1 Season
3 Episode
Monty Don's French Gardens - Season 1 Episode 1 Gardens of Power and Passion
Monty Don he 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.
- Year: 2013
- Country: United Kingdom
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: BBC Two
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- Cast: Monty Don