Comments on: UKTV Gardens now Really

By: EVa Muhlhause

EVa Muhlhause — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:13:33 +0000

I have to say I am deeply disappointed with the programing on Sky lately, I was hoping to see some of my favorite gardening shows on Home but that was obviously a vain hope. This is programming to the lowest common denominator.

By: Jo Callanan

Jo Callanan — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:56:34 +0000

I was hoping that the dawning of 2010 would bring a brand spanking new UKTV gardening channel – we need a miracle -Please bring it back- Eden Project is what we need to inspire a new hope for the planet and besides the familiar faces – the gardening angels -
Monty Don, Alan T, Charlie et all – there must be whole new spectacle of gardeners eager to please the armchair enthusiasts with their knowledge and entertaining creations? Bring them back! TV is a bore
without them!

By: Derek

Derek — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:39:27 +0000

The gardening programmes on Sky are remarkable by their absence. Surely in todays climate with gardening/allotments being more popular there is a need for some quality programmes. Alan Titchmarsh where are you??

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:53:15 +0000

It isn’t Sky’s fault that UKTV Gardens is gone. It is UKTV who decided to rebrand the channel. It is not Sky you need to talk to – it is UKTV.

By: barbara edwards

barbara edwards — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:04:02 +0000

theres enough fashion, cooking,bring back the gardening channel,with its helpful tips and sound advice,for any learner gardener.theres enough crap on, why punish the people who like gardening.im in two minds to cancel my subscription to sky, they are only catering for the dim wits who already have a variety of programmes on all the other stations.wise up bring back uktv GARDENS….

By: Gareth

Gareth — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:28:06 +0000

BRING BACK UKTV GARDENS!!!! A Big mistake has been made and i hope the idiot with the final say gets the sack.!!! These new channels are rubbish, what a waste of time. The only good thing about this change is that we can now spend more time in the garden rather than watching the crap on the box.

By: Daniela Radford

Daniela Radford — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:51:24 +0000

I am a doctor with a busy job, so is my partner. Every evening we used to relax by watching UK TV Gardens.Nothing replaces it now. We are extremely disapointed, our evenings are not the same without it.There is nothing else on TV that interests us now…Can we have it back please?

By: Michelle Hanlon Daughtrey

Michelle Hanlon Daughtrey — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:36:04 +0000

I am so very dissapointed that you have removed all the lovely gardening programmes, I keep looking at your new channels and am yet to see a gardening programme yet!! I loved the uktv gardens and my sunday mornings waking up and getting my coffee and sitting watching that channel has left me feeling lost, that was what i looked forward to!! Get your act together and put our much loved programmes back on!! Virgin shame on you for letting this happen!!!

By: Mary Kelly

Mary Kelly — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:47:24 +0000

I have been searching and searching for UKTV Gardens for a few weeks now. I can’t believe its gone. This is why I got Sky in the first place. This is the only channel that I watched and I had it playing all day long. I am so disappointed. I will have to cancel Sky if they do not bring it back immediately.

By: marie

marie — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:17:35 +0000

SO disappointed to find UKTV Gardens gone, just when it was becoming the most watched channel on my tv. These new channels are garbage and so Groundforce can stay on them as far as I’m concerned. Bring back a proper garden channel with real gardeners and inspiring programmes!

By: Mrs M croft

Mrs M croft — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:58:53 +0000

THought i was going mad when i couldn’t find UKTV gardens wasn’t to be found. Out of all the channels they had to axe they picked only one that I ever watch. Even my young children loved watching anything that covered veg growing. Bring it back – Please

By: Susan Scott (Mrs)

Susan Scott (Mrs) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:01:44 +0000

I too was sorry that UKTV gardens had disappeared. I emailed Really and they told me that there were just not enough viewers who shared my love of the channel. All to do with ratings. I suggest that all the people who have contributed to this blog email Really. I am going to direct them to this site!

By: Val T

Val T — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:00:11 +0000

Can’t believe UKTV Gardens has gone. UKTV has made a big mistake – gardening is the nation’s favourite pastime and is becoming more and more popular. UKTV – you’ve got it wrong!

By: Rob Smith

Rob Smith — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:54:56 +0000

I am very upset that the Gardening channel has been replaced, when nothing else was on I could always turn to that channel and relax watching and learning about gardening.
I have turned on the new channel and turned it off just as fast, I hope you realise that Gardening appeals to all ages and the lack of this channel is a very sad day.

By: Sing brown

Sing brown — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 21:10:40 +0000

No channel can replace UKTV gardens,no sense to stop UKTV gardens.

By: Cazauxs Food Factory

Cazauxs Food Factory — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:12:51 +0000

For the love of god – and Big Dig……..

Ditch Really. Really, its Really Really Really rubbish.

I have no reason to own a television any more.

By: ghristopher leigh

ghristopher leigh — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:36:35 +0000

what a load of absolute rubbish these new rebranded programs are ,i totally agree with all the comments from the other viewers and looked forward to watching uktv gardens,it was the best program on sky ,programmers your totally out of touch with the rest of us bring back our program !before i decide to cancel my package ,might as well just have freeview .

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:25:10 +0000

I absolutely agree with the above comments. I found UKTV Gardens very interesting, particularly the programmes about the Victorian kitchen garden. UKTV claim that they are putting these programmes on ‘home’, but i’ve seen no evidence of this, apart from the occasional episode of ground force, just the same old tat is being screened as always. Don’t they realise that there is enough dross on TV without creating a channel full of it? ‘Really’ is a great advert for turning the television off. I didn’t care that the gardening programmes were repeated as at least they were educational, unlike the ones on ‘Really’. If they care about their viewers as much as they claim to I would suggest that they give us back our gardening channel. Why not convert ‘Home+1′ for instance and call it something daft like ‘Shrub’ if they must?

By: Jo Callanan

Jo Callanan — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:42:49 +0000

I totally agree with all above comments -same disgust
felt when I returned from a short holiday in the UK – visiting Chelsey Show – now back in Ireland and Pifff
Paff Puff – UKTV Gardens ALL GONE! Then I tried phoning Sky Services – the so-called programme Experts
held me hanging on for ages -nobody could give me an answer – so at last I found this comment site!
BRING BACK UKTV GARDENS – DROP THE OTHER RUBBISH – OR
I’M CHANGING TO NTL.

By: Viv

Viv — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:36:11 +0000

I cant belive its gone. I keep looking & looking, it was the only reason I subscibed to virgin t.v. The so called replacement is very poor. Seeing as it has been removed I shall cancel virgin media t.v and go in my garden.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:38:15 +0000

Same here all other homestyle channels are alike in their content so we did not need another. UKTV gardens was the only channel dedicated to our pastime and now its gone. I feel like cancelling Sky alltogether because of this

By: Robert

Robert — Sun, 31 May 2009 22:17:24 +0000

I will be canceling sky and have free view now this channel has been took off

By: Julia Bloomfield

Julia Bloomfield — Sun, 31 May 2009 18:11:59 +0000

I agree with all the above. We’ve lost our favourite channel. The Home channel has hardly any gardening content and I fail to see how it can be viewed as any replacement for the hours of informative and therapeutic viewing we used to enjoy. How disappointing. Please give us back our gardening channel.

By: Dickymint

Dickymint — Sun, 31 May 2009 09:22:45 +0000

Absolute disgrace to scrap what was the best channel (except Sky sports obviously.hehe) on Sky.

Bring it back or I scrap the entire package!!!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sat, 30 May 2009 06:35:16 +0000

I agree with all the comments above – I LOVED UKTV gardens and the new channels are rubbish, I am so sad to see them go