GARDENS OF THE WORLD – AUDREY HEPBURN (2011) – DVD REGION 2

The enchanting Audrey Hepburn is your personal guide to the world s most sumptuous, stunning and spectacular gardens in this Emmy Award-winning series now available on DVD for the very first time. Gardens of the World was filmed on location around the world, including: Claude Monet s garden at Giverny; George Washington s Estate at Mount Vernon; the ancient moss temple garden Saiho-ji in Kyoto Japan; gardens at Mottisfont Abbey, Tintinhull House, Chilcombe Garden, Hidcote Bartram Village and Hidcote Manor in England; the Keukenhof Garden and the Tulip Fields of Lisse in the Netherlands; Villa Pancha in the Dominican Republic; Giardini di Ninfa and Villa Gamberaia in Italy; La-Roseraie de L Haÿ-les-Roses, Chateau de Courances, Jardin du Luxembourg, and Jardin du Luxembourg in France. The 8 episodes explore: Roses and Rose Gardens, Formal Gardens, Tulips & Spring Bulbs, Country Gardens, Japanese Gardens, Flower Gardens, Tropical Gardens, Public Gardens and Trees. The Complete Series on 2 DVD s was the last production Audrey filmed before she died on the 20th January 1993. The series was Directed by Bruce Franchini and following Audrey s illness in 1992, Michael York stepped in as co-narrator. Emmy Award winning programme ‘Gardens of the World’ grew from the book by Penelope Hobhouse and Elvin McDonald, with Audrey contributing to the book’s foreword