''Around the World in 80 Gardens'' is a television series of 10 programmes in which British gardener and broadcaster

Monty Don Montagu Denis Wyatt Don (born George Montagu Don; 8 July 1955) is a British horticulturist, broadcaster, and writer who is best known as the lead presenter of the BBC gardening television series ''Gardeners' World''. Born in Germany and raised ...

visits 80 of the world's most celebrated gardens. The series was filmed over a period of 18 months and was first broadcast on

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at 9.00pm on successive Sundays from 27 January to 30 March 2008. A book based on the series was also published. The title of the series was a reference to

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's novel ''

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''.

Mexico & Cuba

Australia & New Zealand

Starting with

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India

In addition to the Old Railway Garden, Don also featured the surrounding "tea gardens" (tea plantations). He expressly did not count it as one out of the eighty, however.

South America

United States of America

China & Japan

The Mediterranean

South Africa

Northern Europe

South East Asia

References and Notes

: a.Revisited in Monty Don's American Gardens : i.Revisited in

Monty Don's Italian Gardens ''Monty Don's Italian Gardens'' is a television series of 4 programmes in which British gardener and broadcaster Monty Don visits several of Italy's most celebrated gardens. Steve Wilson composed the title and theme music on the series. A book b ...

: p.Revisited in

Monty Don's Paradise Gardens ''Monty Don's Paradise Gardens'' is a television series of 2 programmes in which British gardener and broadcaster Monty Don travels across the Islamic world and beyond in search of paradise gardens and considering their place in the Quran. A b ...

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