Hinter den Hecken (2018)
Season 2
Discover the most extraordinary gardens in Switzerland, each a veritable little corner of paradise hidden behind its hedges and fences. Who are the enthusiasts working to create them? What are the secrets of their success?
Released March 25, 2018
Episode 42 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: SRF
Network: RTS
Country: Switzerland
Languages:
German,
French
S2E1 - Dreams of an artist
Katharina Locher heads off to the canton of Solothurn, a forested region of northern Switzerland. In a fairy-tale landscape, she invites us to discover an artist's garden, as magical as it is surprising...
March 17, 2019, midnight
S2E2 - Heavenly roses
In the village of Oberrieden, on the shores of Lake Zurich, Katharina Locher invites us to discover a veritable little gem. It's not only the size of the garden that makes it so unusual, but also its situation: right in the heart of an agricultural area. A rare setting for an ornamental garden.
March 24, 2019, midnight
S2E3 - A city garden
Strolling through the streets of old Berne, it's difficult to imagine that nearby grow a plethora of fruit, trees and vegetables. From the Cathedral Square, you can just make out a large city garden below. An area of greenery that is open to anyone who wants to come and garden.
March 31, 2019, midnight
S2E4 - The hanging garden
We're off to the canton of Grisons, in a valley known for its innumerable villages perched high on the hillsides. The village of Rothenbrunnen hides an idyllic garden, a little area of mountain nestling between the houses.
April 7, 2019, midnight
S2E5 - A modern garden
Böckten, in the canton of Basel-Landschaft. A small village of eight hundred souls, and a very unusual garden, the fruit of a close collaboration between an artist and an architect.
April 14, 2019, midnight
S2E6 - An alpine garden
To the mountains! Below the Strela Pass, in the Grisons, lies a unique alpine garden. At a height of 1,900 metres, this botanical garden is perched just above Davos, the highest town in Europe. Known as the Alpinum Schatzalp, it is home to an impressive number of high altitude plants.
April 21, 2019, midnight
S2E7 - In a monastery garden
Welcome to Hauterive Abbey. An imposing monument, it was built some nine hundred years ago on the banks of the River Saane, near Fribourg, in a landscape enclosed by a sandstone cliff. This baroque building is today home to eighteen Cistercian monks who care for a superb garden
April 28, 2019, midnight
S2E8 - A collector's garden
In Sutz-Lattrigen, on the shores of Lake Biel, lie some truly beautiful gardens. The gateway to one of them is hidden by an imposing bamboo forest. As soon as you enter, you are immediately transported to a tropical jungle.
May 5, 2019, midnight
S2E9 - An experimental garden
Here in the canton of Nidwalden, the hills are covered by scattered farms. We meet a couple who both cultivate and garden with all their heart and soul. She is an artist, he is an architect and together they form a very creative duo.
May 12, 2019, midnight
S2E10 - A garden for living
The canton of Thurgau is sometimes described as the orchard of Switzerland. We visit a garden whose owners turned it into a space for living, a veritable outdoor sitting room.
May 26, 2019, midnight
S2E11 - Best of
Kurt Aeschbacher and Katharina Locher meet up in Zurich, accompanied by all those who had opened their garden gates, presented their planting and revealed their secrets.
June 2, 2019, midnight
Network: RTS
Episode Runtime: 42 min.
Season Runtime: 2140 min.
Released: March 25, 2018
Last Air Date: May 19, 2024, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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