Re: BBC and US gardening

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From: "Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp"

I don't get to watch any of the BBC garden programs, but on PBS, we have

Brits and Aussies telling Americans how to garden on Victory Garden.

I started serious gardening under Bob Thompson's television tutelage. When

he died I actually shed tears. I have shed more tears, but only

metaphorically, as I watched Victory Garden "progress." It is not worth

watching now.

I am sure that someone will correct me if I am wrong, but I believe that

there are no decent gardening shows on television now. By decent, I mean

something that encourages gardening, not just the very minimal information

on decorating a yard. A show that inspires proto-gardeners to reach further.

A show that demonstrates actual hands on techniques beyond digging a hole

and plunking a plant in. A show that tells you how to plant marigolds and

tomatoes, of course, but also inspires new gardeners to stretch into new

areas, something beyond the six packs that fill the big box stores' parking

lots.

Too many gardeners pick up plants because they have grown them, or their

grandmothers have. I want a show that inspires new gardeners to see a plant

in a nursery and say, "I've never grown that; I want it."

D

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