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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 Monty’s own assumptions evolve as he learns from all he encounters
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49 of 49 people found the following review helpful
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From medicinal plants floating in containers on the Amazon to the almost plant-free zen gardens of Japan - the vast majority of the 80 gardens here bear little resemblance to the traditional British garden. This DVD challenges your concept of what actually constitutes 'a garden', and there are many times throughout the series when Monty Don admits to being unsure himself.
The journey he makes across the globe is fascinating, with lots of history and cultural references added to the gardens he visits. Monty is an enthusiastic presenter, and he is quite honest with his evaluations..... and even when his opinion is not so forthcoming you can usually sense if he feels disappointment or pleasure about the places he visits.
I thoroughly enjoyed the series and I am glad I purchased the DVD, however I would have preferred if he had named more of the plants and trees we see around the world. Failing that, a glossary as an extra on the DVD would have been nice. Sadly, there are no extras at all. Sound is 2.0 Surround with English subtitles available.
Programmes:
01. Mexico and Cuba
02. Australia and New Zealand
03. India
04. South America (Brazil, Argentina, and Chile)
05. United States of America
06. China and Japan
07. The Mediterranean (Italy, Morocco, and Spain)
08. South Africa
09. Northern Europe (UK, France, Belgium, Netherlands, and Norway)
10. South-East Asia (Thailand, Singapore, and Indonesia)
The journey he makes across the globe is fascinating, with lots of history and cultural references added to the gardens he visits. Monty is an enthusiastic presenter, and he is quite honest with his evaluations..... and even when his opinion is not so forthcoming you can usually sense if he feels disappointment or pleasure about the places he visits.
I thoroughly enjoyed the series and I am glad I purchased the DVD, however I would have preferred if he had named more of the plants and trees we see around the world. Failing that, a glossary as an extra on the DVD would have been nice. Sadly, there are no extras at all. Sound is 2.0 Surround with English subtitles available.
Programmes:
01. Mexico and Cuba
02. Australia and New Zealand
03. India
04. South America (Brazil, Argentina, and Chile)
05. United States of America
06. China and Japan
07. The Mediterranean (Italy, Morocco, and Spain)
08. South Africa
09. Northern Europe (UK, France, Belgium, Netherlands, and Norway)
10. South-East Asia (Thailand, Singapore, and Indonesia)
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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I never thought I would ever buy a Gardening DVD. This series is awesome. The history and stories behind some of the gardens are amazing. The series goes into social history, buildings, art, farming, religion, engineering, cultural and political areas of gardens. from the floating gardens on the Amazon river to Tea plantations of India, there is hardly ever a dull moment. Highly recemended for anyone who likes a good documentary series.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
My husband and I have always enjoyed Monty Don's enthusiasm about his
gardening and everybody's gardens no matter how small.
We watched some of the series on TV and can now watch this marvellous
series anytime of the year of gardens around the world each one always
gives us great pleasure. Well done Monty. We really miss seing him on
the TV.
gardening and everybody's gardens no matter how small.
We watched some of the series on TV and can now watch this marvellous
series anytime of the year of gardens around the world each one always
gives us great pleasure. Well done Monty. We really miss seing him on
the TV.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Great Value with Mony Don
I was amazed that just four DVDs could contain so many hours of fascinating, enjoyable viewing, together with the usual intelligent and informative commentary from Monty Don on... Read more
Published 1 day ago by G. R. Hunt
This has to be the all time classic garden tour
My wife and I watched the whole series when it was first broadcast on the BBC and we were simply amazed at the astonishing variety of gardens in the various programmes. Read more
Published 27 days ago by Richard Francis
very interresting but incomplete visits
Throughout the promenade around the world of attended nature, I do regret the lack of latin names of plants and trees, at least for some specially uncommun plants. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mirabelle
Excellence throughout!
A beautiful series, good quality copy and immaculate packaging and posting. I have sent them to my best gardening friends and they cannot believe the excellence of this product and... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Smudge
Around The World In 80 Gardens
I was disappointed with this DVD - it can not catch me and I fell asleep many times. So it took a long time to get through it.
Will pass it on to a charity shop. Read more
Will pass it on to a charity shop. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Sanne O.
I'm not one for gardening programmes but...
I'm not one for your normal gardening programmes, however late one night flicking through the channels I intercepted part of the spanish gardens episode. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Pete in Meir
Great Gardens
A brilliant collection. A real inspiration for what great gardens can look like. I have watched half the box set this week and cannot wait to sit back and watch the rest. Read more
Published 4 months ago by S Miller
Around the world in 80 gardens; set of DVDs; BBC sreries
Excellent! We bought the second set for the Xmas gift, keeping the first for ourselves. Exceptional work of the Author and BBC crew. High quality product. Read more
Published 5 months ago by kunzhoffmann
Garden enthusiast!
This series is a wonderful find - a visiting friend and I watched all DVD's almost in one sitting. Monty Don's enthusiasm for gardens is genuine and inspiring. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Art Fan
Terrific Photography!
I bought this a year ago and tucked it in amongst my collection of DVDs for future viewing. What a mistake! I should have watched it immediately! Read more
Published 8 months ago by TSKJR
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