Highgrove: Portrait of an Estate

Highgrove: Portrait of an Estate

by Charles Clover (Author), Charles Clover (Author), HRH The Prince of Wales (Author)

Synopsis

The Prince of Wales spent five years turning his Highgrove Estate in the Cotswolds into a model of environmentally-benign farming and gardening. This book records the successes and failures, and the lessons to be shared not only by gardeners, horticulturalists and farmers, but by everyone interested in land and in their environment. In an introductory section Prince Charles shares his vision of Highgrove as a blueprint for the future. Charles Clover depicts the backcloth: the history of the estate, the making of the garden, the wildflower garden, the encouragement of wildlife, the seasons at Highgrove, the experiments in organic farming and the market for the products.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Edition: New
Publisher: W&N
Published: 14 Jul 1997

ISBN 10: 0753800187
ISBN 13: 9780753800188
Book Overview: *A highly illustrated book chronicling the Prince of Wales' transformation of his Cotswolds Estate. *Hardback bestseller with 37000 copies sold. *In depth focus on each aspect of the Highgrove garden, from wildflowers to the herb garden, from woodland to the cottage garden. *Shows how organic gardening and farming can work, with stunning results. *Over 170 full colour photographs by leading garden photographer Andrew Lawson.

Author Bio
Four cooks who worked at Highgrove over the last 20 years have provided the recipes for this book. Charles Clover is the Environment Editor of the Daily Telegraph. He has been three times winner of the national journalist category of British Environment and Media awards. His father was a conventional farmer and his mother was an early member of the Soil Association, the organic farming body. He is married with two sons and lives in Essex.