Spilling the Tea: Gardening Inspiration

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Video Journal about life in Wales after living in London for 20 years. With dreams of growing food and flowers on a smallholding / homestead. Aiming to become fitter and healthier in my 50s.
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[@bigunone]

Who else kept waiting for Sean to spill his tea

[@andreadavies5533]

Lol :) That’s a steady hand.

[@sheilacarter7875]

Me !

[@gaynorprior9864]

Me as well 😂

[@connydm729]

And me!!! 😂😂😂

[@meadowfield2024]

Me too

[@sandraparry8653]

Hi Sean, Now in my 70s, i look back with the love my dear gran showed me. She was my inspiration for gardening. Her life had been a very hard one widowed in her 30s, with 5 children, my grandfather killed in the first world war along with her brother. And her youngest son killed in the 2nd World War. She was brought up on a farm, she was so knowable about growing everything. And from a time almost before I can remember, i was so young, she had me gardening. So all my life i have been gardening. I ran a gardening club, and a gardening club for the school, i volunteered teaching children how to grow alsorts of things. Then as a trained cook/chef i taught them to cook the things we had grown. We also sold plants and vegetables, to help funds. The children were so interested. So the legacy goes on. My Dear gran, me , my children Grandchildren, an now great Grandchildren and all the children who learnt, at school, what i had learnt myself many years before. To feel the soil, in your hands, the wonderful worms , keeping the soil clean, well I love it to this day, even though I only have a small garden now! 😊 🎉 Sandra. Rhyl

[@kasandrabrown8611]

Wow! What a legacy!

[@WildwoodTV]

Wonderful, can't beat getting your hands dirty growing food for the generations - my Gkids love broad beans!

[@susanyates4233]

My Father was a schoolmaster, and we lived at the Victorian school house, with its massive garden. In the fifties the oldest class left school at fifteen. These big country lads had lessons in gardening, so our garden got turned over. We had soft fruit, and a fabulous orchard, where my brother and I had a special tree each, for climbing. My Father gave us a small plot of land each. I had dahlias, wallflowers, forget me nots to name a few.

[@user-tg5fo3bn6e]

Nice relaxed Sean sitting with his cup of tea and Lowry picture in the background

[@maryansharm5296]

I just love your stories. Today was particularly good. I so enjoyed hearing about your gardening past and found it quite riveting. I didn’t realise that you were prominent in the tv and journalism world. You’ve moved about the British Isles during your life unlike myself who have only lived in London for a few years and my native Suffolk. I was given a ginger kitten recently and have called him Rusty after your dear old friend.

[@YolaWells]

I remember in the 60s when you could actually smell apple trees and fruit and veg had their strong unique smell .anyway I am just about to prune my roses but never know how to do it so thank goodness for u tube x

[@annwright7552]

Totally agree, Geoff Hamilton was the best GW presenter and his Organic Gardening book became our go to book when had our first allotment. Absolutely LOVED the Victorian Kitchen Garden series and all that followed. Was thrilled to actually visit it and meet Harry, such a lovely man. It remains one of my life's highlights. So sad they never re ran all the series on TV, better than all of today's rubbish TV. My other inspiration would be my parents. Our garden had a clear division between flowers and veg, mum maintained flowers and dad cultivated the veg and fruit. Happy memories indeed 😊

[@user-ks8wh5oz5p]

My favourite tv gardeners were Percy Thrower in my younger days then Geoff Hamilton. Both down to earth gardener's gardeners.

[@margaretmitchell614]

Thank you Sean. What a lovely memory to share.

[@nicholasjordan1697]

My wife and I took a pilgrimage to Barnsdale to look around the gardens soon after Geoff Hamilton’s death as he was our gardening inspiration. It was a great experience he is the gardener that still influences our garden style.

[@DavidBarry-kn2uk]

I find that funny and oh so true that watching "gardeners world "makes you want to rush out and start poking around the beds until sun down.I also find it funny how our local nursery is packed out with customers early doors on a Saturday .

[@lorellstoneman74]

@@DavidBarry-kn2uk Watching Sean garden inspires me to head out to garden too.

[@Daisy-Ahr]

Love the artwork on the desk. Looks like an original Steve Jones. I love his style.

[@colleenmckinlay2916]

I remember all those shows. They were amazing. I still watch some of the reruns on you tubes. Harry was so knowledgeable. He was a marvel. What a special gent.

