*FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. This is a highly personal journey, we’ll learn what it is about French gardens that fascinates Monty: they are a window onto the nature o… Around the World in 80 Gardens is a television series of 10 programmes in which British gardener and broadcaster Monty Don visits 80 of the world's most celebrated gardens. Monty Don, Derry Moore [Montagu Don] on Amazon.com. If you purchased this as a coffee table book add-on to Monty Don's BBC TV series about French Gardens, you maybe somewhat disappointed. TV personality Monty Don visits France’s most famous gardens to dig up the influences of power, culture, and passion on their conceptions and designs. He turns to France's artistic tradition to see what influence it has had on the country's gardens. Charlotte Mendelson writes about the BBC television show “Big Dreams, Small Spaces,” a program as cozily addictive as “The Great British Bake Off.” Japanese Gardens Monty Don travels to Japan in spring to trace the history of Japanese gardens from early boating gardens, through Buddhist temples and Zen gardens, right up to a modern tea house. In this series Monty Don travels through France taking the viewer on a journey which mixes some of the most famous gardens in the world with new and unknown ones. Last year Monty Don made two trips to Japan to film a couple of programmes on Japanese gardens for the BBC. The Artistic Garden 59m. Arts Documentary hosted by Monty Don, published by BBC in 2013 - English narration [] Cover[] InformationMonty Don visits some of the most famous and interesting gardens in France. Monty Don's French Gardens. [] Gardens of Power and PassionMonty tells the stories behind France's important historic gardens. One of my more exciting projects over the past few months has been providing consultancy advice to a forthcoming BBC TV programme on the history of French gardens, presented by Monty Don. A book based on the series was also published. Italian Gardens: A Personal Exploration of Italy's Great Gardens. 3. This series reveals a hidden world of horticultural diversity which proves the French too have gardening in their souls and their gardens. Gardens of Power and Passion 59m. And while the royal grounds may be the country's most notable outdoor space, a quick trip to the countryside will prove that French landscaping goes well beyond the clipped shrubs and serene reflecting pools. Monty Don's French Gardens. Monty Don moves to the potager or kitchen gardens where vegetables and flowers are planted together in beautiful displays, a style that is copied the world over.Monty Don visits some of the most famous gardens in France. Visiting famous kitchen gardens, Monty learns how the unique French style of planting produce reflects a value for regional soils and love for food. Monty Don. Monty Don’s French gardens. Used. Charlotte Mendelson writes about the BBC television show “Big Dreams, Small Spaces,” a program as cozily addictive as “The Great British Bake Off.”