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 […]
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In Around the World in 80 Gardens ep 8, Monty Don takes viewers on a captivating journey through the rich landscapes of South Africa. His first stop is the renowned Kirstenbosch Botanic Gardens, nestled at the foot of Cape Town’s Table Mountain.
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In Around the World in 80 Gardens ep 7, Monty Don continues his extraordinary journey in the Mediterranean – the cradle of European civilization. In Italy, Monty visits some of the elaborate high Renaissance gardens of stone and water which have hugely influenced western garden design. Around the World in 80 Gardens ep 7 He also visits the remains
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In Around the World in 80 Gardens ep 6Â Monty Don visits the world’s 80 most inspiring gardens, this time in China and Japan, two of the world’s oldest gardening cultures. In China he visits the ancient scholars’ gardens of Suzhou and the awesome Yellow Mountains of Huangshang that inspired them. He visits the Imperial Summer Palace Gardens of Beijing. In
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In Around the World in 80 Gardens ep 5 –Â Monty Don continues his extraordinary journey to see the world through 80 of its most inspiring gardens with a visit to the richest and most powerful nation in the world, the United States of America. He meets garden guerrillas in New York, visits a Virginian garden that reflects the birth
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On Around the World in 80 Gardens ep 4 –Â Â Monty is in South America, a continent twice the size of Europe and the home of more than 50,000 endemic plant species. In Rio de Janeiro, Monty visits the private garden of Brazil’s most famous artist, Burle Marx. He views the ingenious floating gardens of the Amazon. He visits a crumbling
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In Gardeners World 2018 episode 2, it is the prime time for bare-root plants and Monty makes plans for a bumper harvest of fruit when he adds raspberries to his fruit garden and gives advice on how to plant bare-root trees. He also gives tips on what we should be doing now to get our gardens ready for spring.
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In Around the World in 80 Gardens ep. 3 – India, Monty visits the majestic tomb gardens of the Mughal emperors and the pleasure gardens of the Hindu Maharajahs. He looks at the quaintly British gardens of tea country and visits the famous architectural gardens at the Taj Mahal. Finally, Monty visits a little known rock and sculpture garden. It
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In Around the World in 80 Gardens ep 2, Monty Don embarks on a fascinating journey through Australia and New Zealand, two of the youngest gardening cultures on the planet. While you might expect this episode to be filled with images of lush plants and idyllic climates, Monty’s adventure is much more than a simple exploration of botanical beauty. He
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The journey begins with a simple premise: Monty will visit exactly eighty gardens. But these aren’t just any gardens; they are some of the most breathtaking, world-class creations you can imagine, carefully chosen from every corner of the planet.
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In “Monty Don’s Italian Gardens”, Monty conducts his personal ‘grand garden tour’ around Italy, including the retreats of the affluent north and horticultural gems of the south. Monty Don’s Italian Gardens – Rome part 1 M. Don takes a grand tour around Italy’s magnificent gardens, from the luxurious retreats of the moneyed North to the lavish hideaways
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Gardening show packed with good ideas, tips, advice from experts and timely reminders to get the most out of your garden, whatever its size or type. (21 episodes) Spring is in the air and Gardeners’ World is back for a new series. Through the coming spring, summer and autumn, Monty will be in his garden, Longmeadow, with a host of
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