[@dinglehopperdaydreamer9882]

Geoff Hamilton was my gardening inspiration, I loved the ornamental kitchen garden it taught me a lot.I also have a lot of Geoff's books. Lovely video Sean, thank you x

[@sbonbon2227]

Visited Barnsdale many years ago Sean, just after Geof died. Barnsdale is situated in the smallest county in England, Rutland. Very much worth a visit.

[@sandraparry8653]

Yes I did as well

[@pennythompson4790]

I also love the victorian kitchen garden & i have it recorded, I also have the book that goes with it i adore those programmes xx

[@allythescot]

Victorian kitchen garden was a brilliant show

[@Jay-Leigh]

This is a wonderful ideas Sean. Keeping a video diary of all the answers to questions asked. In the coziness of the snug and with a nice cuppa tea. Beautiful! As always really enjoyed this. Thank you ❤

[@dianeyoung8068]

My grandparents inspired my love of gardening. I will never forget their pretty vegetable garden surrounded by zinnias. Thanks Sean.

[@jimstormcrow]

Geoff Hamilton was down to earth and the show wasn't just an hour of looking at posh people's gardens. He taught me everything in the beginning.

[@mariefarag3339]

Your study has turned out so cozy ❤

[@cannymoose]

I remember all those shows. When I had a tv license I enjoyed beechgrove much more than gardeners world.

[@jackiestewart5062]

I am going to really enjoy your “spilling the tea” series.

[@dianefarnden8577]

Do make a visit to Barnsdale if you can. It's well worth it. The small gardens which were created are still there which of course encouraged many people to make the best of their small plots. My brother-in-law worked for the BBC as a video editor and has recounted many happy memories of sitting in the outside broadcast van there editing before the programmes went out. You can even get a nice cuppa tea there!

[@TheQueensWish]

Hello Sean, I liked the vibe of this spilling the tea video. Thanks for sharing your recollections with us.

[@charisse234]

I just love roses all kinds of them.thank you sean for sharing how you learnt about gardening.positivity peace and love ♥️

[@kitchenworker446]

I grew up in the 60's and 70's - mum and dad watched Gardener's World every week. We had a small garden but never the less they grew strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries, red and blackcurrants, pears, apples, quince, tomatos, potatoes, cabbage, carrotts etc and flowers a plenty. Mum made jam, marmalade, chutney etc and we always had a full shelf in the pantry.

[@suecox2308]

The image of the annoyed gardening club members stringing up the raffle winner unless he joins the club is hilarious! Your cousin was a very clever lady.

[@Lynne-plot35b-36b]

Love this what a great name for it. Geoff Hamiltons Barnsdale garden in Rutland is still kept exactly the same by his son. I went there with mum in law before covid struck and I’m not kidding, it just shows you what an avid watcher of GW I was in those days…I could almost tell you what was where and guide you around the garden. It’s like taking a walk down memory lane. Love that his protégé Adam frost is on it now x

[@user-ly2by8br2u]

So lovely to hear your story and share your love of gardening. Looking forward to others you may share. Thank you Sean xx❤️

[@sandrapaterson8678]

Morning Sean, that was very interesting and a joy to hear your stories. My dad was my inspiration for gardening but loved all those old programmes 😊

[@carolineowen7846]

Thank you so much :) your cousin sounds like a fantastic person & has clearly been a positive influence in your life :) Wishing you a fab day with your friends, enjoy being 'Tourists in your own land'. Weather depending, I am inspited to visit a local tourist site or two near me :) in between work.

[@nicolasykes6637]

I remember we used to watch it with our dad who was a great gardener and I think that’s probably where I get my love of it. I vaguely remember Percy Thrower and Geoff Hamilton. However I think my favourite for some unknown reason is Alan Titchmarsh and Carol Klein.

[@joannehutley5740]

Thank you for that video. I really enjoyed hearing about how you got into gardening as I'd wondered that myself. I like that your early interests are still a big part of your life now, gardening and filming. It was very interesting.

[@NavyCopMA1]

I came upon Gardeners World more recently (a few years now) so the only presenter I have had experience with is Monty Don and I find him to be very personable and really enjoy watching him and the dogs!

