Play.com Description:This box set features three DVDs each providing a unique journey through some of the world's most renowned gardens. Gardens of South Africa: South Africa is full of delights for garden lovers the native flora is among the richest and most exciting in the world. Introduced and narrated by Alan Titchmarsh this hour long DVD explores the breathaking range of different styles and approaches to South African gardens. From the wild beauty of the Modjadji Cycad Forest to the colonial splendour of the private gardens of the Cape we talk to plant hunters on the Garden Route search for wild flowers on Cape Point and witness the 'Miracle Of The Desert' - the transformation of barren wilderness into a riot of colour. Highlights include an insider's tour of the great botanic garden at Kirstenbosch and a trip to Brenthurst one of South Africa's most revered gardens. Diarmuid Gavin's Irish Garden: This DVD charts Diarmuid Gavin's personal journey through some of Ireland's most beautiful gardens during which he explores the question: What is an Irish garden? The wide variety of gardens featured include the formal splendour of Powerscourt and the tiny rock garden of County Clare. From the well known and the unknown the formal and the informal the old and the new the large and the small the serious and the fun. As Diarmuid observes in the programme 'They come in all shapes and sizes but every one of them reflects the enthusiasm and passion of the Irish people's love affair with the land'. Gardens of Cornwall: Think of Cornwall and you imagine wild seas barren moors... and some of the most romantic gardens in the world. Garden writer and broadcaster Nigel Colborn introduces the Royal Horticultural Society's official tour of some of Cornwall's horticultural gems. In this hour long journey we visit a variety of gardens both large and small from the romantic sub-tropical lushness of Trebah and the Mediterranean exuberance of Tresco to the dramatic charms of Headland. Warmed by the gentle effect of the Gulf Stream Cornwall is a gardener's paradise and we encounter many remarkable plants. We also meeting amazing gardeners plant fanatics and visionary garden designers including the men who 'discovered' the Lost Gardens of Heligan.
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Category:Boxed Sets
Generic Information
EAN:
5036193090660
Format:
DVD
Number of Disks:
3
Studio:
Acorn Media
Starring:
Nigel Colborn, Diarmuid Gavin, Alan Titchmarsh
Directed By:
Features:
Box set, PAL
Release Date:
2006-04-03
Rating:
Exempt