Farms: The Secret History of the British Garden, 1 The 17th Century
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The 17th Century The Secret History of the British Garden Episode 1 of 3 Monty Don uncovers the extraordinary stories behind Britain's 17th-century gardens. Starting his journey at the sole surviving garden of the 1600s - Levens Hall in Cumbria - Monty sets out to investigate what the gardens of this age would have looked like and what influenced and inspired their creation. Along the way, he sees a long-lost garden that - through archaeology and a German Luftwaffe photograph taken in the 1940s - reveals the hidden messages and religious beliefs of our 17th-century forebears. And Monty heads to Hampton Court, where politics, civil war and religious conflict played a key role in the evolving designs and fashions, including tastes in food, of the nation's finest gardens.
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really fantastically done series. the bbc is so far ahead of our networks in north america
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We owe these English early botanists/horticulturalists & Master Gardeners gratitude for the veggies & flowers we grew in early America that we still grow today. As a large percentage of white naturalized U.S. citizens can trace their heritage back to Britain, these people could be considered our ancestors & the predecessors who made it possible for the early colonists to have such a keen understanding of gardening, seeds, hot beds, cold beds & the varieties grown in their kitchen gardens along w/ornamentals, not to mention the structure of the wealthy early plantation gardens. They made it possible for people like Thomas Jefferson to buy "exotic" seeds, plants & experiment with cross pollination, etc. This series is as much for Americans as it is for the English.
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Thanks 👍
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I love your show. ....