[@fionasaunders7646]

The Victorian Kitchen & walled garden was excellent viewing, I had a video of that series, so could watched it over and over again , loved it . Harry was a delightful character. 🌷🌸🦔🍄🥀🐿🐞

[@user-me3wt1rw9f]

I always watched gardeners world and I loved Geoff Hamilton and still have his books. Geoff was ahead of the curve I think because I learned about working with mother nature in time to start gardening organically while I was still young and continue to do so. I was free to make mistakes because both parents were garden lovers but busy and allowed me to find my own feet and develop my interest in edibles that neither of them had. Gardening has been a lifetime hobby and my dear brother William uses his carpentry skills to build structures that allow me to garden now in my retirement in spite of severe disability and chronic illness. God bless Sean and thanks for another lovely video. Vera in Northern Ireland

[@Ian-gw2vx]

I love your stories from the past. You are very good at speaking. I agree, GW isn't the same and Geoff was wonderful. I also agree about the Victorian Garden. Great you actually knew the people involved. We watch it over and over every year. It's magical, cosy and very comforting. The music is lovely too. Ah the days when tv was quieter and not crammed with wall to wall music and box woke ticking.

[@PorkyLikesDonuts]

Out of Town with Jack Hargreaves. Remember? And Percy Thrower who wore suits with a shirt and tie to do his gardening. Ah … proper old fashioned telly 😊

[@hope_25058]

What a great video, calm peaceful cosy nook you have filmed from. such a calm voice Sean, really admire your love for gardening and being in the moment of slow living. also the old fashioned ways, I prefer the old days of how we did things to how things are now. keep the great videos coming. I would be interested in your small business if you decide to go ahead with on what you mentioned.

[@carolineharry6605]

A great vlog Sean. I could listen to you talking like this all day. The video of Ruth Mott’s Country Christmas comes and goes online. I wish I could get a dvd of it. I’m more into cookery than gardening, but I do enjoy both. My late grandmother had all the books of the gardening series. Her garden was incredible, you’d have loved it. I’ve got a Geoff Hamilton book somewhere too. Sad he died during a cycling race for charity, in Merthyr if my memory serves me right. I really enjoyed this Sean, and I look forward to more. 😊

[@lindab1458]

This is a great idea for a mini series. Geoff Hamilton was my favourite GW presenter too, he was a proper gardeners gardener I always say. We also visited Barnsdale a couple of years after he died and thoroughly enjoyed seeing how it was laid out to suit filming. I still have my ‘memory plant’ bought there, a lovely variegated climbing jasmine. ☕️

[@susanyates4233]

We also visited Barnsdale. Wonderful gardens, We met one of his sons, I think it was Nick, very friendly.

[@normajean2855]

wow that is such a cool memory you have there Sean...

[@carolwhite6979]

excellent concept, Sean. I enjoyed your talk tonight.

[@lindahoskins3692]

Very enjoyable video enjoying sitting in company. When you live alone believe me, just spending gentle time, with coffee, with your company, makes us alone people feel less forgotten. Thank you. I think that tv will come full circle and the kind of gardening programmes, and the likes of Jack Hargraves, will return. So many people now trying to grow their own kitchen garden and vegetables, safer food since mass produced is now so questionable. I have a little garden but love learning new ideas.

[@helenprocessofgrowing8007]

A nice little series.Geoff Hamilton was my favourite TV gardener.There is a KZbin channel that visits his gardens at Rutland.I would love to go there one day.I have seen your interview with Peter Thoday and thoroughly enjoyed it.I bought the DVD set of the Victorian kitchen Garden after you mentioned it was available.All those TV garden presenters you mentioned,I remember them all...makes me feel old.my Friday nights used to be,a chippy tea,bottle of wine,all the gardening mags that were available and Gardeners World on TV.I did that for years,kept every magazine for years too 😂 Thats all in the past,mags are all gone,dont watch GW anymore.This is my go to channel now.

[@margaretalice6343]

Love the kitchen garden & Edwardian garden & such tv productions. How to grow & cook what produce you have during difficult times. I grew up eating seasonal fruit & veg. That’s what we try to do now but still dip into the supermarket (we aren’t too strict) but I love a glut of purple sprouting broccoli in early & late spring. Love it🤩 glut of gooseberries gives us delicious jams & crumbles. Thanks Sean for reminding me too of Geoff Hamilton. My old dads favourite tv gardener cos he showed us how to make structures like a coldframe or what we could buy Geoff always showed the make do & mend aspect of gardening & the new way of just buying it. Thanks Sean for the trip down memory lane🤩💕

[@Underneaththeoaks]

Love watching your videos, Sean. You're such a lovely man. Your videos are such an inspiration to us all. Thank you ❤

[@mrst3370]

Loving this type of video, please keep them coming. Could work very well as a fire side chat in the colder months too. I watch Garden's World and the Beechgrove Garden, sadly I don't have garden but I do live next to an amazing park so I get my green fix there.

