Monty don s french gardens does this, with a flair for commentary on history and the embedding of the arts. Monty don s japanese gardens series for bbc two first aired on the bbc in march 2019. Monty don s american gardens s01e01 1280x720p hd, 50fps, soft eng subs 2. Hear me talk about a french garden journey live on hayplayer.
Monty dons french gardens tv show australian tv guide. Gardeners world 2014 season all episodes from 2014. Monty don s french gardens perhaps it is an extension of the dumbing down in programmes nowadays. Click here and start watching the full episode in seconds. Renowned british garden presenter monty don leads a. The bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites. Monty don s american gardens monty don visits some of the most famous and interesting gardens in america.
Japanese gardens monty don travels to japan in spring to trace the history of japanese gardens from early boating gardens, through buddhist temples and zen gardens, right up to a modern tea house. Monty don takes you on a tour of different kinds of french gardens, but it was the people he meets who make this so interesting and charming. British garden lover monty don travels through france showcasing and explaining the history behind some of that countrys well known gardens as well as some new and unknown ones. Episode 2 2 2 monty don explores gardens offering a slightly different vision of paradise. In france, we visit the gardens of versailles, perhaps the worlds largest. Watching these episodes is a fine way to pass time on a cold autumn evening my wife and i also prepared and documented a lemon meringue pie using fruit picked from a potted small tree we brought into our house as frosty weather. Monty dons garden page 3 bbc gardeners world magazine. Stay in touch with monty don s french gardens next episode air date and your favorite tv shows. Stroll through an unforgettable progression of grand vistas and intimate gardens in this largeformat, lavishly illustrated guide to the most breathtaking gardens in the world. Watching these episodes is a fine way to pass time on a cold.
Threepart series in which presenter monty don visits historical gardens in france. The present state of renaissance gardens doesnt do them justice, as the austere geometric design was in fact cheerfully filled with colorful. Monty dons french gardens gardens of power and passion. May 31, 2012 monty don is the lead presenter of gardeners world. Included are wellknown grand ones and lesser known green spaces to be added to a good french travel list. Acclaimed horticulturalist monty don will travel through france taking the viewer on a journey which will mix some of the most famous gardens in the world with new and unknown ones. Even if you never get to visit the gardens shown on this dvd, you will feel as if you have been there with the best possible companion. Jul 07, 2017 monty dons french gardens gardens of power and passion videostudio. Monty don tells us so much about the history and reasons for these gardens and i can watch it over and over again and really hope that others enjoy it equally. Monty dons french gardens dvd cd k0ln the fast for sale. Britains creatives reveal their private sanctuaries. Monty don visits some of the most famous and interesting gardens in france. Monty don s italian gardens s1 monty don s french gardens s1 a moody christmas s1 the moodys s1 have i got news for you s57 eps 14.
Monty don was born in west berlin to british parents denis thomas keiller don, a career soldier posted in germany, and janet montagu nee wyatt. Parental guidance contact the bbc get personalised newsletters. We meet a gardener in hertfordshire who combines her love of cottage garden plants with tropical plants. Monty dons french gardens france forum complete france. While exploring elaborate designs and displays, monty discovers how these gardens have influenced the concepts and ideas used in the uk. Nov 5, 2015 this pin was discovered by maureen henrie. Watch gardeners world online full episodes of season 52. Most of these are clustered around major cities such as rome, florence and naples. Both of his paternal grandparents were scottish, through whom he is descended from botanist george don and the keiller family of dundee, inventors of a brand of marmalade in 1797. Monty don, host of the highly successful television series around the world in 80 gardens, has once again captured the beauty of gardens from every climate in this. I have to confess to being the archetypal pleb and never choose to watch anything close to being arty, so if the programme is chaired by melvyn bragg types then it is one to avoid as far as i am concerned, so the references made to art by md. It was such a treat to view these aweinspiring gardens.
