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? Peonies
Of the peony, a gardener once said, 'Had I but four square feet of ground at my disposal, I would plant a peony in the centre and proceed to worship.'
Geoffrey Smith unravels the history of this ancient flower which has been revered for centuries all over the world.
Film editor PETER RINGSTED Producer BRIAN DAVIES
Director ERICA GRIFFITHS