I had the privilege of working for Mr Dodson, with Mrs Dodson and small team of gardeners, about 35 years ago. They were a great couple to work with and for! He was indeed a lovely man. He was always courteous and hard working, soooo knowledgeable and yes indeed, always looked very dapper!
@@sarahmacdiarmid7488 Aren’t you lucky. Harry Dodson was an incredible wealth of knowledge. I remember watching these programs on PBS when they were first broadcast. Listening to Harry, Ruth Mott and Peter T. was like taking a trip in a Time Machine, back to Victorian England, and then to WWII with Ruth in her Victory Garden. I love History, and to hear it from those who lived it is very special.
this has to be the loveliest documentary about plants and gardening i’ve ever seen. thank you so much for posting it. it’s a gift to the soul and one that’s full of useful tips too.
I came upon this by accident and I am so glad I did. Love, love, love everything about it! The historical information, gardening knowledge, the plants, the glasshouse and the historical tools. I'll definately watch this series over and over. ❤
I know Harry Dodson is one of your heroes Sean and watching this film I can understand why. What a lovely softly spoken, smartly dressed gentleman he was from a distant era.
How lovely to see Peter and Harry again. I purchased the BBC series years ago but sadly lost track of it. So sad to read that the walled garden has been let go, the glass houses no more, and the boiler house collapsed. Given the show's popularity, I would have thought they were a priority to save. Thank you for putting these chapters on for everyone to enjoy.
That is why we are known as the species with no past. We keep failing at saving historical landmarks and historical artifacts. So disconnected from history.
All preservation must be privately done with a hand-picked and trained successor. The government and non-profits only look to destroy the beauty through neglect, then complain of upkeep expenses so they can sell the estate to one of their own.
@@LadyCoyKoiAgreed. If it weren’t for private donations, Bletchley Park would have fallen into ruin. Bletchley freakin Park…one of the most pivotal locations for Britain in WWII. It beggars belief - and yet you have to go through YEARS of Council approvals, etc, to build a shed in a field. 🤦🏻♀️🤯
I've always been a big fan of Harry Dodson, he reminds me of my Dad (Sadly died too young), he had a similar early career, training under my Grandad who was a head estate gardener. My Great- Grandad was also a gardener who worked mainly at vicarages, which were often quite large affairs in those days.
Watched this series initially many years ago and also had a tape. Fortunately had the privilege of living in Brereton Hall in Cheshire and occasionally spending holidays at Glendoick in Perthshire,both had gorgeous walled gardens and fabulous glass houses. So thankful for those wonderful days .
Thank you for posting this absolutely wonderful gem Sean. The flower plants remind me of the so many small victorian cottage terrace house gardens I would pass in our road as a child. The glasshouses are such a pleasure to see ❤, my grandparents were not wealthy just what one would call everyday working folk. My grandad built a large lean--too glasshouse on the back of the house that doubled up as a flower and veggie growing room and a family summer dinning room, it was a place that I recall always smelled beautiful.
Evening Sean, I don't know whether you will see this comment,but thank you so much for putting the series on your channel.i loved it from start to finish,learnt a few things on the way and was in awe of Harry Dodson's creations and growing skills, this was an amazing and pleasurable series to watch.Thanks once again 😘💜
Thank you Sean for putting this up online a truly wonderful series, I'm a qualified horticulturist who never worked in horticulture , life led me down a different path but 30 odd years later i wonder what if and still love these programmes.
This show was such a wonderful find. My first garden love was double hollyhocks when I was a child. I couldn't believe such a beautiful flower existed as I only ever saw them in books. The victorian garden is how I've always wanted my gardens to be. The techniques & plants featured here, I hope, should never be lost. Thank you to the poster of this video. 🪻🌻🌷❤️👍
Thank you for posting. I live in a victorian house, I can now with confidence top it off with a victorian garden. Saint wait to plan it out and get started.
I remember when this series aired on Canadian television 25+ years ago. I loved it so much, I bought the books that complemented the show. I still have them and think of this series so fondly...especially when it is planting and harvest season! I just adore Harry Dodson!
