HGTV is coming out with a HOME Plant Collection . To help promote it, they're putting the "G" back in HGTV. Chris Lambton, a runner up in "The Bachelorette" season 6 and co-owner of a landscaping company on Cape Cod, MA, will debut a landscaping makeover show, Going Yard, in April. I truly hope it's not just another outdoor room miracle show. It would be really nice to hear something about plants, not just a spaces for entertaining. I've read that they intend to add more gardening shows. Who knows, maybe they'll air at a hour when people are actually awake.
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I hate to sound cynical but I think they found a way to make money from a gardening show. They can market their own brand of plants. As long as they don’t limit themselves to just that I’ll still be happy. Remember that great “Gardener’s Diary” show? The host would tour people’s gardens and interview them about their plants. Now THAT was a garden show.
On another note may I recommend “Rosemary & Thyme” on PBS as a cure for mid winter blues. It’s a mystery about two gardeners, one self-taught, one academic who create beautiful gardens and solve mysteries.
I think we all feel a little cynical about HGTV. If the reason they stopped programming gardening shows was because the advertising didn’t pay (that’s something I heard 2nd hand), then it does sound fishy that they’re programming them now that they have their own product.
And I agree, Erica Glasener did a wonderful job with “Gardener’s Diary”. She knows her plants and she always brought out the best in her guests and their gardens. I loved that show.
Wendycat is so right…“Rosemary & Thyme” on PBS is lovely to watch…all the English gardens with a little mystery thrown in.
Hard to fathom why gardening, as the fastest growing occupation amongst the baby boomers, can’t sustain a gardening show. If one looks at all the gardening products out there, surely some of these large companies would like to advertise…after all gardening companies advertise products in TV commercials…
I guess we will just have to get our gardening fix on PBS gardening shows and specials!
In Swedish, Fredsträdgården means “Garden of Peace”. For thirteen years I’ve landscaped a secret place in the forest as a resting place at the end of one of three nature trails in the area. There are really only two flower groups (Orm Öga and Forget-Me-Nots) as the ground of the once barren forest turns blue every May. There is a waterfall with three separate ponds that overflow into one another and four different bench areas to sit, each with its own unique wind chime charm.
I won’t tell my whole story here, but pray for me that I will be able to visit (and hopefully work/play in
my “secret garden” this May 2012. Thank you.
A secret garden sounds wonderful! I hope you can enjoy it for many, many years…
I look forward to anything on hgtv that is not redecorating someone else’s house. it was once filled with arts and crafts and interesting pastimes along with tons of gardens. it used to cater to me and my friends, but has become the channel for out of work real estate agents.
I agree with everyone above. I remember when HGTV was all about teaching its viewers about gardening and home improvement. I loved Gardening by the Yard. There also was a really nice program with an elderly gentleman who taught people simple repairs, like how to shore up cement steps, install a dimmer switch, or fix a small hole in drywall. Hopefully this new gardening show will be helpful — not just a sales pitch. Including what zone plants can be planted in would help.
I’m so glad to hear I’m not alone in HGTV’s absence of gardening shows. When I first started watching years ago I looked so forward to these programs, even if they were repeated at times. I’ve gardened for years but never get tired of relearning. I hope we get some new shows coming.