Around the World in 80 Gardens — Season 1, Episode 9: Northern Europe
Documentary • 60 min • 1 season, 10 episodes
Episode synopsis
From the floral wonders of Britain’s Sissinghurst Castle, to the garden palette of impressionist painter Monet, to the quirky individuality of two of Monty’s most admired contemporary designers, he's forced to wonder why this part of the world is so rich in gardening glories, and how we can care for this massive horticultural heritage. Gardens: 65. UK - Rousham Park, Oxfordshire 66. UK - Sissinghurst Castle , Kent 67. France - Chateau Villandry , The Loire Valley 68. France - Claude Monet's Garden , Giverny 69. Belgium - Jacques Wirtz's Garden, Schoten, Antwerp 70. Netherlands - Het Loo Palace, Apeldoorn 71. Netherlands - The Boon Family Garden, Oostzaan, Amsterdam 72. Norway - The Arctic Alpine Botanic Gardens, Tromso
About Around the World in 80 Gardens
Around the World in 80 Gardens was a television series of 10 programmes in which British gardener and broadcaster Monty Don visited 80 of the world's most celebrated gardens. The series was filmed over a period of 18 months and was first broadcast on BBC Two at 9.00pm on successive Sundays from 27 January to 30 March 2008. A book based on the series was also published. The title of the series was a reference to Jules Verne's novel Around the World in Eighty Days and is a spiritual successor to Dan Cruickshank's earlier television series, Around the World in 80 Treasures, first broadcast in 2005.