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Inside King Charles’ incredible home transformation – from run-down pile to breathtaking retreat
Despite “no experience” of gardening under his belt, King Charles managed to transform his beautiful Gloucestershire estate into an organic and wildlife-rich oasis
When King Charles bought Highgrove House in 1980, it marked the beginning of a life-long passion project that not only tapped into his love of nature, but also provided him with a rural retreat away from the formality of London life. He created a pioneering kitchen garden at the nine-bedroom Georgian property and with the help of the naturalist Dame Miriam Rothschild, planted a world-renowned wildflower meadow on its 347-acre Gloucestershire estate. It was built in 1999 using natural cob, a mixture of Highgrove clay and barley straw, and is a place of “quiet contemplation”, surrounded by varieties of acer, beech and cherry tree.
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