Monty Don travels from the north west coast of Scotland to the north east coast of England, from historic reconstructions to modern re-inventions.
EP2 Episode 2Jan 01, 0001
Monty travels across some of the country’s most stunning landscapes, heading across the north of England to Northern Ireland. Here, Monty sees the ingenuity, passion and determination of British people to garden and create gardens, no matter what the canvas.
EP3 Episode 3Jan 01, 0001
Monty travels across the middle of the country, from Wales to Norfolk. He comes across gardens for gnomes, much-loved, well-tended allotments and extravagant gardens that bankrupted their owners.
EP4 Episode 4Jan 01, 0001
Monty travels through the home counties and London, visiting amazing gardens, from one restored by a famous pop star to one lovingly tended on a barge.
EP5 Episode 5Jan 01, 0001
Monty travels across the south west of the country to visit some of Britain’s most exotic gardens, thanks to the warm and wet climate. On this journey, Monty also goes to some of the country's most historic gardens, as well as some challenging contemporary ones.
Official Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0026rfj
Synopsis
Monty Don travels around Britain to learn what gardens can tell us about the country's people, climate and history and asks if there such a thing as a 'British garden'.