- Great Dixter in East Sussex (not National Trust)
- Stowe in Buckinghamshire
- Biddulph Grange in Staffordshire
- Nymans in West Sussex
Gardens rich in social history
Alan said: 'All four gardens are very special places, rich in social history with powerful stories of escape, social ambition, heartbreak, downfall and disaster, written into their landscapes.
'What I found fascinating was really getting under the surface of the gardens we visited. I had the chance to read and research the places and then spend some real quality time there filming and talking to the people that care for and love these places. I came away from the experience with even more respect for the wonderful gardens that have been created in times past.'
A window into science, politics and culture
Andrea Wulf told us: 'Gardens are much more than just lawn, trees and flowers. Of course the gardens at Stowe, Biddulph Grange, Nymans and Great Dixter are beautiful and truly enjoyable places but they also tell a great many stories. As a historian, I use gardens as a window into a wider world of science, politics and culture. They are a prism through which to understand the time in which they were created.'
Fellow presenter Chris Beardshaw commented: 'Sometimes we forget just how privileged we are in the UK by the richness and diversity of gardens that are now open to the public. This series is the perfect example of how it is possible to tell the story of not just gardens but of the social, industrial and political developments that have shaped, or themselves have been shaped by their external environment.'
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