What would you like to see?
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| 16:06 UK time, Thursday, 10 July 2008
Series producer Sarah Eglin talks about tonight's programme.
The big shock for me this week was having the show to ourselves over the weekend and through Monday running around in our day-glo jackets and then on Tuesday I popped out of an edit suite to meet up with a film crew at one of the show gardens and I couldn't believe the sea of people!
I was pleased that the Four Seasons Garden won a gold medal, it's one of my favourites, I felt that I could really use it.
On tonight's show you'll meet Jack Dunckley who is one of the UK's youngest garden designers, next year he'll be designing a garden here so he's been looking for inspiration and ideas this week. We were filming with him yesterday in torrential rain and he was a real trouper.
We're really interested to hear what you think of the show and what you'd like to see more of, so if you've got any suggestions leave me a comment.
Comment number 1.
At 10th Jul 2008, libkim wrote:Why are bonsai trees never featured on the garden show TV programmes?
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Comment number 2.
At 10th Jul 2008, waterloo11a wrote:I would like to see more of the Porsche garden, it was mentioned but clearly the presenters don't like it. Why? And what was it trying to do? Can we hear from the designers?
Thanks
PS no I don't like Porsches but I do liv ein inner London
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Comment number 3.
At 10th Jul 2008, ianh1964 wrote:Please please please stop calling Hampton Court "Hampton". Its not. Hampton is a mile down the road and the palace its closer to Teddington, Hampton Wick and Kingston than it is to Hampton. Hampton Court Palace is actually in East Molesey so if they wanted to be correct about its location and use an abbreviation, then Molesey would suffice. I don't go round talking to people about "Gardeners World" as "Gardeners".
The presenters are in a field where nomenclature is vitally important, yet they continue to talk about a place using an abbreviation that is factually incorrect.
-Ian
Resident of Hampton (as in the place Hampton) and West Molesey (as in the palace hunting grounds) for the last 43 years.
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Comment number 4.
At 10th Jul 2008, stephenmid wrote:Went to the show today - favourite garden was "Ecstasy in a Very Black Box". It would look great in the Tate as well.
´óÏó´«Ã½ coverage was quite good - but would love to hear some stories from the Plant Heritage Marquee.
Stephen
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Comment number 5.
At 10th Jul 2008, hypersheilaj wrote:Enjoyed tonights show. Would like to see more of the canal boat garden,as just saw glimpse at the end. Thanks
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Comment number 6.
At 10th Jul 2008, toddyblog wrote:if you were to show more trade stands we could get ideas of what prducts we could use in our own gardens i have been told some trade stands are as good as the show gardens;
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Comment number 7.
At 10th Jul 2008, fuchsialady54 wrote:Would love to see more on a variety of specialist societies and specialist nurseries.
Regards
Helen
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Comment number 8.
At 10th Jul 2008, phrancklyn wrote:Please stop the low-brow dumbing down of what could potentially be genuinely interesting material.
Surely a garden show, with its potential for delight and the opportunity to gain useful information could be allowed to speak for itself?
But oh no! What do we get?
Crassness, melodrama and a complete lack of subtlety!
Please, let's do without theextraneous rubbish:
1. Children who have learnt a line for the camera.
2. The kids' chorus of - what was it - 110% something...
3. That poor lad Jack Dunckley who was forced to flap about like a demented chicken - no doubt having been told by some producer that he needed to be more animated...but why not let him just be normal - or leave him out altogether given the totally valueless nature of the content? Why anyone should care what his choice of purchases from the show might have been is a mystery to me. Perhaps there was another 5-minute space which needed filling?
4. And of course...Matthew Wilson is in the Loire - so cue some more intrusive music - French of course or we wouldn't have believed he was there would we? And add a few 'cute' French kids expressing their delight at the show of course...
Ye Gods - it's pathetic!
I can't believe that there isn't enough material of value to fill these programmes. However if that really is the case, here's an idea - how about either making fewer of them or making them shorter? Please!
