AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 GARDENS – MONTY DON – COMPLETE BBC SERIES (2008) – DVD

Around the World in 80 Gardens is a BBC series that follows broadcaster Monty Don as he travels all over the planet searching for world-class gardens ancient and modern, large and small, grand and humble. In total, exactly eighty gardens are featured during his 10 journeys, and include the Alhambra, the gardens of the Taj Mahal in India, the gardens of the Villa D’Este in Italy and many important botanic and royal gardens from Thailand to Bali, from New Zealand to Europe and from China to Mexico. Written and presented by Monty Don, the author of numerous gardening books and articles and the UK’s leading gardening broadcaster, Around the World in 80 Gardens is much more than a gardening series, since Monty believes that ‘..gardens are a really good way to understand a culture’. Each programme in this landmark documentary series combines history, natural history and travel and appeals to a wide audience. Each programme traces a personal journey for Monty as he exposes himself to new experiences and to cultures he has never previously encountered, leading him to question his ideas of what a garden actually is. With its intimate and engaging tone, we see how Montys own assumptions evolve as he learns from all he encounters