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GW Friday 22-10-2010
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Message 1.Â
Posted by Stressed out (U11163734) on Friday, 22nd October 2010
The write up says
"Toby Buckland, refusing to be beaten by the cold, has ideas of crops to plant now to really eke out the veg patch over the winter months. He's also cashing in on autumn being the perfect time to plant fruit by bulking up the garden with varieties evocative of warm, sunny holiday destinations - grapes and figs. Evergreens can add welcome winter colour and structure in a garden any size when other interest has all but disappeared and with this in mind Joe Swift visits the formal, Italianate gardens at Iford Manor in Wiltshire in search of inspiration for evergreen planting at Greenacre. Carol Klein is drawn to the warmth of the glass houses at Kew as she delves into the exotic, rich and truly cosmopolitan orchid family, and Toby's nail biting wait is over; it's the day of reckoning as he heaves his giant pumpkin to a competition."
Only good bit of news in there is Carol at Kew in the glasshouse(probably the Princess of Wales one). Where we spent part of our honeymoon, now there are two gardeners. I just hope they show the seahorses that are in the basement of the big Victorian Glasshouse, absolutely enchanting (and that's just the OH) -
Message 2
Posted by Summerchild (U14187397) on Friday, 22nd October 2010
Rowan Cottage, that sounds good, but I am afraid I fell asleep during the clearing of the greenhouse bit and missed all the rest.
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Message 3
Posted by Stressed out (U11163734) on Friday, 22nd October 2010
Summerchild
Rowan Cottage, that sounds good, but I am afraid I fell asleep during the clearing of the greenhouse bit and missed all the rest.Â
Same here, I just don't seem to be able to stay awake during GW any more. Make me wonder if we have found the illusive cure for insomnia
I will catch up on i-player tomorrow because the only bit that I want to see is the orchids so I can drag past the rest.
Makes you wonder if at the end of the series they could do an hour long special of all the Carol bits from this year. I bet the viewing figures would be up that week. -
Message 4
Posted by Summerchild (U14187397) on Friday, 22nd October 2010
Bet they would too. I'll second that.
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Message 5
Posted by Swedboy (U14400604) on Saturday, 23rd October 2010
Do anyone know what the red/white pom-pom looking flower in the opening credits was. It was first in view before the Red Robin in the opening credits and also in view when the programme started. I think it is a Dahlia of sorts but not sure.
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Message 6
Posted by Stressed out (U11163734) on Saturday, 23rd October 2010
K-J Johansson
Do anyone know what the red/white pom-pom looking flower in the opening credits was. I think it is a Dahlia of sorts but not sure.Â
You are quite right it is a Dahlia
If I get chance this afternoon I think we have that one somewhere and I will have a look at the label. -
Message 7
Posted by Swedboy (U14400604) on Saturday, 23rd October 2010
Excellent! Thank you very much. I have three My Love that I might try to get rid of. They are a bit boring I think. Just white flowers. On the other hand they are doing very well. They are massive and survived being eaten alive by the slugs (planted last spring)
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Message 8
Posted by Obelixx (U2157162) on Saturday, 23rd October 2010
Oh dear. I fell asleep too whilst watching a recording of it this afternoon.
I shall try again but reckon I'll have to skip past the orchids as I just don't see the attraction. Nasty, plasticky things. However, I'd love to be able to grow some of the European native orchids in my garden so any tips on those would be most welcome. -
Message 9
Posted by Palaisglide (U3102587) on Saturday, 23rd October 2010
"Oh dear" I did not fall asleep ´óÏó´«Ã½ put a Chopin Concert on 4, If they are going to keep putting music on every week GW will fade into the sunset, unless they bring AT back.
Frank. -
Message 10
Posted by Colin (U2252951) on Saturday, 23rd October 2010
Desperately weak show, information content near zero.
The whole thing reeks of presenter and production company doing the bare minimum to fulfil contractual obligations. -
Message 11
Posted by Logissimo (U14020652) on Sunday, 24th October 2010
In reply to Obelixx,
It's not going to help very much but we developed a garden from an arable field(conventionally not organically managed) and after perhaps 5 years, orchids, mainly bee orchids but some pyramidal orchids started to appear in the lawn. We have a thin covering of fairly stony but well drained loam over limestone which might be a clue;
The well scattered colony grows every year and maybe this year we had over 20 bee and half a dozen pyramidal orchid plants. The plants are remarkable resilient but do object to robust games of football!
We didn't sow seed or plant plants so how they got here heaven knows!
Good luck with your efforts. L -
Message 12
Posted by Trillium (U2170869) on Monday, 25th October 2010
I'm slightly surprised at the largely negative response this week. OK, low on entertainment, but I don't really see gardening in October as a barrel of laughs, more simple pleasures.
Reducing overwintering pests in greenhouses, getting green peppers to ripen, planting garlic, evergreens for winter structure - all decent stuff. No 'here's a trick...' (which does bug me!) and minimal filling. And some of the close up filming of the red spider mite and the orchid embryos was very good - might I even say entertaining! -
Message 13
Posted by ArtemisH (U14261033) on Monday, 25th October 2010
orchids, mainly bee orchids but some pyramidal orchids started to appear in the lawn.
The well scattered colony grows every year..Â
How I envy you, Logissimo.
I am inordinately enamoured of orchids, especially those light lemon cymbidium ones with freckles! -
Message 14
Posted by ArtemisH (U14261033) on Monday, 25th October 2010
Knowing that Carol gives the etymology of the plant names she talks about, when I heard her say that her subject was the orchid family, I sat up and, with a slight smile on my face, I waited for the definition.
Of course, it never came.
Coward!
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