This programme displays the inspiration and comfort poets have found In the natural world. The various songs explore the role of gardens and nature as a place of refuge from the world either due to melancholy or as a pleasurable diversion. The songs from 17th century England and France are paired with solos for the theorbo by composers from the court of Louis XIV.

Programme includes music by composers Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Michel Lambert, Robert de Visee, Etienne le Moine, Sebastien le Camus, Henry Purcell, Nicholas Lanier and Maurice Greene.