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The Secret History of the British Garden episode 4

The Secret History of the British Garden episode 4

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The Secret History of the British Garden episode 4: Monty Don concludes his journey through Britain’s gardening heritage by looking at how the nation’s gardens have evolved over the last hundred years. He looks at the profound effect that two world wars had on attitudes to gardens and gardening.     Today, gardening is one of Britain’s most popular pastimes and the horticultural industry is now annually worth over nine billion pounds to the economy. Monty uncovers the stories and reveals the pioneers who led this gardening revolution. For Monty, gardens are every bit as important as the houses we […]

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The Secret History of the British Garden episode 3

The Secret History of the British Garden episode 3

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The Secret History of the British Garden episode 3: On his journey through 400 years of British gardens, Monty explores the extraordinary transformations that occurred throughout the 19th century. As a result of an expanding empire, scientific and technological innovation and social change, British gardens became more exotic, more colourful and more widely accessible than ever before.     Monty visits the most influential gardens of the period, from Queen Victoria’s royal retreat at Osborne to the very first public park, Derby’s Arboretum. At Kew and Edinburgh botanic gardens, he uncovers scientific secrets that enabled a wealth of new exotic

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The Secret History of the British Garden episode 2

The Secret History of the British Garden episode 2

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The Secret History of the British Garden episode 2: On his journey through four hundred years of Britain’s garden history, Monty Don arrives in the 18th century, an age that gave rise to the landscape garden, created on a scale that had never been seen before. Using Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown‘s first commission – Croome Court in Worcestershire – as his base, Monty sets out to investigate what inspired and influenced this gardening revolution.     Along the way, he visits the landscape garden of Rousham, designed by the maverick William Kent, and Stanage Park, designed by the marketing genius Humphrey

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The Secret History of the British Garden episode 1

The Secret History of the British Garden episode 1

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The Secret History of the British Garden – 17th Century episode 1: Monty Don uncovers the extraordinary stories behind Britain’s 17th-century gardens. Starting his journey at the sole surviving garden of the 1600s – Levens Hall in Cumbria – Monty sets out to investigate what the gardens of this age would have looked like and what influenced and inspired their creation.     Along the way, he sees a long-lost garden that – through archaeology and a German Luftwaffe photograph taken in the 1940s – reveals the hidden messages and religious beliefs of our 17th-century forebears. And Monty heads to

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Alan Titchmarsh’s Garden Secrets – 20th Century episode 4

Alan Titchmarsh’s Garden Secrets – 20th Century episode 4

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Alan Titchmarsh’s Garden Secrets – 20th Century episode 4: Here, he reveals how Sissinghurst in Kent was one of the first lifestyle gardens, made up of different ‘rooms’. He explores Britain’s great gardens.     Alan Titchmarsh presents a stunning series that reveals the amazing secrets behind Britain’s great gardens, examining how they continue to influence gardeners, including himself, today. He reveals how Sissinghurst gardens in Kent is one of the most influential of the 20th century. Created by two passionate gardeners, Vita Sackville-West and her husband, Sir Harold Nicholson, its development coincided with key social changes in the British

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Alan Titchmarsh’s Garden Secrets – 19th Century episode 3

Alan Titchmarsh’s Garden Secrets – 19th Century episode 3

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Alan Titchmarsh’s Garden Secrets – 19th Century episode 3: Alan looks at how the Victorians transformed the garden from natural landscapes to a new manufactured style.     Alan Titchmarsh presents a stunning series that reveals the amazing secrets behind Britain’s great gardens, examining how they continue to influence gardeners, including himself, today. The Victorians gave us a taste for exotic plants from around the world, a thirst for technology in the garden and a love of bold statements. Biddulph Grange in Staffordshire is a classic example of all these elements.   Alan Titchmarsh’s Garden Secrets – 19th Century episode

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Alan Titchmarsh’s Garden Secrets – 18th Century episode 2

Alan Titchmarsh’s Garden Secrets – 18th Century episode 2

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Alan Titchmarsh’s Garden Secrets – 18th Century episode 2: Alan Titchmarsh explores Britain’s great gardens. In this edition, he looks at Stowe in Buckinghamshire, an example of a design by the 18th-century landscape movement.     Alan Titchmarsh presents a stunning series that reveals the amazing secrets behind Britain’s great gardens, examining how they continue to influence gardeners, including himself, today. Few gardening movements can match the impact of the 18th-century landscape movement, and Stowe in Buckinghamshire is one of the most important examples of their revolutionary designs. Here, we find a rejection of the rigid formality of the previous

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Alan Titchmarsh's Garden Secrets - 17th Century episode 1

Alan Titchmarsh’s Garden Secrets – 17th Century episode 1

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Alan Titchmarsh’s Garden Secrets – 17th Century: explores Britain’s great gardens. Here, he visits Hatfield House to look at the key design features of the gardens of this 17th-century stately home.     Alan Titchmarsh presents a stunning series that reveals the amazing secrets behind Britain’s great gardens, examining how they continue to influence gardeners, including himself, today.   Alan Titchmarsh’s Garden Secrets – 17th Century episode 1   In the first episode, Alan visits Hatfield House in Hertfordshire to look at the key design features of the gardens of this 17th-century stately home. This was a time when horticulture and

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Gardening Australia episode 29 2019

Gardening Australia episode 29 2019

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Gardening Australia episode 29 2019: Clarence visits a state park managed for its cultural value, Tino learns some top care tips for Begonia’s, Millie Ross meets a man who crafts his own gardening tools and Sophie Thomson makes seed tape.     Gardening Australia has always provided practical, trustworthy and credible gardening advice to inspire and entertain. Join Costa Georgiadis and the team as they traverse the country unearthing the best gardens.   Gardening Australia episode 29 2019   History and Horticulture Tino catches up with a begonia expert to learn some top care tips inside the Royal Tasmanian Botanic

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Gardening Australia ep. 9 2018

Gardening Australia ep. 9 2018

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In Gardening Australia ep. 9 2018, Sophie Thomson explores the world of wormwoods, Millie Ross makes some seed bombs, Tino Carnevale explains crop rotation, and Jerry Coleby-Williams makes the ultimate vertical garden – an aquaponic green wall!     Gardening Australia ep. 9 2018   FAQs – Pruning lavender | Harvesting potatoes | Storing autumn leaves Gardening Australia presenters answer commonly asked gardening questions On Rocky Ground Costa meets a Canberra couple who have transformed a bare, rocky paddock into a shady wonderland of native plants The Fruit Squad Jane meets a group of volunteers who collect the surplus harvest

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Monet to Matisse

Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse

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Claude Monet was an avid horticulturist and arguably the most important painter of gardens in the history of art, but he was not alone. Great artists like Van Gogh, Bonnard, Sorolla, Sargent, Pissarro and Matisse all saw the garden as a powerful subject for their art. These great artists, along with many other famous names, feature in an innovative and extensive exhibition from The Royal Academy of Arts, London.     From the exhibition walls to the wonder and beauty of artists’ gardens like Giverny and Seebüll, the film takes a magical and widely travelled journey to discover how different

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Around the World in 80 Gardens ep 9

Around the World in 80 Gardens ep 9

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In Around the World in 80 Gardens ep 9, Monty Don visits the world’s 80 most inspiring gardens: this time, in Northern Europe. Monty is spoiled for choice in an area he knows so well. He views the floral wonders of Britain’s Sissinghurst Castle and the vivid palette of impressionist painter Monet at Giverny.     He enjoys the quirky individuality of the garden of one of his favourite Belgian designers. Finally, Monty goes to Norway to see what can grow 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle. Around the World in 80 Gardens is a BBC series that follows

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