Around the World in 80 Gardens

In Mexico, Monty visits the ancient water gardens of Mexico City and a surrealist fantasy garden hidden in the rainforest. In Cuba, he discovers a green revolution sprouting out of crumbling colonial lawns.

Monty Don travels to Australia and New Zealand and sets out from the aptly named Botany Bay to uncover a story of culture clash and plant invasion.

Monty Don travels to India and visits the majestic tomb gardens of the Mughal emperors and the pleasure gardens of the Hindu Maharajahs. He looks at the British gardens of tea country and visits the famous architectural gardens at the Taj Mahal.

In Rio de Janeiro, Monty visits the private garden of Brazil's most famous artist, Burle Marx. He views the ingenious floating gardens of the Amazon, and visits a crumbling estancia in the windy Pampas.

Monty plans to see how America expresses its vast wealth and incredible energy through its gardens. At a time when the country is grappling to define its environmental goals, Monty hopes to find a powerful movement towards sustainable gardening.

In China, Monty visits the ancient scholar's gardens of Suzhou and the awesome Yellow Mountains of Huangshang that inspired them. In Kyoto, Japan's city of gardens, he tries to understand the Zen garden.