With monty don, carol klein, geoffrey smith, joe swift. In this series monty don takes a highly personal journey through france visiting some of the most famous gardens in the world, and we find out what it is about french gardens that fascinates monty they are a window onto the nature of the country as a whole. Monty don demonstrates how to do hardwood cuttings with roses in the autumn. Im happy with the scruffiness and the planting style, but for me there seems nowhere to breath, its all just so oppressively hemmed in. While exploring elaborate designs and displays, monty discovers how gardens have been used as a form of expression and how french food and art are reflected in the countrys horticulture. He looks at the rolling green moss of a buddhist garden. Each one surpasses the other in beauty and grandeur. Amazons choice for monty don monty don s french gardens dvd. For a limited time, get your first 4 months of audible membership for just. Aug 03, 2010 stroll through an unforgettable progression of grand vistas and intimate gardens in this largeformat, lavishly illustrated guide to the most breathtaking gardens in the world.
The complete gardener and the jewel garden, a book about the setting up of monty and sarah dons longmeadow. If youve ever watched monty don s french gardens on netflix youll understand why we include france in our garden tours brochure. Some have said its set in lovely countryside, i don t doubt that, but theres nowhere to look out of the garden to appreciate it, or enjoy it, or even be inspired by it. Home services handpicked professionals happiness guarantee. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. The series is an excellent filmed production by bbc and monty don is a fantastic, engaging guide who puts you in the picture without drawing attention to himself.
Apr 25, 20 this is not a book about french gardens. In the last programme in the series, monty don turns to frances famous artistic tradition to see what influence it has had on the countrys gardens. Amidst the cherry blossoms, he begins his journey through the iconic gardens of japan. Monty don moves to the potager or kitchen gardens where vegetables and flowers are planted together in beautiful displays, a style that is copied the world over. I was recently sent the around the world in 80 gardens bbc series by monty don as a birthday present, and instantly thought thanks mum more unwanted gifts i will never get around to using. Monty don s japanese gardens episode 1 in monty don s japanese gardens episode 1. Monty don travels the islamic world and beyond, from morocco to india and iran, in search of paradise gardens, and uncovers the influence they have had back home. He turns to frances artistic tradition to see what influence it has had on the countrys gardens. It is a book that any visitor to france, whether gardeners or not, will want to read both as a guide and an inspiration. This is a highly personal journey, well learn what it is about french gardens that fascinates monty.
Top photographer derry moore had the enviable task of capturing each garden in photographs. Monty celebrates the obvious french associations of food and wine and finds gardens dedicated to vegetables, herbs and fruit. Monty dons final episode of his french gardens susan. Step back in time to discover eight forgotten and overgrown gardens, recreating them to resemble what they wouldve been in their heyday. Cookies websites use cookies that have been placed on this site by its operator.
Stream monty don s italian gardens music selection, a playlist by steve zodiac from desktop or your mobile device. Monty don advises on essential summer pruning and adds french beans to the vegetable garden. The jewel garden is interesting because it explains in diary format the pain of their jewelry business collapse, leading to their gardening future. Monty visits some of the most famous and magnificent gardens. Monty don visits some of the most famous gardens in france. Monty don showed the mur vegetal created by patrick blanc on the quai branly in paris just near the eiffel tower, a living wall densely planted and thriving. Jan 03, 2014 monty dons around the world in 80 gardens ma student, aaron carpenter, takes on monty don with pleasant surprise. He visits one of the three great gardens of japan and the earliest surviving boating garden of the heian period. See more ideas about monty don, monty don longmeadow and garden inspiration. In this wonderful volume of essays marking his visits to gardens around france, celebrity garden expert monty don takes us on a lovely journey to special french gardens all around the country. Monty dons italian gardens music selection soundcloud. The summer is drawing to a close but it usually manages to do this gracefully throughout the month of september.
Monty dons japanese gardens episode 1 video dailymotion. We visit many of the gardens he features, as well as many more. Best french books when you cant go to france, france. As featured composer for the highlyacclaimed 4part bbc television series monty don s italian gardens, i had the privilege of collaborating with awardwinning producer director patty kraus. Monty dons french gardens dvd free delivery from acorn dvd. Monty don on french gardening leave the independent. Monty don s wife thinks hes like an old dog, plodding round the garden on his daily beat. In february 20, a companion series, monty don s french gardens, was broadcast. Monty don s french gardens gardens of power and passion videostudio duration. The complete gardener by monty don jack wallington.
