The Victorian Flower Garden (1991)
Horticulture lecturer Peter Thoday and Harry Dodson present this series demonstrating how simple and exotic flowers were cultivated in the Victorian era. Re-enactments are used to explain how the...
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Genredocumentary Number of episodes
2 Latest available episode
Season 1 Episode 6 - Episode 6
Cast and crewKeith Sheather, Harry Dodson, Peter Thoday, Jennifer Davies, Paul Reade, Kevin Meredith
Full description Horticulture lecturer Peter Thoday and Harry Dodson present this series demonstrating how simple and exotic flowers were cultivated in the Victorian era. Re-enactments are used to explain how the head gardener would supply the lady of the house with the blooms she required, in addition to decorating the dining and mansion rooms and sometimes conservatories with suitable flowers. Harry also recreates the displays which would have been used for decorating Victorian weddings, musicals and funerals.
Full description Horticulture lecturer Peter Thoday and Harry Dodson present this series demonstrating how simple and exotic flowers were cultivated in the Victorian era. Re-enactments are used to explain how the head gardener would supply the lady of the house with the blooms she required, in addition to decorating the dining and mansion rooms and sometimes conservatories with suitable flowers. Harry also recreates the displays which would have been used for decorating Victorian weddings, musicals and funerals.
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| 2 | + add links Exotic Plants | Unknown | |
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| 3 | + add links Cut Flowers | Unknown | |
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| 4 | + add links Wedding Flowers | Unknown | |
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| 5 | + add links Victorian Technology | Unknown | |
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| 6 | + add links Flower Arranging | Unknown | |
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| 7 | + add links Autumn Colour | Unknown | |
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| 8 | + add links A Grand Musical Evening | Unknown | |
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