Product Description

DVD 1 - Treasure Gardens - They're lovingly restored and maintained to be national treasures reflecting all the spectacle and splendour of the original work of the Great Gardeners. Featured gardens include Chatsworth House, Harewood House, Blenheim Palace, Wilton House, Salisbury, Castle Howard, Leeds Castle, Buleigh River, Warwick Castle, Longleat and Woburn Abbey. DVD 2 - Secret Gardens - They're certainly secrets that should be shared because their spectacle and splendour is inspiring on the grandest of scales. Featured gardens include Brantwood, Shennington, Brook Cottage, Kensington Roof Garden and Calke Abbey. DVD 3 - Brilliant Gardens - Their spectacular brilliance is expressed in the eyewidening power of their sweeping vistas, the minute deail of specific plantings and the care and craftmanship that's lovingly lavished on every aspect of their maintenance to their original lofty standards. Featured gardens include: Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh, Ness Gardens in Liverpool, Wisley RHS Gardens, Chelsea Physic Garden, Kew Gardens, Westonbirt Arboretum and Cambridge University Botanic Garden.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7918 in DVD
• Released on: 2008-06-09
• Rating: Exempt
• Formats: Box set, PAL
• Number of discs: 3
• Running time: 195 minutes

Synopsis
This box set explores some of Britains most impressive gardens, from the grand tourist attractions to the hidden gems; TREASURE GARDENS featured lovingly restored gardens from national treasures such as Chatsworth House, Harewood House, Blenheim Palace, Wilton House and many more; SECRET GARDENS is a fascinating journey through some of England's least known but most intriguing small gardens, including gardens at Brantwood, Shennington, Brook Cottage and Calke Abbey; and BRILLIANT GARDENS, celebrating gardens brought to life by botanists and horticulturist for the purposes of research and conservation, such as the Royal Botanic Gardens, Ness Gardens, Glasgow Botanic Gardens, Chelsea Physic Gardens and many more.