craigmason   10 #1 Posted August 25, 2006 Monty Don, Rachel de Thame, Carol Klein, Sarah Raven and Joe Swift will be based at the magnificent Botanical Gardens in the heart of the city to host the GW Plant Swap before hitting the streets of Sheffield to explore its unique horticultural diversity. The GW team will visit viewers' front and back gardens to offer practical advice and help out with every aspect of horticulture from managing scale insect to coping with cherry canker. They will also meet local gardening gurus, discovering ground breaking garden design, tracing the horticultural heritage of the city and finding out just what makes Sheffield the vibrant, successful and green city it is today.  should be worth watching this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
carcrash   11 #2 Posted August 25, 2006 They came to my house as I have one of the best urban gardens in the area Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
chattycathy   10 #3 Posted August 25, 2006 I thought this made Sheffield look fantastic - but I admit they didn't visit anywhere remotely controvertial - the wildest part of the town they visited was Heeley City Farm! Doesn't anyone in Darnall, Fir Vale, Pitsmoor, Wincobank, Burngreave etc have a beautful garden? Even the allotments looked superb! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Mathom   10 #4 Posted August 25, 2006 I thought this made Sheffield look fantastic - but I admit they didn't visit anywhere remotely controvertial - the wildest part of the town they visited was Heeley City Farm! Doesn't anyone in Darnall, Fir Vale, Pitsmoor, Wincobank, Burngreave etc have a beautful garden? Even the allotments looked superb!  You've made me laugh, I never thought of Heeley as a 'wild' part of town. Maybe when I've had too much Magners...  I liked the bit about the guy from the farm not minding kids scrumping for apples. I'm gonna go down with my hair in pigtails and see if I get away with being a kid scrumping. Plus I've had my eye on some nice cherries on the trees down there for a few days now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
shellym   10 #5 Posted August 25, 2006 am sad I missed this. Quite liked monty's books however as a new gardener woulde like to play an active role in the allotment comunity in the new year so maybe next year eh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Grissom   10 #6 Posted August 25, 2006 loved the roof-top garden on that building in Rotherham ! what a cool idea  Can't believe the lovely Rachel de Thame was in Sheffield Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
angle20 Â Â 10 #7 Posted August 25, 2006 Good programme - nice bit of publicity for Sheffield. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
craigmason   10 #8 Posted August 26, 2006 if you missed it all the programme info can be found here http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/tv_and_radio/factsheets/pages/39.shtml Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