How exciting to see again, these episodes have in mine and sure many minds a special place, I absolutely adored these series, in 1979 I left school and began an apprenticeship at Abergele Hospital as an engineer, but took a great interest in the gardens, they had a walled garden with vegetables and flowers just like Harry's slightly larger, these take me right back to very happy days
How wonderful to see your vlog. I have been traveling the last two months and thoroughly missed them. Happy you have a new drier plot and still beside your cousin. My favorite will always be your home garden and Little Doris. ❤❤❤
Wow, he reminds me of my son, if you read this I just will say I'm proud that you have done this. Remember your a man and the world needs our men. I always tell my son get up and do something for someone else. Something that will effect someone in a big way but is so small to you . Mow grass for someone that maybe can't, buy some food for someone that might be hungry. Hell talk to someone that might need someone to talk to. It just feels good to be good. And be strong ,you can't let weaknesses get you, be stronger than any temptation. Real men don't let others choose how there life goes be the one in the group they talk about not doing the stupid stuff lol. We need good guys
Thank you for putting this series up, I am loving it! My 2x great-grandparents left England in 1897 with my great-grandmother who was only 2.5 years old. My 2x great-grandfather had been a farm laborer in Somerset, England. It has been interesting insight into how they may have lived. Interestingly, this 2x great-grandfather later helped set up my Granddad (his first grandchild) in farming. My grandparents lived with them when they were first married. My grandma always said my 2x great-grandfather would not let his wife have any flowers at all in their house & yard. That must have been so hard on her considering standard cottage life when she was raised. The way Harry teaches and explains reminds me a bit of my Granddad.
Thank u for sharing! Just complete Master Gardener training and I'm going to play the video on Sunday for my fellow classmates! We are getting together at my home for a clipping party for propagation!
Thank you, Sean, for posting this. I watched this series, and VKG, Victorian Kitchen and Victory Garden way back in the day, when they were first Broadcast on PBS, which we in Ontario, Canada, used to get via Membership in a station from Plattsburgh, NY. This is now like taking 2 Time Machine trips back to the late 80s and then to Victorian England. Harry was a Master (and SUCH a hard worker). What a wealth of knowledge, as was Ruth Mott. Cheers.
So Sean, in one of your more recent videos, you mentioned that one of your goals for 2024 is to dress smarter. Watching this video, I'm wondering if we're going to see you out in your new allotment in Wales, doing your gardening videos in a suit and tie! Imagine the comments you'd get. . . "I think a blue tie would go better with that suit," " Sean, the green button-down shirt is my favorite. . ." 😂😂
Astonishing- I am moved by this collection-it's like listening to and being with my Uncle Harry. A real throwback. So interesting and inspiring..... I love the behind the scenes access.
What a place England must have been and there love of the garden. Alas all paved over in many places to make way for extensions, cars and then we wonder why there is a flooding issue.
Another excellent series by the BBC....( I wonder why the young lady from the First Garden series didn't come back for this series Alison I think her name was)
I am in my 80s and this is exactly how I remember my grandad. Tweed jacket, cord trousers, woollen pullover and flannel shirt .He lived and gardened into his 90s and never let his standards drop. I can still remember cuddling up to him and the sweet scent of his pipe tobacco. Most of these men had been in the armed forces during the First World War and that discipline of keeping themselves neat and tidy stayed with them . A truly unforgettable generation the like of which we will never see again.
Can you tell me the name of this house/estate? And thankyou for posting this beautiful series it’s such a breath of fresh air. I could listen to Harry all day such lovely gentleman.
I had the privilege of working for Mr Dodson, with Mrs Dodson and small team of gardeners, about 35 years ago. They were a great couple to work with and for! He was indeed a lovely man. He was always courteous and hard working, soooo knowledgeable and yes indeed, always looked very dapper!
@@sarahmacdiarmid7488 Aren’t you lucky. Harry Dodson was an incredible wealth of knowledge. I remember watching these programs on PBS when they were first broadcast. Listening to Harry, Ruth Mott and Peter T. was like taking a trip in a Time Machine, back to Victorian England, and then to WWII with Ruth in her Victory Garden. I love History, and to hear it from those who lived it is very special.
They don't make educational and whimsical documentaries like this lost gem. This has so many gardening ideas and tips. Thank you for sharing this.
So true❤❤
this has to be the loveliest documentary about plants and gardening i’ve ever seen. thank you so much for posting it. it’s a gift to the soul and one that’s full of useful tips too.
I came upon this by accident and I am so glad I did. Love, love, love everything about it! The historical information, gardening knowledge, the plants, the glasshouse and the historical tools. I'll definately watch this series over and over. ❤
From France, so happy to find some Pearl like this one to keep faith in garden, humans and kindness. A moment of peace for my heart .
This was absolutely beautiful. Food for every gardeners soul. Now I must watch it again.
Yes, it's a meal of tlc and good feeling vibes
I know Harry Dodson is one of your heroes Sean and watching this film I can understand why. What a lovely softly spoken, smartly dressed gentleman he was from a distant era.
How I loved this series was back and it made a life time dream, what happy memories it brings back, for me it exceeds all gardening programmes since.
How lovely to see Peter and Harry again. I purchased the BBC series years ago but sadly lost track of it. So sad to read that the walled garden has been let go, the glass houses no more, and the boiler house collapsed. Given the show's popularity, I would have thought they were a priority to save. Thank you for putting these chapters on for everyone to enjoy.
