Around the world in 80 gardens visits the exotic floating gardens of the amazon, magnificent renaissance italian water gardens, colorful alpine flower meadows in norway, and monets monty don, host of the bbctvs gardener s world and one of the united kingdoms most respected gardening writers, ventures far from home in this vivid account of gardens on all seven continents. Why a gardening show had me in tears the impatient gardener. Jan 21, 2008 a vivid account of travel, adventure, beauty and the pursuit of knowledge. Now she knows much more and loved the book, which is well reproduced in this. In his explorations of the often surprising horticulture in these and other locales, don.
Around the world in 80 gardens by monty don, 9780297844501, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Monty don, host of the bbctvs gardeners world and one of the united kingdoms most respected gardening writers, ventures far from home in this vivid account of gardens on all seven continents. In february 20, a companion series, monty dons french gardens, was broadcast. In italy, monty visits some of the high renaissance gardens.
Jan 26, 2008 around the world in 80 gardens, a 10part series which starts this sunday on bbc2, involved don and his film crew visiting all corners of the earth, from the arctic to australia, from namibia to. Around the world in 80 gardens episode 5 videostudio. Charlies mother had told him to come look for me whilst he is in singapore. We are introduced to the unique floating gardens of the amazon and the colourful alpine flower meadows of norway, modest domestic gardens in havana and bali, monets worldfamous giverny. Gardening guru monty don reveals why gardening helps with his mental health.
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