[@louisestopford7114]

I used to love Geoff Hamilton on gardener's World. He was definitely my favourite to and so inspiring. Thanks for the reminder. I am going to check out Paradise Gardens and the Victorian Kitchen Garden. Loving your channel Sean, thank you.

[@Jane_and_Meg]

Hi Sean, thank you for such an insightful, wonderful and warm video. I remember the Victorian Kitchen Garden that was brilliant! Yes Geoff Hamilton on Gardeners World and Geoffrey Smith - they were both fantastic! Who inspired me from a young age was Percy Thrower when he used to help in the Blue Peter garden ah those were the days! That was what got me into gardening and my Dad who was a keen gardener! I can still remember as young girl helping him put the Nasturtiums in! 😊 He used to like growing Rhubarb, the only problem was we ended up with so much of it my Mum didn't know what to do with it all! 😅 So many a crumble was made! 😊 Oh and being overrun with Runner Beans! 😅 Anyway, this was a great idea Sean, looking forward to the next one. 🙂

[@bronwenryan416]

Awh, l loved watching Harry Dobsons series, very relaxing and interesting. I have the dvd’s and collected the books over the years. It’s brilliant to what he did and left otherwise it would have been a lost generation of knowledge.

[@SuperCmorris]

I know The victorian Garden series well, I have watched all of them, I loved Harry, I can’t remember the name of the other gentleman who appeared with Harry sometimes, thankyou Sean ❤

[@outdoors459]

That was very interesting, I remember watching gardeners world in the 80's in black & white! Howard Drury, Arthur Billitt. After that Geoff Hamilton made a big impression on me & I was lucky enough to meet just before he died

[@susangrindle7426]

Dad use to grow veg in the back garden i remember spuds,cabbages and beans . Remember one year the caterpillars had most of the cabbages and caulis and then they crawled up the side of the house to pupate. There were loads of them😮. Think thats why i didn't eat veg when i was little only the beans and peas 😂😂. Geoff Hamilton got me interested in gardening . I still watch Monty and co but the biggest bug bare i have is when they reel off the name of a plant but don't tell you the common name. 😊😊

[@JoHarmon-hg7wz]

Interesting ! Off subject, love the picture on your desk!!

[@susangrindle7426]

@@JoHarmon-hg7wz me too, reminded me of a Lowery picture . The frame set it off nicely.

[@skincarefan7742]

Lovely video and great idea for a mini series. x

[@deniseburnside]

Hi Sean, I am Denise and subscribed to your channels yesterday. Between then and now, I have watched several of your videos. I am from the United States, and am in the Deep South of the state of Mississippi. I own my own home on 1/3 acres (14,520 square feet). With prices rising in the grocery stores in the States, I am seriously considering planting a small garden for my own needs. Possibly cucumbers, peppers and tomatoes - and things like yellow squash. The Victorian Garden and the Victorian Kitchen are two of the series I have watched. I truly believe we all need to start doing things like planting gardens and learning to sew, because with the burdens my country and the UK have been under with our governments, we need to be prepared for more of the same. Stay blessed! - Denise

[@lynnecooke9461]

Mornig sean im fed up of picking slugs and snails of my runner beans i go out the garden every morning picking them off time we had a summer

[@joannamorgan6911]

Hello Lynne I grow runner beans too. I agree with you about the need for a summer. I use pieces of egg shell to keep the slugs and snails off. I don't grow many beans as I live alone. Good luck and best wishes to you and your garden .

[@lorrainemorris527]

Thank you Sean and looking back to fond memories of gardeners world and Christine's Garden, and Beechgrove Garden , and Monty Don it was sad to hear that he has had a stroke and depression which I knew about and cancer of the marrowbone . I pray and trust he will get well and go from strength to strength 😞🙏.

