Great Gardens of Europe Season 1 Episode 1 - Hortus Botanicus

Airdate: 2025-Aug-23

Episode summary:

A look at the continent's finest horticultural sites, beginning with the Dutch city of Leiden's Hortus Botanicus, one of the world's oldest botanical gardens. The programme reveals its role in sparking the popularity of the Dutch tulip and explores how it transformed European horticulture with exotic plants from the Far East, and examines its legacy in medicinal research

About Great Gardens of Europe series:

Dive into the breathtaking world of Europe's Gardens and uncover four horticultural havens