You know what annoys me? HGTV — that’s Home and Garden TV– seems to have given up the “G” part of their name. They’ve cut back drastically on the gardening shows. Even the idiot savant, that geek of gardening, Paul James, has had his show cut back from four episodes a week to one. (Paul is wildly popular, and has a substantial following, but I ain’t one of his fans.)

Instead, HGTV seems to be focusing on instant remodels that no human could do and “flipping” houses (a REALLY good way to lose your shirt and probably some body parts in the current real estate market.) And there’s no shortage of “reality” makeover shows featuring otherwise unemployable “designers.”

As an example, today’s HGTV menu has sixteen shows with “design” in the name, and zero that have anything to do with gardening!