[@Soylatte-wg7vv]

i wish we could give you more thumbs up Sean 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺Bendigo central goldfields Victoria Australia 👍

[@eileenmc8808]

Stateside, we had Crockett 's Victory Garden in the 60s/70s on PBS station out of Boston which I found fascinating as a kid. Later in the 80s there was a guy whose name I can't recall just now that had a show, The Square Foot Garden which also peaked my interest..oh yeah, it was Mel Bartholomew (pretty sure.) Anyhow, enjoying your channel. T Y

[@kennethmclaren8064]

Enjoyed watching and listening thanks

[@ehpeachylove]

Enjoyed your tea time talk on gardening today. Glad to see you are relaxing a bit. Hope your visit with friends is going well for you too. See you next time Sean. ❤❤❤

[@mrsmiggins6435]

I used to love listening and seeing Geoff Hamilton. Yes I too was waiting for Sean to spill his mug of tea🤪. 🤗☕

[@SuperCmorris]

Found your interview with Peter , yeah ! Thankyou Sean ❤

[@lindseycrisp2303]

Good morning Sean. Great relaxing chat and looking forward to more!! Wonderful idea! I was a fan of Geoff in the day and have many gardening books on the shelf as well. Apologies Sean, but I was drinking my black coffee!

[@user-cn2dx2cr9r]

AHH! Sean! I was waiting to see you spill your tea on yourself. I was ready to laugh.

[@aliciaanderson1225]

You mentioned in previous blog your cousins old garden still had original plants in there fab if people living there now let you have themx

[@suegale2273]

Thanks Sean, this was really interesting 😊

[@susanpearson8172]

I like watching Monty don on gardeners world,and I liked the Victorian kitchen, it’s amazing what tasty meals anyone can make with vegtebles,

[@annicabackstrom7757]

Lovely video, thank's! 🤗

[@sueparsons6919]

Hope you ejoyed your tea. While talking about your gardening experiences. So going to your local gardening club, set you off to a life of loving flowers , vegetables and nature.What a great life you have with all your experience to pass on to others.

[@andrewhead6267]

Sean’s interview with Peter Thoday is one of the most enjoyable watches on uTube. If you loved the Victorian Kitchen garden, the insight to the programme is a must watch.

[@seanjamescameron]

Others can watch it via this link kzbin.info/www/bejne/enPQqIV9ha6mp80

[@SuperCmorris]

Sean, playing catch up whilst sat listening to the awful weather here in south yorkshire, loved your videos of you singing, you are a very talented man, your light shines bright ❤

[@ruporter9834]

such a gorgeous channel/thank you

[@munchkinheaven]

I remember Percy Thrower, Jock Davidson, and Geoff Hamilton, my favourite for make do and mend is Alys Fowler, easy to understand and do-able, I liked her summer dresses and boho style too and of course she lived near me in Birmingham

[@gigis.garden]

Ah lovely little video. I loved Geoff Hamilton too...

[@KatZiser-ze2dr]

Very interesting. Blessings and Happy Gardening.

[@Almond001]

Interesting little conversation there, a question for you, what are your thoughts on Percy Thrower? I'm no gardener but I do remember him mostly through Blue Peter.

[@user-gy8kh6qg7b]

Wish I could garden

[@janetbrowning9089]

Sean, this is such an interesting story of how you got started in gardening. I love the Victorian Kitchen Garden & have watched it too...I loved watching Harry Dotson!! I watched all of these series & so enjoyed them all...Ruth Mott was so interesting in the Wartime special too! All of these series are so worth watching!! I had no idea about the story of Harry Dotson's death though...so sad that they couldn't find his wife's burial place later. Peter Thoday was the producer, I believe, & so wonderful that you got to go to Harry's "send off" too. Thank you for sharing too, Sean. Blessings, my friend♥

[@seanjamescameron]

Peter Thoday was the narrator. The Producer was Keith Sheather.

[@janetbrowning9089]

@@seanjamescameron Yes, I grabbed the wrong name...lol Thanks Sean!!

[@brendatucker35]

Thanks so much!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@lindahunter7322]

I loved watching Ruth Mott, I’ve tried to find her Christmas special on different platforms but to no avail, I would love to see it again

[@sharonjojo]

Is that a C.S Lowry print on your desk Sean? it is beautiful.🖼🎨❣

[@seanjamescameron]

Local painter.

