Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn

Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn is a 1990s documentary television series filmed on location in some of the world's most beautiful, noteworthy gardens, hosted by Audrey Hepburn, who also co-narrates the series with Michael York. Her Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement − Informational Programming was awarded posthumously.

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• Gardens of the world with audrey hepburn trailer
• Episode List
• Music Soundtrack CD
• References

A one-hour introductory special premiered on PBS in March, 1991; the premiere of six half-hour episodes began on January 24, 1993. Two further episodes along with a re-release of the six-part series by Home & Garden Television premiered in January, 1996. The series was shown internationally in more than 30 countries. A DVD of all 8 programs was released in 1999; in September 2006, an extended DVD edition was released.

Audrey Hepburn’s principal photography was filmed in the spring and summer of 1990 in exemplary public and private gardens in England, France, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Dominican Republic & U.S.A. From her home in Tolochenaz, Switzerland that summer Hepburn wrote her foreword to the companion book for the series. She loved nature and gardens and saw a rare opportunity to bring forth their beauty in a poetic, meaningful way. Her life partner Robert Wolders was with Hepburn throughout the production: "It became an intensely personal and creative process for her. She immersed herself in not only the beauty of the gardens, but also in their origins and evolution."

In January 1991, Hepburn recorded her voice over narration in Los Angeles and graced the cover of House & Garden magazine, U.S. edition. In New York on March 6, 1991, Cartier honored Audrey Hepburn and Gardens of the World with a High Tea reception at their Fifth Avenue Mansion; the following day, Ralph Lauren at 72nd Street hosted the occasion of her book signing.