2023-05-01 18:05:14
During his five decades as Prince of Wales, King Charles III acquired many properties across his country… One of his favorites is Highgrove Manor in Gloucestershire, South Wales. West English. A residence where the Duke of Cornwall implemented his major ecological and architectural principles… Guided tour.
Three checkpoints mark the entrance to the Highgrove domain. To visit, you must have reserved your slot in advance, and follow a guide. During the visit, no taking out your phone or taking photos. “The owners’ privacy must be respected.whispers the guide, you are likely to meet very important people.“And not just any: the owner, for four decades, is none other than Charles III.
The guided tour takes the curious through a dozen gardens: the orchard, the vegetable garden, the garden at the Lotus Fountain, the garden at the Sundial… Leading to the manor, a long path lined with rounded topiary, in the shape of pudding crown: the thyme promenade, which contains no less than 70 different varieties of the herb. “Originally it was a gravel roadexplains Rosie Alderton, curator of the ‘Highgrove in Harmony’ exhibition in London. His Majesty wanted to make it more aesthetic, he placed stones, slates there.“The manager particularly appreciates the shot of the king, then Prince of Wales, kneeling while planting thyme:”he spent four months there, every weekend. He planted everything on his own!“
1682980468
#Coronation #Charles #III #Highgrove #gardenlaboratory #ecologist #king