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    The 17th Century

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59 
Dec 31, 2014
Monty Don uncovers the extraordinary stories behind Britain's seventeenth-century gardens. Starting his journey at the sole surviving garden of the 1600s, Levens Hall in Cumbria.

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Season 1, 4 episodes

Season 1
   
The 17th Century,
Monty Don uncovers the extraordinary stories behind Britain's seventeenth-century gardens. Starting his journey at the sole surviving garden of the 1600s, Levens Hall in Cumbria.
59m Dec 31, 2014
   
The 18th Century,
On his journey through four hundred years of Britain's garden history, Monty Don arrives in the eighteenth century, an age that gave rise to the landscape garden, created on a scale that had never been seen before.
59m Dec 31, 2014
   
The 19th Century,
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, British gardens became more exotic.
59m Dec 31, 2014
   
The 20th Century,
Monty Don concludes his journey through Britain's gardening heritage by looking at how the nation's gardens have evolved over the last hundred years. He looks at the profound effect that two world wars had on our attitude to gardens and gardening.
59m Dec 31, 2014
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