Series
The Victorian Flower Garden
Documentary
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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Seasons & episodes
- 1Flowers and Decorative Plants3 Jun 1991Flowers and Decorative Plants
- 2Exotic Plants10 Jun 1991Exotic Plants
- 3Cut Flowers17 Jun 1991Cut Flowers
- 4Wedding Flowers24 Jun 1991Wedding Flowers
- 5Victorian Technology1 Jul 1991Victorian Technology
- 6Flower Arranging8 Jul 1991Flower Arranging
- 7Autumn Colour15 Jul 1991Autumn Colour
- 8A Grand Musical Evening22 Jul 1991A Grand Musical Evening
Details
- First aired
- 3 Jun 1991
- Last aired
- 22 Jul 1991
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Episodes
- 8
Cast
- PPeter ThodayPeter Thoday
- HHarry DodsonHarry Dodson
