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These 5 gardens left Monty Don SPEECHLESS

BBC Gardeners' World Magazine

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Join Monty Don as he shares five of the most magical gardens he believes every garden lover should experience at least once. Drawing on a lifetime of travelling the world and visiting extraordinary landscapes, Monty takes us from the timeless beauty of Rousham in Oxfordshire to the haunting romance of the ruined garden city of Ninfa in Italy.

He explores the temple gardens of Kyoto, the grand order of Vaux-le-Vicomte in France, and the bold modern vision of New York’s High Line. A journey through history, culture, and creativity, this is a true gardener’s dream tour.

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00:00 - Monty Don's top gardens
02:18 - A hidden english masterpiece
03:25 - A lost city in bloom
04:10 - A different way to garden
05:05 - Power, order and beauty
06:22 - A garden above the streets

20 Comments

@victoriabakersmith9647 7 months ago

Monty Don is in my top 5. He has got me through a bad 4 years..he brings delight on the darkest of days.

@meganholmes-v9c 8 months ago

Monty hasn't seen mine.

@POLDRO 2 months ago

In a world being suffocated by corruption and its chaos, it's always a pleasure to watch Monty and to see the many wonderful gardens he shows us.

@marianfrances4959 8 months ago

Hello to my favorite gardener! 👌🌿🌾🌼⚘️🇨🇦

@vickyskelton3735 5 months ago

The Italian Garden made me sigh, brilliantly romantic 🌿

@jessicabender1301 8 months ago

I must agree about kyoto. I was stunned at the temple gardens. To leave the temple garden to the bamboo forest was also magical. I saw volunteers in their 80s and 90s brushing the moss with tiny brush and dust pan and remove bits of debris with tweezers. The meaning and care given to creating a worshipful place of rest was like nothing I expected

@jacquigoodman3360 8 months ago

I was fascinated to learn of Monty Don’s choices. I was so looking forward to see what he chose and he didn’t disappoint. No wonder MD is my favourite gardener. I loved every single garden and his reasoning for choosing them. ❤❤❤❤❤

@ElJay-i4d 8 months ago

The Highline is a pleasant walk.

@ionamaclean2698 7 months ago

I'd like to add Parham House & Gardens in West Sussex to this list. It's my most favourite, magical garden of all time and I love it more and more each time I go.

@ronroelevink7097 8 months ago

Monty Don's choices combined are like a gardenhistory course 😄.
I would not be able to choose 5 but then I'm not him. I do enjoy almost all gardens that do not look like parkinglots in disguise and that are well looked after .
My compliments for his pronounciation of the name Oudolf.

@YogiCecily 8 months ago

Great choices out of an infinite pallet. These are, of course very large scale gardens. I think many people think gardens are small and so here in the USA we think these choices are parks. So, we see in these choices that a garden of any size has to do with design, commitment to design, and discipline of maintenance. The story of the the High Line in NYC is such a fantastic story. Much of the maintenance is volunteers! Many thanks, Monty for your years of leading and inspiring!

@kathrynbartlett6058 8 months ago

I would also recommend the Ritsurin Garden in Takamatsu, Japan. It was our favourite example of a landscape garden

@Darscm 8 months ago

Thank you Monty. I’ve added Rousham, which I didn’t know, to my month long, self guided tour of English gardens this spring which also includes Great Dexter and Hidcote.

@clarecollins2547 4 months ago (edited)

I really like Ninfar! Beautiful! I do like the Piet Ouldolf garden too.

@davidb6610 8 months ago

Thank you Monty! The only one I have been to is the High Line in NYC - I do have a trip planned to Kyoto later this year. 💚🌻💚

@wellingtonsboots4074 8 months ago

Thank you, enjoyed that

@richardflies4905 8 months ago

I've visited the High Line Garden in New York a dozen times or more... unfortunately, only on the internet and YouTube...have no wish to visit NY but would love to see this amazing garden in person...

@duben55 8 months ago (edited)

Thank you again! Such an unusual selection: " worthy Monty Don," "Vaux Monty Don..." It's possible to imagine Louis XIV being stung by jealousy and anger, even over the name of Vaux le Vicomte. Exceptional video! Many thanks! Liza from Michigan

@anilchauisms 8 months ago

The best gardens I have seen in India are the Shalimar and Nishat gardens in Srinagar, Kashmir, in particular, and Mughal gardens in general.

@stellamex1 8 months ago

I remember years and years ago watching one of Monty's garden programs and seeing the Italian garden that he mentions here. It was absolutely magical watching it on screen. I can't imagine how amazing it would be to see it in person.