It's just been announced. Toby Buckland is to take over from Monty Don as lead presenter of Gardeners' World. Very rare for me to have made it to the news before the ever-vigilant Garden Monkey but I presume they have a life and aren't idling away the afternoon on the computer.
Hubster told me, and then asked me who he was. To be honest, I hadn't really heard of him before his recent appearances on Gardeners' World, but I was impressed with his location piece on exotic gardening. I am a little disappointed that Carol Klein hasn't been promoted (and I'm afraid poor Toby doesn't quite match Chris Beardshaw in the totty stakes either), but if Toby has a fresh approach to gardening, is going to do more with exotics, drought-resistant plants, xeriscaping and environmental issues, then I'll be happy.
Vegetables and allotments are soooo 2007 anyway.
*UPDATE* Didn't beat Adam Pasco to it though. But I suspect it helps to be the editor of the official companion magazine!
Hubster told me, and then asked me who he was. To be honest, I hadn't really heard of him before his recent appearances on Gardeners' World, but I was impressed with his location piece on exotic gardening. I am a little disappointed that Carol Klein hasn't been promoted (and I'm afraid poor Toby doesn't quite match Chris Beardshaw in the totty stakes either), but if Toby has a fresh approach to gardening, is going to do more with exotics, drought-resistant plants, xeriscaping and environmental issues, then I'll be happy.
Vegetables and allotments are soooo 2007 anyway.
*UPDATE* Didn't beat Adam Pasco to it though. But I suspect it helps to be the editor of the official companion magazine!
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