The Gardener King: The New British Monarch’s Passion for Sustainable Gardening
The Gardener King: The New British Monarch’s Passion for Sustainable Gardening
Whatever your thoughts on monarchy, King Charles III has been a hugely vocal and consistent campaigner for nature.
Photography by Clare Coulson, unless otherwise noted.
As monarch he is constitutionally obliged to be impartial but he’s likely to still wield some soft power, setting an example as he has done for decades on royal estates and through national programs.
As monarch he is constitutionally obliged to be impartial but he’s likely to still wield some soft power, setting an example as he has done for decades on royal estates and through national programs.
The meadows in spring at Highgrove. Highgrove, the King’s beloved country house in the Cotswolds, has acted as a test bed for sustainable gardening.
Bulb meadows with alliums in spring are edged with simple bent birch branches at Highgrove.
Magnolia trees are a favorite of the King. Here, a magnolia in early spring comes into flower outside the Duchy of Cornwall Nursery.
The King has famously worked with numerous designers including Julian and Isabel Bannerman who created a stumpery at Highgrove and installed green oak temples there too.
Photograph by Isabel Bannerman and Dunstan Baker.
The amazing espalier apples at Highgrove. The King has also helped promote more sustainable approach to floristry.
Herbaceous borders at Highgrove featuring towering cultivars of the King’s favorite delphiniums.