On the final day of the hay festival, celebrity gardener monty don and author of the road to le tholonet. Gardening with monty don from the garden to the table. Im especially fond of monty don s french gardens, where he tours different types of gardens in france to see what that can reveal about french history and culture fun fact. Monty starts his visit to extraordinary gardens in major italian urban region in and around rome. Apart from emperor hadrians palatial villa garden, they belong to the papacy or cardinals aspiring it. French gardens featuring in monty dons bbc programmes. Jun 08, 2017 monty don s italian gardens is a fourpart bbc documentary presented by monty don, following monty don s grand garden tour around italy, from the retreats of the affluent north to the. It is the story of a man travelling round france visiting a few selected french gardens on the way. There is lots of information for the keen gardener and lovely french scenes and also food as ordinary french people eat it. Monty dons french gardens gardens of power and passion videostudio. Threepart series in which presenter monty don visits historical gardens. Monty don s french gardens gardens of power and passion videostudio. He is a horticultural writer and speaker, sunday times bestselling author, and has presented several programmes on gardening and outdoor living, including around the world in 80 gardens and italian gardens, for which he wrote the accompanying books. Then monty don s french gardens should be the next tv program in your queue.
This will be a highly personal journey, and we will learn what it is about french gardens that fascinates as a window onto the nature of the country as a whole. Montys french gardens 4th february 20 northern correspondent stephanie donaldson. Monty don presents this documentary series in which he ventures from morocco to iran as he seeks out the magnificent paradise gardens. Monty don takes a personal journey to 30 of italys major gardens. Then, of course, there is the connected book, which is even more indepth, with far more very useful facts about the visited gardens. Over two episodes, monty travels to japan in the spring and autumn to trace the history of japanese gardens from early boating gardens, through buddhist temples and zen gardens, right up to a modern tea house. I may live to eat my words september has been known to be cold and wet and climate change is challenging all preconceptions and experience but by and large it is a lovely month with daytime warmth, nights that are pleasantly cool and a special light that has real elegance. Patty was totally clear and specific in her brief, which made it a joy to work with her. Bbclion tv t here are few things in life finer than a good hedge, says monty don, standing by a very high one that seems to go on forever. Watch monty don s french gardens season 1 episode 1 online.
Cant get enough of big dreams, small spaces or the great monty don. The unexpected pleasures of netflixs gardening shows. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Owners, intrigues, affairs, marriages, feuds, thwarted ambitions and desires, the largely unnamed ordinary gardeners, wars, plots and natural disasters run through every garden older than a generation or two and fill every corner of the grander historical. Dec 20, 2017 you need to luck to be happy, monty tells us. Monty don s french gardens is a threepart bbc documentary series hosted by monty don, telling the stories about some of the most famous and interesting gardens in france. Acclaimed horticulturalist monty don will travel through france taking the viewer on a journey which will mix some of the most famous gardens in the world with. In this series monty don travels through france taking the viewer on a journey which mixes some of the most famous gardens in the world with new and unknown ones. Buy now if you buy via this amazon link, i get a small fee. Monty dons garden at longmeadow, aerial map not to be pervy. Monty dons french gardens lion television lion television. Monty don travels the islamic world and beyond in search of paradise gardens. In the first episode gardens of power and passion, visiting frances most important historic gardens, monty don sees how throughout history the french have used gardens as.
Monty don turns to frances famous artistic tradition to see what influence it has. Monty travels to some of the most celebrated artists gardens, including the one created by the impressionist claude monet, who planted and painted his garden for half his life. Monty dons garden at longmeadow, aerial map not to be. A warning though, this show might cause you to book a spontaneous trip to france. Monty dons around the world in 80 gardens the landscape. He has been making television programmes for over twenty years on a range of topics, spanning travel, craft, outdoor living and, principally, gardening. In april 2011 don presented italian gardens, a fourpart bbc2 series which was accompanied by the publication of a book. French gardens the artistic gardens video dailymotion. Tv personality monty don visits frances most famous gardens to dig up the influence of power, culture and passion on their conceptions and designs. Monty dons french gardens season 1 episode 1 watch online. In february 20, a companion series, monty don s french gardens. I also watched the french gardens and 80 gardens around the world. Apart from the two formal gardens created by the kings mistress and then his wife, chenonceau has a magnificent potager garden with both mouthwatering. But its the only way to soak up the glory of springs giddy makeover.