Around the World in 80 Gardens
China and Japan
Season 1 Episode 6 of 10
Armed with a long-standing interest in Zen Buddhism, Monty Don takes his globe-trotting tour to the Orient, where he investigates two very different approaches to gardening in China and Japan. His research leads him first to China's ancient scholars' gardens in Suzhou, and after gaining a new insight into oriental horticulture, he journeys to Kyoto, the Japanese city of gardens
Around the World in 80 Gardens airs on BBC Two Wales at 9:25 AM, Saturday 28 December. (Subtitles, repeat, audio description.)
Topics
Leisure hobbies
Gardening
Monty Don
Presenter
Patty Kraus
Director
Kerry Richardson
Series Producer