Super Garden 2019 & 2020

I dont think I've seen her do any proper work yet, lots of pieces to camera with others doing the work in the background

I didnt think a whole lot of her garden either. I mean it looked nice and everything but it seemed to me she was making a garden the way she would like one herself.

All those edible plants, unless you're some sort of Michelin starred chef who would ever use 20 different types of salad leaves or all the herbs. A few herbs and salad plants is grand if thats your main diet but not of any practicable use to a family with kids who typically hate greens. Those plants will get out of control in no time and then you've the hassle of constantly chopping them back and keeping them tidy, its a lot of work for little reward IMO.

Muahahaha wrote: »

yeah I think Dermot from last week is the man to beat, he really delivered a great garden and his finishes looked top class. He ran the project like clockwork too, even with the first week lost to fixing the drainage problems he still got it done on time. Whereas Tara tonight barely did any work for the first week because she was off working in AIB. Bit daft that entering a competition and thinking you could win it without putting in the same amount of work as the other contestants.

Im interested to see how your man Fran gets on, he looks like an old school gardener but part of me wonders will he be down in the potting shed smoking some wacky backy

Dermot doesn’t win

i think the idea that your result is based on how many friends you have who can help is unfair and stupid. Taras dad is in construction and her husband went to horticultural college with her - not everyone would have access to those resources - not a level playing field

Best delegator I've ever seen - didn't do a tap of work herself, but did manage to get everyone else to do it for her!

I think she made her self look very bad in this episode. did very little work, very disorganised and the scene where she was caught on camera while putting in the wire or pipe into the shed


dermot from last week was the winner from this week.


her garden was grand but nothing special. I hope the family is into gardening in a big way. there is a lot of work to keep that right. that hydroponics set up will be a disaster.


I don't mind if dermot doesn't win because it will take a pretty special garden to beat him.

the_pen_turner wrote: »

I think she made her self look very bad in this episode. did very little work, very disorganised and the scene where she was caught on camera while putting in the wire or pipe into the shed

Yeah she was all over the place and it seemed to be all about her. She got slagged a fair bit on Twitter over it, nothing nasty, just people pointing out her lack of work and disappearing to work for AIB. Im not sure why Gary Graham allowed that to happen, its a competition to appear at Bloom so either you're all in or dont bother. Im sure there were other applicants just as worthy who could have showed up for the three weeks.

her garden was grand but nothing special. I hope the family is into gardening in a big way. there is a lot of work to keep that right. that hydroponics set up will be a disaster.
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When I saw the hydroponics and aquaponics I was just :rolleyes: The vertical salad and herb walls look great when planted and thats the kind of state you see vertical gardens in pictures on Instagram or Pinterest. But give that vertical garden a couple of weeks water and sunshine and it'll be a mess of leaves. And then you're supposed to eat them all, I think its a couple of rabbits they'll be needing for that job.

In a way Ive sympathy with the family because there was nothing to indicate that they were these mad keen gardeners who would be out trimming and thinning leaves several hours a week. Its a lot of work to look after a garden like that and now they're stuck with it and the kids have nowhere to kick a football. I think Gary Graham should have had a closer eye on things to make sure the families end up with something that actually suits their lifestyle.

tis grand. nothing amazing

did monica just say that she was wrong twice in one show

the_pen_turner wrote: »

i would rather have some higher beds so that she could interact in some way with the flowers. all she can do now is look at them .

Yeah one of the judges did mention that I think, fair point really. The water dye is a great idea, looks really well.

Living Off The Splash wrote: »

The only problem that I had with his planting was that the Helleborus and Grape Hyacinth will already be dying. I have lots of Helleborus in my garden. They seed everywhere and can take over a bed.
None of the judges commented on the Astroturf and the fact a wheelchair would be constantly moving over it. I immediately thought that this was really an advert for suppliers of the product.

Just like the judges commenting on the lovely paving that just happens to come from the shows sponser

Fann Linn wrote: »

And his workmanship in laying the paving etc was excellent IMO.

yeah I thought the paving really was a top class job, he had great attention to detail which is the difference between something amazing and something average

Thought his plants were great too but as the judges said a lot of them were low down. The garden was an awkward rectangle shape but his design made the very most of the space. Overall a great effort and Id say he is a contender.

Fran is up next week, from the clip shown his creation is a bit off the wall but it could be a masterpiece. The seating area he creates looks excellent. Im looking forward to it already.