Monty Don’s Japanese Gardens: Episode 1 (BBC 4 Saturday 3 June 2023)

Monty Don’s Japanese Gardens: Episode 1 airs Saturday 3 June 2023 on BBC 4.

In the spring, Monty Don visits Japan. He sets out amid the cherry blossoms to explore Japan’s most famous gardens. He travels to the earliest surviving Heian period boating garden, considered one of “the three great gardens of Japan.” In a Buddhist garden, he studies the undulating moss and discovers the techniques behind a Zen landscape, and then he travels to the unconventional garden designed by a modern gardening icon.

As Monty continues his journey, he takes a class in traditional flower arranging, which turns out to be more difficult than it looks, as well as the art of Japanese stonemasonry and the famous tea ceremonies and their accompanying gardens.

Monty Don’s Japanese Gardens: Episode 1 airs Saturday 3 June 2023 at 7.00pm on BBC 4

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