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Comment number 9.
At 10th Jul 2008, fearlesslandscaper wrote:Isn't it about time the ´óÏó´«Ã½ started recognising the Landscape Contractors that bring these show gardens to 'life'. All the time we here about the Designers, but what about the 100,s of hours hard work, in all weathers, that we build these show gardens for all to enjoy, surely a bit of recognition would not be too much to ask ?
Personally I am new to building show gardens, my first was in 2005 for Milly's Fund and it won a Gold and Tudor Rose, then again in 2006 a small garden which won Gold and best small garden, last year I did the ´óÏó´«Ã½ garden for the Rainbow Trust which won a Bronze and finally this year I built the Forest 2 garden which won Gold, I say finally as I am seriously considering not doing anymore show gardens until we get the rocognition that Landscape Contractors deserve.
Paul Lavery.
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Comment number 10.
At 11th Jul 2008, gardeningaud wrote:the 15 year old lad called Jack Dunkley, will go far. Good luck to him.
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Comment number 11.
At 11th Jul 2008, Hardy3000 wrote:Could anyone please tell me the name of the music/song played at the end of last nights TV programme.
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Comment number 12.
At 11th Jul 2008, Mikegrobo wrote:Can anyone please tell me the name of the music and the artist (presumably french) who sang in the background of the first part of Mathew Wilson's spot. The singer sings in a "mumbled" french accent.
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Comment number 13.
At 21st May 2009, CatrCat wrote:I would like to see less make-up on the presenters as they all look a little over-done. Sorry to put this on the blog here but I couldn't find any other way of providing this feedback.
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Comment number 14.
At 22nd May 2009, cyned70 wrote:I would like to have seen a garden designed for a disabled pensioner like myself. I have a small back garden, lawn in the middle, boring grey slabs as edging. I am housebound but able to go into my garden with my walking aid and a ramp with rails from the back door. All I can do is plant in pots but bending is not easy. I need help so that I can enjoy this outdoor 'room'
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Comment number 15.
At 22nd May 2009, essex-pelys wrote:There is far too much of the landscape gardens and designers featured this year, every night we had to bear this. why not cater for your mass audience and feature the Pavilion and the every day plants and flowers therein. not a whisper about Pelargoniums this year. essex-pelys
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Comment number 16.
At 23rd May 2009, Tony Genower wrote:How can Chelsea be the best gardening show when there were no Sweet Peas - at least not on your programmes.
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Comment number 17.
At 23rd May 2009, sanuk9 wrote:What a wonderful idea to have someone design a garden for the less agile amongst us who find it hard to bend but love to garden, come on all you budding designers take a note for next year.
I have to say I would rather have more of this on the coverage than some of the drivel we have had to put up with from the "stars" who graciously allowed us into their gardens ! I want to see Chelsea Flower Show exibits please and the wonderful people who work so hard to bring them to us. Let the stars wonder round here but leave their own gardens out of it.
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Comment number 18.
At 23rd May 2009, shelaffs wrote:I've watched Chelsea on the ´óÏó´«Ã½ for years and because I've been busy I'm spending this evening watching on iplayer. I feel very disappointed by the presenters. It feels like the mix is wrong and the balance is towards twee, jolly, lightweight - Woman's Own meets children's hour. Would like more focus on the gardener presenters please and less of the lunchtime tele feel.
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Comment number 19.
At 28th May 2009, Clair68 wrote:Every year we are shown very close-up shots of the plants and flowers and it would be nice to see more of the whole plants or small groups of plants. While the close-ups are very arty and clever they aren't of much interest to keen gardeners looking for their next purchase or design inspiration. We also want to be able to admire the skills of the growers who have worked so hard. To see what the flowers look like with the foliage and get an idea of a plants shape and scale. How does the plant relates to it's neighbours? Is it a trailing plant, climber, shrub or a tree? You can't gleen any of this when you're zoomed in so closely.
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