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This critically acclaimed BBC Two series is a month-by-month journey through the world's greatest botanical garden, narrated by Alan Titchmarsh.
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
This is the kind of TV you can safely and enjoyably watch with your grandma, or grandkids. This collection offers three full series which makes it great value; if you bought them separately then you'd pay about sixty quid, so in this format they are half price.
Alan Titchmarsh (whose gardening career started at Kew) narrates a charming series of half hour programmes which are almost defiantly olde Englishe in their style. Each series follows a different set of people at Kew Gardens, and gives an overview of their specialities and how they husband the plants, grounds, trees and special events which are a part of the Royal Botanic Gardens. The photography is occasionally spectacular, and each episode is both educational and colourful. Even the incidental music is well chosen.
The series isn't wildly challenging or controversial, nor is it packed with tips for hands-on gardening. It's not that sort of show. Instead we see behind the scenes at the 300 acre site, and begin to understand what goes in to keeping the Kew collection in good health. With many plant species under threat in their natural environments, the series also shows the efforts Kew are making to conserve different plants, and how their field research is vital in this field.
Overall, there's plenty of entertaining viewing here. Ideal gift for your mum...
Alan Titchmarsh (whose gardening career started at Kew) narrates a charming series of half hour programmes which are almost defiantly olde Englishe in their style. Each series follows a different set of people at Kew Gardens, and gives an overview of their specialities and how they husband the plants, grounds, trees and special events which are a part of the Royal Botanic Gardens. The photography is occasionally spectacular, and each episode is both educational and colourful. Even the incidental music is well chosen.
The series isn't wildly challenging or controversial, nor is it packed with tips for hands-on gardening. It's not that sort of show. Instead we see behind the scenes at the 300 acre site, and begin to understand what goes in to keeping the Kew collection in good health. With many plant species under threat in their natural environments, the series also shows the efforts Kew are making to conserve different plants, and how their field research is vital in this field.
Overall, there's plenty of entertaining viewing here. Ideal gift for your mum...
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
I bought this DVD because so many of my friends are enthusiastic gardeners. They love it. I don't love gardening, but I love this series. It approaches the subject by focusing on the gardeners, and what a lot of fascinating information emerges. Their tribulations, their overseas collecting, their big occasions (and such a lot more) are all included. It's the DVD I watched when I had a nasty pain at 3 a.m. and didn't want to ring the doctor. The pain went away and so has the video - the news has spread and everyone wants to borrow it.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Fabulous trio of DVD's over the year and brilliant pictures and commentary. No need to visit but will of course in winter best!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
FANTASTISK !
Some of the best garden DVD's I have seen - EVER !
Hour after hour, with very interesting information about this amazing garden - its history - the plants in it - not to... Read more
Hour after hour, with very interesting information about this amazing garden - its history - the plants in it - not to... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Sanne O.
SPELBOUND
EXELENT VALUE FOR MONEY,IF YOU LIKE ANYTHINK TO DO WITH TREES OR GARDENING YOU WILL BE SPEIIBOUND. COULD NOT STOP WATCHING IT.
Published 6 months ago by Dennis Vessey
Very poor indeed
If what you are after is an insight into the botanical collections, their geographical origin, sources, taxonomy, botanical characteristics, horticultural care, etc, if what you... Read more
Published 13 months ago by sonia
Deception
Habitué des excellents documentaires de Sir David Attenborough, tout en anglais, j'ai pris ce coffret sur la foi des commentaires enthousiastes trouvés ici. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Un amateur
Dedication to its max
The series show very well what it takes to manage such an important collection of plants and trees. The staff is very dedicated and professional. Read more
Published 15 months ago by JCK
Wonderful garden DVD set
Great DVD set of one of the world's best gardens. Very thorough and much behind the scenes interest. If you know Kew at all this set will enhance the pleasure when you visit next. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Ian Pratt
A year at Kew - The Collection (series 1-3)
I enjoyed every minute of these. Hopefully there will be a series 4!!! The people who work at Kew were made to shine during these programmes and it left you wanting more.
Published 22 months ago by trudy
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