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robkb

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Posted: Wed Feb 06, 13 10:54 am Post subject: Monty Don's French Gardens
Friday night on BBC2. Just got round to watching the first episode about very grand gardens (eg Vaux-le-Vicomte, Versailles) - lots of grandeur, some interesting history and politics, and a rather lovely 2CV! Episode 2 (Fri 8th Feb) looks to be about potagers and French allotments. Last edited by robkb on Wed Feb 06, 13 11:21 am; edited 1 time in total

earthyvirgo

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Posted: Wed Feb 06, 13 11:07 am Post subject: Re: Mont Don's French Gardens

robkb wrote:

Friday night on BBC2.

Just got round to watching the first episode about very grand gardens (eg Vaux-le-Vicomte, Versailles) - lots of grandeur, some interesting history and politics, and a rather lovely 2CV!

Episode 2 (Fri 8th Feb) looks to be about potagers and French allotments.

The 2CV was rather lovely wasn't it?

Enjoyed the above and very interesting but not my kind of garden, too much of a muchness.

EV

marigold

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Posted: Wed Feb 06, 13 11:25 am Post subject:
I really wanted to like it, but the god-awful background music spoilt it for me and I only watched for about five minutes.

robkb

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Posted: Wed Feb 06, 13 11:25 am Post subject:
To be honest, that much grandeur is a bit overwhelming - but I guess that's the point, it was supposed to be a demonstration of power and wealth (not that that helped the owner of Vaux-le-Vicomte!)

Nick

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Posted: Wed Feb 06, 13 11:32 am Post subject:
And, hopefully, it keeps that awful bloke overseas.

robkb

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Posted: Wed Feb 06, 13 11:42 am Post subject:

Nick wrote:

And, hopefully, it keeps that awful bloke overseas.

The French?

Nick

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Posted: Wed Feb 06, 13 11:55 am Post subject:
No, Monty Don.

robkb

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Posted: Wed Feb 06, 13 12:01 pm Post subject:
Pah, anyone would think you didn't like having him as a near-neighbour

Nick

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Posted: Wed Feb 06, 13 12:53 pm Post subject:
He can't park for toffee, for a start.

gardening-girl

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Location: Somerset.

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 13 1:40 pm Post subject:
Well we enjoyed it,and, I like Monty.

sean
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Posted: Wed Feb 06, 13 1:52 pm Post subject:
Yeah, but he hasn't dented your car with his inept low speed manoeuvres.

Gai

Joined: 31 Dec 2004
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Location: Ireland

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 13 2:09 pm Post subject:
Thanks for that robkb. I have a bit of a fetish about French potagers, allotments and the like. I drive OH potty every time we're in France by wanting to peer over fences and through hedges to see what's growing and how they manage the soil and weeds. I quite like Monty too.

Sally Too

Joined: 14 Sep 2006
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Location: N.Ireland

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 13 3:01 pm Post subject:
Just taking a short break from watching the first one on iplayer... Really enjoying it. (And looking forward to some spring weather... or better still SUN!) .

NorthernMonkeyGirl

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Posted: Fri Feb 08, 13 9:52 pm Post subject:
So far I'm envious of the sun, the espaliers, the sun, the tomatoes......

Sally Too

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Posted: Sat Feb 09, 13 8:34 am Post subject:
Missed the new episode last night... but will catch on iplayer. Amused that it wasn't all sun - they filmed on in some fantastic rain at one point in the first episode. Still - it's lovely to watch programmes with a bit of greenery showing through. All seems brown and muddy outside here... (a bit like Bodger's new orchard )

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