That is why we are known as the species with no past. We keep failing at saving historical landmarks and historical artifacts. So disconnected from history.
All preservation must be privately done with a hand-picked and trained successor. The government and non-profits only look to destroy the beauty through neglect, then complain of upkeep expenses so they can sell the estate to one of their own.
@@LadyCoyKoiAgreed. If it weren’t for private donations, Bletchley Park would have fallen into ruin. Bletchley freakin Park…one of the most pivotal locations for Britain in WWII. It beggars belief - and yet you have to go through YEARS of Council approvals, etc, to build a shed in a field. 🤦🏻♀️🤯
I've always been a big fan of Harry Dodson, he reminds me of my Dad (Sadly died too young), he had a similar early career, training under my Grandad who was a head estate gardener. My Great- Grandad was also a gardener who worked mainly at vicarages, which were often quite large affairs in those days.
Watched this series initially many years ago and also had a tape. Fortunately had the privilege of living in Brereton Hall in Cheshire and occasionally spending holidays at Glendoick in Perthshire,both had gorgeous walled gardens and fabulous glass houses. So thankful for those wonderful days .
Gardening, an escape to soothe the soul.
Thanks for putting it on. It's lovely, and I love old glasshouses like that.
Harry Dodson was my gardening idol learnt loads from his programs
Wow! All together in one long beautiful film 👍 👍 👍 👍
Thank you for posting this absolutely wonderful gem Sean. The flower plants remind me of the so many small victorian cottage terrace house gardens I would pass in our road as a child. The glasshouses are such a pleasure to see ❤, my grandparents were not wealthy just what one would call everyday working folk. My grandad built a large lean--too glasshouse on the back of the house that doubled up as a flower and veggie growing room and a family summer dinning room, it was a place that I recall always smelled beautiful.
Evening Sean, I don't know whether you will see this comment,but thank you so much for putting the series on your channel.i loved it from start to finish,learnt a few things on the way and was in awe of Harry Dodson's creations and growing skills, this was an amazing and pleasurable series to watch.Thanks once again 😘💜
Search my channel and you'll also find an interview with Peter and Harry's funeral.
Ok, will do! Enjoy the rest of your evening Sean 💜
Thank you Sean for putting this up online a truly wonderful series, I'm a qualified horticulturist who never worked in horticulture , life led me down a different path but 30 odd years later i wonder what if and still love these programmes.
Wonderfully informative series with whimsically romantic music. Thank you
Thank you so much for sharing this. 😊
This show was such a wonderful find. My first garden love was double hollyhocks when I was a child. I couldn't believe such a beautiful flower existed as I only ever saw them in books. The victorian garden is how I've always wanted my gardens to be. The techniques & plants featured here, I hope, should never be lost. Thank you to the poster of this video. 🪻🌻🌷❤️👍
Thank you so much for this wonderful series!
Fantastic vintage video, thank you so much! Love everything British Victorian since I was a kid.💕🇬🇧🌹
an 'Auricular Theatre' 🙏 🌸🏵🌸🌼 what heaven on earth is this glimpse into history. Thankyou Sean
Thank you for posting. I live in a victorian house, I can now with confidence top it off with a victorian garden. Saint wait to plan it out and get started.
I remember when this series aired on Canadian television 25+ years ago. I loved it so much, I bought the books that complemented the show. I still have them and think of this series so fondly...especially when it is planting and harvest season! I just adore Harry Dodson!
I loved this series!
How exciting to see again, these episodes have in mine and sure many minds a special place, I absolutely adored these series, in 1979 I left school and began an apprenticeship at Abergele Hospital as an engineer, but took a great interest in the gardens, they had a walled garden with vegetables and flowers just like Harry's slightly larger, these take me right back to very happy days
What a gem.
This was wonderful! Many thanks from America.
Sean thank you so much for posting this. It’s one of my favourite series. Xxx
A favourite series! Thank you so much for sharing this xx
Wow, that was amazing. Thanks for sharing
Beautiful plant and nice information Thanks
Outstanding!!! Loved it.
How wonderful to see your vlog. I have been traveling the last two months and thoroughly missed them. Happy you have a new drier plot and still beside your cousin. My favorite will always be your home garden and Little Doris. ❤❤❤
Wow, he reminds me of my son, if you read this I just will say I'm proud that you have done this. Remember your a man and the world needs our men. I always tell my son get up and do something for someone else. Something that will effect someone in a big way but is so small to you . Mow grass for someone that maybe can't, buy some food for someone that might be hungry. Hell talk to someone that might need someone to talk to. It just feels good to be good. And be strong ,you can't let weaknesses get you, be stronger than any temptation. Real men don't let others choose how there life goes be the one in the group they talk about not doing the stupid stuff lol. We need good guys
Thanks for putting this back on. I was halfway through when you had TH-cam issues and everything was deleted.
