Every English garden, no matter how petite or grand, has a magical feel. Perhaps none is more fascinating than the real, working English garden in Tetbury on the Estate of Highgrove House, the 900-acre family home of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla.
Living in harmony with nature has long been a passion for King Charles. When he came to Highgrove in 1980, the house had a kitchen garden with neglected air and some underutilized pastureland. But in the ensuing decades, King Charles designed and led the development of the gardens to become a masterpiece of sustainability and ethical management.
A Look at King Charles's Highgrove Gardens
Today, there are 15 acres of interconnected gardens, which are managed organically by incorporating techniques such as recycling waste materials, utilizing natural predators as pest control, and capturing rainwater for irrigating the gardens. King Charles has been hands-on for many years, often feeding the chickens and planting trees by hand.
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While Highgrove House is not open to the public, the garden is for part of the year, welcoming more than 40,000 visitors annually. In fact, the king said in June 2019, “One of my great joys is to see the pleasure that the garden can bring to many of the visitors and that everybody seems to find some part of it that is special to them.”
Highgrove Garden's Twitter account shares the latest news from the garden:
Arricca Elin SanSone has written about health and lifestyle topics for Prevention, Country Living, Woman's Day, and more. She’s passionate about gardening, baking, reading, and spending time with the people and dogs she loves.
