迷失画廊
逛画廊，看世界， 记下自己的心得
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(2014-04-20 08:44:24)
InthisnewseriesplantswomanCarolKleinshareswithusayearinhergardenatGlebeCottageinnorthDevon.Carolhaslookedafterhergardenforoverthirtyyearsandeachyearbringswithititsownrewardsanddelights,aswellasproblemsandchallenges.FollowCarolashergardengrows,flourishes,diesandisreborn.
ThefirstepisodecoversJanuaryandFebruary.Thefrostshavenotyetreleasedtheirgriponthegardenandthedevastationofahardwinteriss...[阅读全文]
(2014-04-20 08:41:38)
2011.Part4of4.MontyDonconcludeshisgardentourofItalyinthewealthynorthwhere,intheVenetoandLucca,extravagantpleasuregardenswerecreatedforflirtationandfun.FurthernorthintheLakes,Montymeetsupwiththegardensociety,theGrandiGiardiniItaliani,topeeroverthefenceatluxuriouscreationsoftherichandfamous.ThejourneyendsonLakeMaggioretoseethemosttheatricalhorticulturalgemofItaly.
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(2014-04-20 08:39:29)
2011.Part3of4.MontyDoncontinueshisgrandgardentourofItaly.ThistimeheisinNaplestovisitsomeofthemostsublime,romanticretreatsinsouthernItaly.AfteralltheformalityofthegreengardensaroundRomeandFlorence,MontyseeksoutidyllichorticulturalgemssetagainstthedramaticsceneryoftheAmalfiCoasttodiscoverwhy,inthesouth,gardensareinformaland,aboveall,filledwithflowers.
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(2014-04-20 08:36:57)
2011.Part2of4.MontyDonisonagrandtouraroundItaly,thistimevisitinggardensbothinFlorenceandaroundthesun-scorchedTuscancountryside.Montydiscovershow,likeapieceofsculpture,renaissancegardenswerecreatedasworksofart,andhowagroupofEdwardianex-patsmistakenlyreinforcedtheideathatformalItaliangardenswereflowerless.
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(2014-04-20 08:35:41)
2011.Part1of4.MontyDontakesagrandtouraroundItaly'smagnificentgardens,fromtheluxuriousretreatsofthemoneyednorthtothelavishhideawaysoftheromanticsouth.MontybeginshisjourneyinRome,powerbaseofemperorsandpopes,toexploregardensthatareamongsomeofthemostextravagantandflamboyantevercreated.
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(2014-04-20 08:34:04)
Sincethenineteenthcentury,WesterngardenershaveharbouredastereotypeimageoftheperfectexoticgardenandMontyvisitsthepre-eminentofthese-themysteriousJimThompson'sGardeninBangkok.HethenpushesontoSingapore,'aCityinaGarden',beforefinallytouchingdowninthelushandsensuousislandofBali,wherewhathelearnsaboutSouth-EastAsiangardenssurprises[阅读全文]
(2014-04-20 08:31:32)
FromthefloralwondersofBritain'sSissinghurstCastle,tothegardenpaletteofimpressionistpainterMonet,tothequirkyindividualityoftwoofMonty'smostadmiredcontemporarydesigners,he'sforcedtowonderwhythispartoftheworldissorichingardeningglories,andhowwecancareforthismassivehorticulturalheritage.Gardens:65.UK-RoushamPark,Oxfordshire66.UK-SissinghurstCastle,Kent67.France-ChateauVillandry,TheLoireValley68.F...[阅读全文]
(2014-04-20 08:29:25)
Montyrevelsintheamazingflorathatwe'veinheritedfromoneofthemostplant-richzonesintheworld,includingthestrangeKingProteus,SouthAfrica'snationalplant.HealsotakesajourneytotheDrakensbergMountainstoseesomebotanicaltreasuresintheirnaturalenvironmentandtracesthegarden-storyoftheDutchcolonistswhosettledinSouthAfricainthenineteenthcentury.Gardens:56.KirstenboschBotanicalGardens,CapeTown57.HenkScholtz's...[阅读全文]
(2014-04-20 08:25:16)
MontyDoncontinueshisjourneywithatriptotheMediterranean-cradleofEuropeancivilization.InItaly,hevisitssomeoftheelaboratehighRenaissancegardenswhichhavehugelyinfluencedwesterngardendesign.ButhealsotravelstoMarrakechtovisittheoldestcontinuouslymaintainedgardenintheworldandontoSpaintovisittheAlhambra,thoughtbymanytobethemostperfectgardenintheworld.Gardens:47.Italy-VillaD'Este,Tivoli48.Italy-VillaA...[阅读全文]
(2014-04-20 08:23:44)
Montysamplestheverydifferentapproachofoneoftheworld'sgreatgardeningcivilisations:ChinaandJapan.Hisresearchesleadhimtotheancientscholars'gardensofSuzhou,aswellastheawesomeYellowMountainsthatinspiredthem.BythetimehereachestheImperialSummerPalaceGardensofBeijinghe'sbeginningtogetalittleinsightintothesecretsoftheenigmaticZengardensofJapan.Gardens:39.China-TheHumbleAdmininstrator'sgarden,Suzhou40....[阅读全文]
