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Gardens of Power and Passion Monty Don visits some of the most famous and interesting gardens in France. Monty Don's French Gardens -  ep.1  Monty Don tells the stories behind France's most important historic gardens. These include elaborate walled gardens designed to please the mistress - and then the wife - of a king, magnificent displays of flowers and fountains that involved thousands of soldiers moving tracts of land and incited violent jealousy in another monarch, and a modern-day chateau garden that came close to bankrupting its owner. Monty sees how throughout history the French have used gardens as a public expression of money, power and passion.

Monty Don concludes his garden tour of Italy in the wealthy north where, in the Veneto and Lucca, extravagant pleasure gardens were created for flirtation and fun. This post was moved here: https://video-clump.com/2018/03/13/ monty-dons-italian-gardens Monty Don's Italian Gardens - The Veneto Lucca and the Lakes ep.4

This post was moved here :   https://video-clump.com/2017/12/05/ gardeners-world-episode-8-2016 /  With over 70 floral displays on show, Monty is on the lookout for scented plants to take back to Longmeadow, Carol advises on plants to buy for problem places in the garden, and Adam Frost takes a tour of the show gardens to find the best take-home design tips. Gardening show packed with good ideas, tips, advice from experts and timely reminders to get the most out of your garden, whatever its size or type Gardeners World ep.8 2016 1.Start hardening off tender plants It’s really important to harden off plants that have been raised indoors, including those bought from a garden centre. A coldframe is ideal for this, but if you don’t have one, a sheltered corner will do. For the first week, leave your plants out during the day and bring them in at night. For the second, you can leave them out the whole time. By then, your plants will have acclimatised to life outdoors and

This post was moved here : https://video-clump.com/2017/12/05/gardeners-world-episode-7-2016 Gardeners World ep.7 2016 Tulipomania reached its height in 1637 when one bulb of ‘Semper Augustus’, a white flower with red flames, sold for 20,000 florins, the equivalent of 24 skilled workers’ annual salary. The market collapsed abruptly in 1637 but tulips remained popular despite the crash. However, they never again reached such frenzied heights.Nick Bailey marks the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare when he investigates the fact and the fiction behind the bard's potions and poisons at the Chelsea Physic Garden, and we visit Pashley Manor in east Sussex to unearth the story behind the planting of over 25,000 tulips.

Monty Don continues his grand garden tour of Italy. This time he is in Naples to visit some of the most sublime, romantic retreats in southern Italy. This post was moved here: https://video-clump.com/2018/03/13/ monty-dons-italian-gardens Monty Don's Italian Gardens - The South ep.3 \

Monty Don is on a grand tour around Italy, this time visiting gardens both in Florence and around the sun-scorched Tuscan countryside. Monty discovers how, like a piece of sculpture, Renaissance gardens were created as works of art, and how a group of Edwardian expats mistakenly reinforced the idea that formal Italian gardens were flowerless. This post was moved here: https://video-clump.com/2018/03/13/ monty-dons-italian-gardens Monty Don's Italian Gardens - Florence  ep.2

 Monty Don conducts his personal 'grand garden tour' around Italy, including the retreats of the affluent north and horticultural gems of the south. This post was moved here: https://video-clump.com/2018/03/13/ monty-dons-italian-gardens   Monty Don's Italian Gardens - Rome ep.1

 In Teddington, Jennifer enlists the help of her sisters to create an Italian-themed garden in memory of their parents. She has great ideas and a budget to match, but growing citrus trees, olive trees and vinesin a leafy London suburb is easier said than done. Will Monty be able to guide the sisters to a Mediterranean-style success?  Meanwhile, in Billericay, Monty offers advice to Karensa, who wants to turn an unkempt strip of back garden into a fantasy for her daughter, inspired by Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. With a tiny budget but plenty of enthusiasm, she wants to create a chessboard patio, a heart-shaped lawn and a teapot water feature. Big Dreams Small Spaces Series 2 Ep.6 - Teddington

 A couple in Worthing want a family garden for their young son who has Down's syndrome. Monty pitches in with clearing the site before leading an expedition to RHS Garden Wisley in Surrey where the family learn about different types of sensory plant.  In the town of Hitchin, Hertfordshire, Monty offers advice to Aletheia who wants to create a community garden for her neighbourhood. They take a trip to Cranbrook Community Garden in London to see how the scheme might work. Big Dreams Small Spaces Series 2 Ep.5 - Worthing

Monty Don helps create gardens for people with little space.Monty Don travels around the country helping amateurs to create the garden of their dreams. This week, he helps to fulfil the ambitions of two very different groups of people. This post was moved here: https://video-clump.com/2018/03/29/big-dreams-small-spaces-episode-4-2016/ Big Dreams Small Spaces Series 2 Ep.4 - Oxford

Monty Don helps two pairs of amateur gardeners who want to create dream gardens in very different urban spaces. This post was moved here: https://video-clump.com/2018/03/29/big-dreams-small-spaces-episode-3-2016/ Big Dreams Small Spaces Series 2 Ep.3 - Bromley

Monty Don helps two sets of amateur gardeners with very definite ideas and very different approaches to creating their dream gardens. This post was moved here: https://video-clump.com/2018/03/28/ big-dreams-small-spaces-episode-2-2016 / Meanwhile in Hereford, Frankie is trying to renovate her cottage garden with the help of her mother Pat, in memory of Frankie's sister who died in a tragic accident. Frankie has an ambitious, if rather chaotic, approach to gardening and wants to include some unusual elements like a Roman-style pond and a gigantic head made from mud. Monty is stunned by Frankie's plans, but can he persuade her to follow his practical advice? Big Dreams Small Spaces Series 2 Ep.2 - Clapham

Monty Don travels around the country helping amateurs to create the garden of their dreams. In this episode, he is asked to rescue two nightmare outside spaces. This post was moved here: https://video-clump.com/2018/03/28/ big-dreams-small-spaces-episode-1-2016 /   Meanwhile in Barnet, Monty gets to work on an overgrown allotment which is being turned into a site for keeping bees. The owner Nighat wants to grow her own fruit and veg as well as bee-friendly plants, but currently all that's there are weeds and overgrown trees. After a trip to a stunning forest garden, Nighat is determined to turn this site around. But can Monty persuade her to leave her worries at the garden gate and just go for it? Big Dreams Small Spaces Series 2 Ep.1 - Salisbury