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tagwex Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

Joined: 23 Feb 2010 Posts: 5188 Location: Co. Wexford
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Posted: Sat May 09, 2015 9:27 pm Post subject: BOREFEST |
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I was flicking through the channels last night whilst eating a takeaway and decided to watch Gardeners World, a programme I either watched or recorded religiously for years but stopped watching about 6 years ago when I just couldn't put up with Carol Klein and Monty Don anymore. Unfortunately they are still there and I switched off before it was over. Someone please let me know when those two are gone. _________________ “It’s my field. It’s my child. I nursed it. I nourished it. I saw to its every want. I dug the rocks out of it with my bare hands and I made a living thing of it!”
This boy can really sing http://youtu.be/Dgv78D2duBE |
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medieval knievel Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
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Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 8:54 am Post subject: |
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monty is great, you leave monty alone. |
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tagwex Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

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Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 9:01 am Post subject: |
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I have other things to be doing on a Sunday morning KS! Never heard of that programme before, is it repeated at a more amenable time? _________________ “It’s my field. It’s my child. I nursed it. I nourished it. I saw to its every want. I dug the rocks out of it with my bare hands and I made a living thing of it!”
This boy can really sing http://youtu.be/Dgv78D2duBE |
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tagwex Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

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Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 9:04 am Post subject: |
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Monty should have been put out to pasture long ago. _________________ “It’s my field. It’s my child. I nursed it. I nourished it. I saw to its every want. I dug the rocks out of it with my bare hands and I made a living thing of it!”
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kindredspirit Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

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Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 9:16 am Post subject: |
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tagwex wrote: | I have other things to be doing on a Sunday morning KS! Never heard of that programme before, is it repeated at a more amenable time? |
Stop snoring and get up and watch that programme. I don't watch much TV but that programme is very down to earth (thought you'd like a pun thrown in) and practical. The section about cacti was very informative this morning. It's the best gardening programme on TV. (Not that's there's many on TV). _________________ .
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A little garden in Co. Limerick. Some non-gardening photographs. |
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Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 9:19 am Post subject: |
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I hadn't heard of Beechgrove, KS. Now I've another gardening programme to watch - thanks. I've just checked utube and there are some episodes there, too. Happy days! |
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tagwex Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

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Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 9:31 am Post subject: |
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Ohhhh I wasn't snoring. Ohhhh. _________________ “It’s my field. It’s my child. I nursed it. I nourished it. I saw to its every want. I dug the rocks out of it with my bare hands and I made a living thing of it!”
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kindredspirit Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

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Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 2:18 pm Post subject: |
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I knew you wouldn't be snoring, Tom. Have a look next Sunday at Beechgrove; it follows on from Gardeners' World at 8 am. Beechgrove is at 8.30.
There might be too much vegetables in it for some people but it's a good programme. Another programme that's over now but can be picked up on Youtube is "Glorious Gardens from above" - the opposite end of the spectrum from Beechgrove. Christine Walkden's voice is not to everyone's taste but she knows her stuff.
Here's a Youtube link to drone footage on that programme, which was not aired. Turn the music down on it because it's very annoying. The video's interesting, though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY3zt022vio _________________ .
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medieval knievel Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
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Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 3:22 pm Post subject: |
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actually, to be fair GW this week was far from being a classic. i've never enjoyed the shows where they visit the garden festivals. too much picking over gardens which are designed to look good for five days. |
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Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 6:11 pm Post subject: |
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You leave Carol and Monty alone!
My all-time favourite recipe book is Monty and Sarah Don's 'Home Cookbook'. Full of no-nonsense recipes with stuff anyone can grow and cook. Your won't find a 'jus' or 'foam' anywhere - just good, classic, home made nosh.
As for Carol, she calls a plant, a plant, NOT a plarrrrrnt like the southern softies do.
Signed
A Northern peasant.
PS The only channel I can bear to watch on a Sunday morning is NHK. All those Japanese gardens, the natural history, fabulous crafts and yummy food. And not a pretentious, puffed up Politician to be seen - lovely! |
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Good guy Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
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Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 6:11 pm Post subject: |
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I can't find BBC Scotland on my Sky. It used to be there but the interface changed recently and it has vanished. Ideas anyone? |
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tagwex Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

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Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 8:16 pm Post subject: |
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@ Good Guy. BBC 1 Scotland is on 951 and BBC Scotland is on 970. _________________ “It’s my field. It’s my child. I nursed it. I nourished it. I saw to its every want. I dug the rocks out of it with my bare hands and I made a living thing of it!”
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tagwex Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

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Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 8:20 pm Post subject: |
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@ Kindred Spirit. Definitely wasn't snoring! Vegetables is good. It's all I grow anyway. Apart from a compulsory flower patch for herself. _________________ “It’s my field. It’s my child. I nursed it. I nourished it. I saw to its every want. I dug the rocks out of it with my bare hands and I made a living thing of it!”
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