BBC Two has given the green-light to Monty Don’s Japanese Gardens, a two-part series that follows Monty as he explores some of Japan’s most beautiful gardens and the West’s enduring fascination with them. Monty journey's through the country’s iconic and historic gardens, where he learns the secrets of creating a Zen landscape before visiting an unconventional garden created by a modern garden design legend. As well as touring the gardens, he experiences the country’s famous tea ceremonies and takes a lesson in the art of traditional flower arranging.
SERIES INFO Genre: Documentary Home and Garden Mini-Series Reality Stars: Monty Don Series Plot: BBC Two has given the green-light to Monty Don’s Japanese Gardens, a two-part series that follows Monty as he explores some of Japan’s most beautiful gardens and the West’s enduring fascination with them. Monty journey's through the country’s iconic and historic gardens, where he learns the secrets of creating a Zen landscape before visiting an unconventional garden created by a modern garden design legend. As well as touring the gardens, he experiences the country’s famous tea ceremonies and takes a lesson in the art of traditional flower arranging.
EPISODE INFO Title: Episode 1 Airdate: 2019-02-15 Episode plot: Monty Don travels to Japan in spring. Amidst the cherry blossoms, he begins his journey through the iconic gardens of Japan. He visits one of 'the three great gardens of Japan' and the earliest surviving boating garden of the Heian period. He looks at the rolling green moss of a Buddhist garden and learns the secrets of creating a Zen landscape before visiting an unconventional garden created by a modern garden design legend.
Monty continues his travels to learn about the art of Japanese stonemasonry and the famous tea ceremonies and their accompanying gardens, before finally taking a lesson in the delicate art of traditional flower arranging - which turns out to be harder than it looks.
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