The plants we grow in our gardens are some of the richest and most varied in the world, but very few of them are native to this country. So where do they come from? Who brought them? How have we changed them? Violets and Pansies
The shy, modest violet has always laid claim to a corner of our gardens, whereas the flamboyant pansy was only invented in the 19th century.
Geoffrey Smith contrasts these two very different flowers which are nevertheless members of the same family. Film editor PETER ringsted Producer BRIAN DAVIES
Director ERICA GRIFFITHS
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