Thank you for putting this series up, I am loving it! My 2x great-grandparents left England in 1897 with my great-grandmother who was only 2.5 years old. My 2x great-grandfather had been a farm laborer in Somerset, England. It has been interesting insight into how they may have lived. Interestingly, this 2x great-grandfather later helped set up my Granddad (his first grandchild) in farming. My grandparents lived with them when they were first married. My grandma always said my 2x great-grandfather would not let his wife have any flowers at all in their house & yard. That must have been so hard on her considering standard cottage life when she was raised. The way Harry teaches and explains reminds me a bit of my Granddad.
Thankyou for showing this documentary. So interesting.
❤so beautiful--all of it❤
Love this opening. The music is divine and soothing! I wish I had found your channel sooner…🪻🪻🪻🪻
I love this series! Thank you for sharing. Any possibility of uploading Victorian Kitchen Garden series? Thanks 🌹
No, the powers that be keep taking that one down.
Thank u for sharing! Just complete Master Gardener training and I'm going to play the video on Sunday for my fellow classmates! We are getting together at my home for a clipping party for propagation!
Thank you again for this treasure Sean. It is absolutely fascinating 👀
These are absolutely fabulous series. Been looking for them. Thank you from Cape Town.
Thank you, Sean, for posting this. I watched this series, and VKG, Victorian Kitchen and Victory Garden way back in the day, when they were first Broadcast on PBS, which we in Ontario, Canada, used to get via Membership in a station from Plattsburgh, NY. This is now like taking 2 Time Machine trips back to the late 80s and then to Victorian England. Harry was a Master (and SUCH a hard worker). What a wealth of knowledge, as was Ruth Mott. Cheers.
OOOh thankyou Thankyou :) Raven
So Sean, in one of your more recent videos, you mentioned that one of your goals for 2024 is to dress smarter. Watching this video, I'm wondering if we're going to see you out in your new allotment in Wales, doing your gardening videos in a suit and tie! Imagine the comments you'd get. . . "I think a blue tie would go better with that suit," " Sean, the green button-down shirt is my favorite. . ." 😂😂
Already got the jacket.
This is great. Thanks. Will you be putting on the Victorian kitchen garden. Have a fantastic new year Sean. 👍🌻
No ‘they’ won’t allow it.
@@seanjamescameron aww....sorry to hear it. I had just asked this too.
Fascinating. Thank you so much .
Astonishing- I am moved by this collection-it's like listening to and being with my Uncle Harry. A real throwback. So interesting and inspiring..... I love the behind the scenes access.
I'm now relishing the Auricula Theatre feature- I tried in Cornwall to do this. Wasn't a success!!! Hard to do....
thank you!! Please please upload the kitchen garden!!!
BBC won’t allow that one to be uploaded but I’ve found it on dailymotion website.
@@seanjamescameron oh bummer! Thanks though!
Lovely film 🎥 🌿🌱🌻
50:09, I love that thought. A bit of home.
Thank you for posting this treasure.
I absolutely loved this program 😊
Used to love watching this, and the companion piece about Victorian kitchens with Mrs Mott.
Thank you ❤
i couldn't love this more!
Oh how I wish I didn’t have to go to work today! I’ll have to watch this in bits.
Nice to see you too see this nice🙂🙃😉😇
Thank you for sharing this, i would of loved to of met Harry Dodson, what he didn't know bout gardening eh.
What a place England must have been and there love of the garden. Alas all paved over in many places to make way for extensions, cars and then we wonder why there is a flooding issue.
Another excellent series by the BBC....( I wonder why the young lady from the First Garden series didn't come back for this series Alison I think her name was)
Thank you.
I loved all of the four series involving Chiltern and the gang, Peter's bit on the fern fever I always enjoyed, wonder what happened to cherub?
So good
Would it be possible for you to find the victorian Kitchen garden series?
I have it but it’s not allowed on TH-cam. The producers keep taking it down every time anyone posts it.
Was it common to wear a coat and tie back then when gardening?
Yes.
I am in my 80s and this is exactly how I remember my grandad. Tweed jacket, cord trousers, woollen pullover and flannel shirt .He lived and gardened into his 90s and never let his standards drop. I can still remember cuddling up to him and the sweet scent of his pipe tobacco. Most of these men had been in the armed forces during the First World War and that discipline of keeping themselves neat and tidy stayed with them . A truly unforgettable generation the like of which we will never see again.
@@twpsy634 thank you for a wonderful memory. Feel free to share others.
It’s killing me that he’s gardening in a 3-piece suit.
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Can you tell me the name of this house/estate? And thankyou for posting this beautiful series it’s such a breath of fresh air. I could listen to Harry all day such lovely gentleman.
Chilton.
Ehh yeH!!!@@seanjamescameron
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