Plant protection firms have accused Gardeners’ Worldpresenter Monty Don of issuing biased advice on how to control a troublesome plant pest.
On BBC2’s flagship show last Month, Monty told how he’d found lily beetle on a fritillary at Longmeadow, his Herefordshire plot.
“They’re bright red, so thankfully they’re easy to see, because the only way to get rid of them is to…
The AG team delivers its verdict on 2011′s gardening TV. Do you agree? Have your say at the end of this article:
BBC GARDENERS’ WORLD – reviewed by AG editor Tim Rumball
ANY GARDENING programme on telly is a good thing, and I like Monty Don, so I watch Gardeners’ World regularly.
He’s intelligent, thoughtful and enjoys growing crops and ornamental plants. Monty…
After months of waiting, Alan Titchmarsh’s new ITV1 series Love Your Garden is underway.
And here at Amateur Gardening, we’d love to know what you thought of it.
It’s no secret that telly gardening has been in the doldrums in recent years.
So with Alan’s first programme looking at traditional English gardens in normal streets, has it inspired you to get outdoors this…
Monty Don’s Italian Gardens starts this Friday night (15 April) – 9pm on BBC2. Watch a preview:
Over four hours, Monty Don will be conducting a very personal ‘grand garden tour’ around Italy.
He’ll be seeking out romantic, horticultural gems of the rural South and visiting the retreats of the affluent North where, in the Veneto, Lucca and the Lakes, Monty finds gardens…
Alan Titchmarsh is to host a prime-time gardening show on ITV to rival Gardeners’ World.
The two-year deal will earn the green-fingered star a reported £5million.
Alan’s earnings could be much higher, as ITV plans to launch Titchmarsh-branded products, which will be introduced to gardeners over five years.
The new programme may even go head-to-head with Gardeners’ World on Friday nights.
ITV, however, has…
Gardeners will be urged to give chemicals the cold shoulder at the first big flower show of 2011.
For the first time, the Malvern Spring Show will dedicate its entire theatre programme to green gardening and biodiversity.
Organic gardening is expected to be back on the agenda in 2011. The new Gardeners’ World, which starts in March, will be fronted by organic…
Monty Don is to return as lead presenter of Gardeners’ World – but Toby Buckland and Alys Fowler have been dropped from BBC2’s flagship gardening series.
In a shock move, the programme will up sticks from Greenacre, the Gardeners’ World Garden in Birmingham, and move to Monty’s home garden in Herefordshire.
Monty, who has spent 20 years developing the gardens his home,…
