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Monty Don conducts his very personal ‘grand tour’ visiting Italy’s most beautiful, impressive and interesting gardens.
The gardens of Italy rank amongst the great treasures of the world, influencing and inspiring almost every landscape designer since the Renaissance. In this four-part series Monty Don travels the length of Italy visiting formal gardens, secret hideaways and luxurious villas, unravelling their history, drama, romance, intrigue and beauty.
From the cliff top delights of the Amalfi coast to the lovingly-created and spectacular gardens of the Lakes, Monty explores the culture, the politics and climate that have shaped Italy’s loveliest gardens and meets those keeping alive the passion for the land. Bursting with great characters, compelling stories and stunning scenery, this engaging series shares Monty Don’s views and impressions of these celebrated Italian gardens.
The gardens of Italy rank amongst the great treasures of the world, influencing and inspiring almost every landscape designer since the Renaissance. In this four-part series Monty Don travels the length of Italy visiting formal gardens, secret hideaways and luxurious villas, unravelling their history, drama, romance, intrigue and beauty.
From the cliff top delights of the Amalfi coast to the lovingly-created and spectacular gardens of the Lakes, Monty explores the culture, the politics and climate that have shaped Italy’s loveliest gardens and meets those keeping alive the passion for the land. Bursting with great characters, compelling stories and stunning scenery, this engaging series shares Monty Don’s views and impressions of these celebrated Italian gardens.
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful series,
By Ms. M. Potter "milkchocgirl" (england) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER) (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Monty Don's Italian Gardens [DVD] (DVD)
The Amalfi Coast, stunning villas, formal gardens, Italian History and beauty is what you get in this really fabulous DVD release of a four part series.Monty Don is always engaging and his warm personality is welcoming, friendly and informative. He gives great enthusiasm to the subject and all of these factors are here in this series. It is a wonderful series. I loved every minute of it. And this DVD is one to have and keep. I can quite easily watch it again and again. There are two discs and only four programmes. There are no extra special features but there are subtitles for the hard of hearing. There is a range of Italian Gardens and all of them are interesting. They all have their own special beauty. The whole series is beautifully filmed. There is good light and colour. Each garden is given interesting detail about the layout and history of the garden. Many of the gardens are not open to the public so this is a unique way to experience these magical places. I found this series relaxing, interesting and uplifting. Monty Don has always been so likeable and in this series he is excellent.
22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A very pleasant and restful four hours of viewing,
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This review is from: Monty Don's Italian Gardens [DVD] (DVD)
Two years ago Monty Don, one of my favourite TV garden presenters, took us around the world in 80 gardens. In this four hour two DVD set he tours Italy. He starts with the Renaissance gardens around Rome, mostly created by popes and cardinals to demonstrate their power and prestige. In the second episode he visits Florence and the Tuscan countryside, where gardens were created as works of art. The third episode was my personal favourite - Naples and the south of Italy, where the gardens are more informal and more floriferous. Those gardens combining vistas of the Amalfi coast were particularly impressive. In the final hour Don travels north again to the Veneto region, Lucca and finally Lake Maggiore, where we saw what was for me the most unusual and interesting garden.This DVD is very much about grand gardens and their history (often fascinating) rather than gardening. There is very little about individual plants, and when Don does mention them it is not to tell us how to grow or use them. For example, we learn that in Venice tomatoes were grown for a long time before people realized one could eat them. Monty Don is as always an enthusiastic and engaging guide, who does not tell us about himself (as some presenters do) rather than the gardens and plants. A very, very pleasant and relaxing four hours of viewing.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Loved it,
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This review is from: Monty Don's Italian Gardens [DVD] (DVD)
I have a love affair with Italy so acknowledge a bias from the start. Have also seen Monty Don in other programs. I did enjoy seeing gardens that were not normally open to the public, and also some of the aerial shots which provided perspective not normally seen.
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