Secret History of the British Garden

Monty Don uncovers the extraordinary stories behind Britain’s 17th century gardens starting his journey at the sole surviving garden of that time, Levens Hall in Cumbria.

Monty Don arrives at the 18th century, a time that gave rise to the landscape garden, created on a scale that had never been seen before.

Monty Don explores the extraordinary transformations that occurred in garden design throughout the 19th century as a result of an expanding empire, scientific and technological innovation, and social change.

Monty Don concludes his journey through Britain’s gardening heritage by looking at how the nation’s gardens have evolved over the past hundred years and how the profound effect that two world wars had on our attitude to gardens.