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Explores the making of the PBS series `Gardens of the World,' with horticultural enthusiast Audrey Hepburn as host. It looks at the outstanding gardens of the world in thirty-minute episodes, including Tintinhull House in Britain, Mount Stewart in Northern Ireland, and Luxembourg Gardens in Paris.

Photo essay and text on the flower gardens at Liz Mezzacappa's Southampton home where she and Deborah Nevins have turned some long Island potato fields into an English garden. Australian influence; Arrangement of flower beds.

The Whipple House in Ipswich, Mass. is one of the oldest dwellings of America's earliest settlers, and certainly one of the best documented. A look at house built around 1640, which preserves the luxurious side of Puritan life.

Photo essay with text of garden rooms. Twig settee; Cork table; Urns; Animal feeders; Other ornaments.

Reports that the Green Guerilla movement will be the subject of the movie, `Green Card,' directed by Peter Weir, starring Andie MacDowell and Gerard Depardieu. Background of the Green Guerillas.

Discusses the viola, its various species and breeding. Strictly speaking, violas, violets, violetas, and pansies are all violas. Concentrates on two major species: `Viola Cornuta,' originally from Switzerland and `V. tricolor,' native to Europe. History and background of these species; Advice on planting and care of violas.