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The Quiet American Gardener : Jardin Serre de la Madone /

Lawrence Johnston embarked on creating a second garden at Menton in the South of France. Like Hidcote, Jardin Serre de la Madone was a farm that Johnston turned into a magnificent garden. After Johnston's death in the 1950s, Serre passed through the hands of a series of different owners and was...

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Corporate Author: Off the Fence Productions
Other Authors: Evans, Pauline (Producer, Director), Rawlings, Bruce (Producer, Director), Gravelle, Matthew (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English and French.
Published: Amsterdam : Off the Fence, 2012.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Johnston, Lawrence Waterbury, > 1871-1958.
Johnston, Lawrence Waterbury, > 1871-1958
Gardeners.
Gardens > France.
Jardiniers.
Jardins > France.
Gardeners
Gardens
France
Documentaries and Factual Films
documentary film.
Documentary films
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Lawrence Johnston embarked on creating a second garden at Menton in the South of France. Like Hidcote, Jardin Serre de la Madone was a farm that Johnston turned into a magnificent garden. After Johnston's death in the 1950s, Serre passed through the hands of a series of different owners and was nearly lost, but its reputation was kept alive by a handful of enthusiastic garden connoisseurs.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed August 17, 2015).
Physical Description:1 online resource (53 min.)
Playing Time:00:52:05