The Secret History of the British Garden

Monty visits Levens Hall in Cumbria (the sole surviving British garden of the 1600s) and Hampton Court to investigate what influenced and inspired their creation. 

This was an age that gave rise to the landscape garden. At Croome Court, Rousham, and Stanage Park, Monty discovers how these great landscapes were created. 

British gardens become more exotic, more colorful, and more accessible than ever. Monty visits Osborne, Derby Arboretum, and the botanic gardens at Edinburgh and Kew.

Monty looks at the profound effect of two world wars on Britons’ attitude to gardens and at the pioneers who have continued to lead the nation’s gardening revolution.