BBC - Monty Don's French Gardens (2013) Part 1 Gardens of Power and Passion

Monty Don visits some of the most famous and interesting gardens in France.

Part 1: Gardens of Power and Passion

Monty tells the stories behind France's 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.

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