The World of Gardens

This film (drama)Also known asAround The World In 80 Gardens，is aUnited KingdomProducerporn video，At2008Released in year 。The dialogue language isEnglish，Current Douban rating9.0(For reference only)。

In this program, Monty Don will take you on a journey to explore eighty of the most beautiful gardens in the world. These gardens represent a range from ancient to modern, from grand to small, and from majestic to humble, each offering a unique style. The production team traveled around the world for eighteen months visiting various gardens, ultimately presenting everything in a ten-part documentary series. This series includes episodes on Mexico and Cuba, Australia and New Zealand, India, South America, the United States, China and Japan, the Mediterranean, South Africa, Northern Europe, and Southeast Asia. Monty Don, at each location, engages with local enthusiasts who share his passion for gardening to learn about the local culture and history. While we embark on a tour of eighty gardens worldwide, we can also appreciate the essence of foreign cultures. The first episode: Mexico and Cuba The first stop of the program is in Central America, specifically Mexico and Cuba. Led by host Monty Don and two garden experts, we will first explore Mexico, one of the countries with the richest plant and cultural heritage, and then examine how the changing terrain has created lush greenery in Cuba. Mexico: The Floating Gardens, Xochimilco, Mexico City The Gardens of Luis Barragán: Casa de Luis Barragán, Casa Prieto López, and Casa Antonio Gálvez The Ethno-Botanical Garden, Oaxaca Las Pozas, Xilitla Cuba: Alberto's Huerto, Havana Vivero Organopónico Alamar, Havana Maria's Garden, Havana The second episode: Australia and New Zealand In this episode, Monty Don takes us to the gardens of New Zealand and Australia. Although the gardening culture in New Zealand and Australia is relatively recent, the gardens in both regions still stand out, such as the desert gardens of Australia and the breathtaking North Island gardens in New Zealand; as for a garden in Melbourne, while not visually outstanding, it leaves a deep impression that it is maintained by a 99-year-old woman! Australia: The Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney Kennerton Green, Mittagong, New South Wales The Sitta Garden, Sydney Alice Springs Desert Park, Northern Territory Cruden Farm, Langwarrin, Melbourne The Garden Vineyard, Moorooduc, Melbourne New Zealand: Ayrlies Garden, Auckland Te Kainga Marire, New Plymouth The third episode: India In "The World of Gardens," hosted by renowned horticulturist Monty Don, this episode will take viewers to India to experience various local gardens of all sizes. He states that visiting a garden helps to understand the local culture. What Indian charm will Monty experience this time? For his first visit to India, Monty will explore the luxurious Water Palace courtyards, the world's most famous garden architecture—the Taj Mahal; in conclusion, Monty will visit the mysterious rocks and sculptural courtyards that have been preserved in their entirety to this day! Taj Mahal and the Mehtab Bagh, Agra Akbar's Tomb, Sikandra The Monsoon Palace Gardens, Deeg Jal Mahal, Jaipur Hindu Temple Shrine Garden, Jaipur Mr Abraham's Spice Garden, Thekkady, Kerala The Old Railway Garden, Munnar, Kerala The Rock Garden, Chandigarh The fourth episode: South America Monty will take you to South America, home to over fifty thousand different plant species. He will visit Brazil to see the private garden of the renowned artist Burle Marx and the floating gardens of the Amazon River. At the end of the journey, Monty will visit Chilean horticulturist Juan Grimm, who skillfully combines plants and landscapes, to learn how he integrates nature into his designs… Brazil: Burle Marx's Copacabana Promenade, Rio de Janeiro Garden of the Sítio Roberto Burle Marx, Rio de Janeiro The Floating Gardens, The Amazon River Bacu's Forest Garden, The Amazon Argentina: Estancia Dos Talas, The Pampas Chile: Bahia Azul, Los Vilos The fifth episode: The United States In the economic center of the United States, New York, most people think only of the scenery of Manhattan. What attracts Monty, as a gardener, to this place? Monty will visit renowned American gardener Thomas Balsley to learn how he creates large gardens. He will also visit the southern and western parts of the United States, talking to local garden keepers about planting techniques. LongHouse Reserve, East Hampton, New York Gantry Plaza State Park, New York Liz Christy Garden, Manhattan, New York James Van Sweden's garden at Ferry Cove, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Monticello, Charlottesville, Virginia The Huntington Botanic Garden, San Marino, California Lotusland, Montecito, Santa Barbara, California Roland Emmerich's Garden, Hollywood, California The Greenberg Garden, Brentwood, Los Angeles The sixth episode: China and Japan This episode introduces two countries with developed horticultural architecture - China and Japan. Monty believes that Chinese art has a profound influence on the world, thus he travels to Suzhou to learn about the history of Eastern gardens. He will also visit the Summer Palace in Beijing, the largest garden in China, which leaves a deep impression on Monty. Finally, Monty recommends visiting a Zen temple in Kyoto to attempt to unveil the secrets hidden within the local gardens. China: Humble Administrator's Garden, Suzhou Lion Grove Garden, Suzhou Summer Palace, Beijing Japan: Issidan, Ryogen-in Temple (龙源院), Kyoto Totekiko, Ryogen-in Temple, Kyoto Urasenke Tea Garden, Kyoto Tofuku-ji Temple Garden, Kyoto The seventh episode: The Mediterranean In this episode, host Monty will take us on a journey through the gardens of the Mediterranean region. Italy boasts numerous gardens that incorporate landscape characteristics from the Renaissance period, and Monty will also visit a royal garden from the Roman Empire. In reality, the Mediterranean is a place where Eastern and Western cultures converge, with Morocco home to an ancient garden notable for being one of the oldest existing Arab gardens, worthy of attention. Italy: Villa d'Este, Tivoli Villa Adriana, Tivoli Elio's vineyard, Tivoli Villa Lante, Bagnaia Morocco: The Aguedal, Marrakech The Majorelle, Marrakech Spain: The Alhambra and Generalife, Granada The Patios of Córdoba Casa Caruncho, Madrid (Reposted from http://www.verycd.com/topics/2778511/)