

TheCatWoman said:

Geof Hamilton

Ah yes, he died far too young. I found these two sites about him that you might like: 1. 2.

I wonder who'll take over Gardener's World after Monty? I'm getting to like Frances Tophill better but I also like Carol Klein as she is excellent at explaining propagation. I'm not so sure about Adam Frost but because of family problems he might not want the job.

TheCatWoman said:

Geof Hamilton

Ah yes, he died far too young. I found these two sites about him that you might like: 1. 2.

I wonder who'll take over Gardener's World after Monty? I'm getting to like Frances Tophill better but I also like Carol Klein as she is excellent at explaining propagation. I'm not so sure about Adam Frost but because of family problems he might not want the job.

Oh, I'd forgotten Rekha - yes, she would be good.

Adam Frost's wife has an eating disorder and he and the family got stressed over the huge amount of work on that farmhouse and garden. I'm sure he was gutted at giving it up. You can see how he longs for a huge garden again when he re-visits other gardens like Stowe.

I wasn't aware Adam Frost had any famiy problems?

I wonder if Carol Klein would want the job, she's well into her seventies now. I like Francis Tophil too, but I don't think she has a big enough garden of her own to present from. I think Rekka would be good, I think her garden is big enough and I like her take on vegetable gardening.