[@carolvenables3970]

I loed Ruth Harry and Peter. Yes Geoff was good. Another gardener Bob Price hated Cyril Fletcher joining him😅 thank you Sean

[@2learn4ever]

Full confession, I'm not a very good gardener, I kill more than I grow unfortunately, but in between I have a few successes which make me very happy. I grew up in a flat and didn't know anything about gardening, then when I got married in the 70's I had my first garden and didn't know what to do with it. I started watching Geoffrey Smith and he inspired me so much that I sowed everything I could and it was all very successful, herbs, lettuce, cabbages, strawberries, peas, beans, even brussel sprouts, and a cucumber in the spare bedroom, summers were great then so lots of heat came in through the window. Life got in the way and I haven't gardened very much except a few veg lettuce, tomatoes, carrots. Sadly I believe Mr. Smith's Vegetable Garden series was lost, but I'd love to see it again if it's ever discovered in someone's attic or garden shed!! Many thanks for the nostalgia.

[@missmaryhdream6560]

Lovely 😻 video thank you x

[@christinaplaisted9563]

Iwas about six years old when my grandmother gave me my first ever pacmet of flower seeds ,, i was given a small bit of garden by our shed , planted the seeds as she told me next morning went to check , noithing they hadent grown 😢 i was mortified no flowers , she lived across the road from us at the time , so went over to let her know my seeds didn't work ,apparently you have to be patient, it takes time , noithing grows overnight 😊 ❤❤

[@diannevenner-kc6gu]

Loving the cup of tea vlog and the Lowry painting Sean!.😊 Got one similar ...Nice chat today.

[@susangoulding3159]

I've never drunk so much like I have since I started watching your videos 😅

[@sonjabirch5533]

Thank you Sean, for sharing such lovely memories with us, i also love Roses. I have one climbing rose thats near 25years old it was height of 6ft wall am same in width then 2 years back bad storm took it down with trellis. I cried buckets, a friend cut it down to base an its back sn blooming right lovely. I stuck a piece in border against fence to mine an next door. Now ny neighbour has more blooms from it in her garden than mine. 😂😂, so going have to pop another one in. Would love a nice scented climbing rose.! If you could recommend one please! Love listening to your stories Sean, blessings sent for you! Sonja

[@susangrindle7426]

I've got a David Austin rose the generous gardener over an arch the hubby made. It's a pale pink climbing rose and smells lovely. I've also got a Gertrude Ghekl, sure I've spelt that wrong 😅 David Austin rose in the front garden . Thats a darker pink , that smells gorgeous too.

[@ooman56]

You didn't spill your tea! This brought back memories of watching "Crockett's Victory Garden" with Jim Crockett here in the US, in the '70s. We got that same feeling to go out and dig in the dirt...and we did! We had his books, too. We still have a garden and just recently learned of electroculture for plants....do you have any experience or thoughts on that? And for general questions, what is the common custom for dealing with dead loved ones in Wales? Burial or is cremation popular? Do those little Welsh cottages have basements? Thank you for a lovely chat....no cup of tea today, it's over 90F, so we got mineral water with ice cubes to sit with you.

[@wendymichaelson5426]

Ah sean we were waiting patiently for you to spill your cuppa tea. And you didn't disappointing. 😊😂😂😂❤❤have a blessed day 🙏

[@lovechangesus]

I would love it if you could show us how you prune roses. I never feel like I'm doing ok.

[@lillyyill865]

Thanks Sean that was such an interesting few minutes..much appreciated🍀

[@laurensouthgate2458]

I really enjoyed this Sean and my question is do you have a never fail soil recipe that works for growing most plants?

[@archpete201]

Enjoyed this video, not to diminish your others, I enjoy most of them. I was inspired by the same and greatly too by Geoffrey Smith, the Yorkshire gardener. I used to visit my Nan and Uncle on a Sunday and we would watch the veg or flower series then go into the garden after lunch and plant seeds etc. Thank you for all your videos. You have great camera skills.

[@paulawarwick1854]

❤i love your vlogs sean something comforting about them x

[@rjs23565]

I used to enjoy these television shows and I have the cds. They were more than just gardening and cookery. They were like a mini soap when Ruth Mott would come away with her pearls of wisdom. Also remember in one programme a little boy gets his first taste of codliver oil (yuk I can taste it myself now). By the way, in Scotland, we say "scaling your tea". I stay in the next street to Beechgrove Gardens, Aberdeen. Now all gone and built over.

[@traceystickland-mottram8021]

Geoff Hamilton was my favourite gardener from the show. I went to see Barnsdale not long after he had died. It was worth the visit.