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Monty Don is on a grand tour around Italy, this time visiting gardens both in Florence and around the sun-scorched Tuscan countryside. Monty discovers how, like a piece of sculpture, Renaissance gardens were created as works of art, and how a group of Edwardian expats mistakenly reinforced the idea that formal Italian gardens were flowerless. This post was moved here: https://video-clump.com/2018/03/13/ monty-dons-italian-gardens Monty Don's Italian Gardens - Florence  ep.2

 Monty Don conducts his personal 'grand garden tour' around Italy, including the retreats of the affluent north and horticultural gems of the south. This post was moved here: https://video-clump.com/2018/03/13/ monty-dons-italian-gardens   Monty Don's Italian Gardens - Rome ep.1

 In Teddington, Jennifer enlists the help of her sisters to create an Italian-themed garden in memory of their parents. She has great ideas and a budget to match, but growing citrus trees, olive trees and vinesin a leafy London suburb is easier said than done. Will Monty be able to guide the sisters to a Mediterranean-style success?  Meanwhile, in Billericay, Monty offers advice to Karensa, who wants to turn an unkempt strip of back garden into a fantasy for her daughter, inspired by Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. With a tiny budget but plenty of enthusiasm, she wants to create a chessboard patio, a heart-shaped lawn and a teapot water feature. Big Dreams Small Spaces Series 2 Ep.6 - Teddington

 A couple in Worthing want a family garden for their young son who has Down's syndrome. Monty pitches in with clearing the site before leading an expedition to RHS Garden Wisley in Surrey where the family learn about different types of sensory plant.  In the town of Hitchin, Hertfordshire, Monty offers advice to Aletheia who wants to create a community garden for her neighbourhood. They take a trip to Cranbrook Community Garden in London to see how the scheme might work. Big Dreams Small Spaces Series 2 Ep.5 - Worthing

Monty Don helps create gardens for people with little space.Monty Don travels around the country helping amateurs to create the garden of their dreams. This week, he helps to fulfil the ambitions of two very different groups of people. This post was moved here: https://video-clump.com/2018/03/29/big-dreams-small-spaces-episode-4-2016/ Big Dreams Small Spaces Series 2 Ep.4 - Oxford

Monty Don helps two pairs of amateur gardeners who want to create dream gardens in very different urban spaces. This post was moved here: https://video-clump.com/2018/03/29/big-dreams-small-spaces-episode-3-2016/ Big Dreams Small Spaces Series 2 Ep.3 - Bromley

Monty Don helps two sets of amateur gardeners with very definite ideas and very different approaches to creating their dream gardens. This post was moved here: https://video-clump.com/2018/03/28/ big-dreams-small-spaces-episode-2-2016 / Meanwhile in Hereford, Frankie is trying to renovate her cottage garden with the help of her mother Pat, in memory of Frankie's sister who died in a tragic accident. Frankie has an ambitious, if rather chaotic, approach to gardening and wants to include some unusual elements like a Roman-style pond and a gigantic head made from mud. Monty is stunned by Frankie's plans, but can he persuade her to follow his practical advice? Big Dreams Small Spaces Series 2 Ep.2 - Clapham

Monty Don travels around the country helping amateurs to create the garden of their dreams. In this episode, he is asked to rescue two nightmare outside spaces. This post was moved here: https://video-clump.com/2018/03/28/ big-dreams-small-spaces-episode-1-2016 /   Meanwhile in Barnet, Monty gets to work on an overgrown allotment which is being turned into a site for keeping bees. The owner Nighat wants to grow her own fruit and veg as well as bee-friendly plants, but currently all that's there are weeds and overgrown trees. After a trip to a stunning forest garden, Nighat is determined to turn this site around. But can Monty persuade her to leave her worries at the garden gate and just go for it? Big Dreams Small Spaces Series 2 Ep.1 - Salisbury