Prince Charles's interest in organic farming and gardening

[Artemisia]

Thank you SO MUCH for posting the video!
My, what a stunning place. I have rarely seen anything more beautiful than the house and especially the gardens surrounding it. The improvement is just amazing: the house back in 1980's was nice but ordinary, nowadays it's just nothing short of breathtaking.

The place has Prince Charles' personality all over the place. I absolutely loved the entrance sign: "BEWARE! You Are Now Entering Old-Fashioned Establishment". How wonderful is that? "biggrin"

[Tyger]

Originally Posted by Madame Royale

Having yesterday watched a documentary about Highgrove, I am nothing short of amazed at just how breathtakingly serene and beautiful the estate is.

The Prince is well featured and presents his garden to the interviewer at length.

The Prince of Wales and his gardening specialists have devoted so much effort and time into it's conservation; it's not hard to tell it's a labour of love for all.

Agree - and its all in the main totally on target. Not 'out there' at all. I'm a bit surprised that such cutting edge ideas and practices seem to be routinely scoffed at in England. Its pretty normal stuff (here in the US).

Originally Posted by Renata4711

Prince Charles' role in the Food debate is quite useful. He winds people up successfully and makes them talk about his ideas.

I hope he can continue his campaign(s) for a lot longer. Once king, he won't be able to do so.

And this will forever puzzle me. Why? He's a human being with a private life and the right to a freedom in that life. Slavery has been outlawed for centuries. Maybe as Monarch he can't speak - crazy even so - but perhaps this is the modernization of the monarchy that everyone is always talking about - surely a modern monarch can maintain a private life - why not?

[sesa]

I personaly think that the Prince he way before his time in his way of thinking. I mean he was doing this back in the 80's and it has taken him thus far to get other people onboard with his way of thinking.
Personally, I like it. I think we would all be better off if we could have more of a sustainable way of life rather than depending on others for what we need. I guess the older AI get, the more I see it this way. I would die to have just a small portion of his garden in my back yard. I would love to have a few chickens back there to have fresh eggs and manure to fertalize my grass. But since I live in the city, I just get to drem about these things. During the Princes time with Diana, you always heard how diana hated Highgrove and how he talked to his plants. Well, I always thought that he was just a dork. But now I see what he was trying to achieve and kudos to him for doing it!

[scooter]

There is a lovely book The Gardens at Highgrove by Charles and Candida Lycett Green. Really beautifully photographed.

[Tyger]

Originally Posted by Madame Royale

Having yesterday watched a documentary about Highgrove, I am nothing short of amazed at just how breathtakingly serene and beautiful the estate is.

The Prince is well featured and presents his garden to the interviewer at length.

The Prince of Wales and his gardening specialists have devoted so much effort and time into it's conservation; it's not hard to tell it's a labour of love for all.

Whenever I watch this documentary - and I've seen it now about twice - I am always struck about how careful and deliberate Charles is in his decision making - and so the tragedy of his personal life is thrown all the more into sharper relief. It is good that things have turned out happy for him and that he finally insisted that his personal life contentment trumps the falsity of tabloid opinions - but what a trail of tears to that happiness.

The many 'if only's' - if only his first wife were intellectually curious, if only she valued home life and married life above the glitz of the camera and recognized that she had a loyal and serious partner - if only the first marriage had been one that resulted in comfortable middle age - all the if only's. Really sad.

But the real stand out is how interesting Charles is - a man who decided very early on to 'have a life' and not sit idly waiting for the throne or live his life in the camera's eye. In this the two eldest children of the Queen are interesting - and perhaps its the influence of the Queen Mother who as I have understood had a considerable hand in their upbringing (not as much with the second pair of children).

This clip reminds me that of all the Royals he is the one - along with Camilla - I'd be interested in meeting - and not just for a moment. I mean an afternoon of conversation. There's a lot there to make a fascinating visit.

[King of the Jungle]

Originally Posted by Tyger

Whenever I watch this documentary - and I've seen it now about twice - I am always struck about how careful and deliberate Charles is in his decision making - and so the tragedy of his personal life is thrown all the more into sharper relief. It is good that things have turned out happy for him and that he finally insisted that his personal life contentment trumps the falsity of tabloid opinions - but what a trail of tears to that happiness.

The many 'if only's' - if only his first wife were intellectually curious, if only she valued home life and married life above the glitz of the camera and recognized that she had a loyal and serious partner - if only the first marriage had been one that resulted in comfortable middle age - all the if only's. Really sad.

But the real stand out is how interesting Charles is - a man who decided very early on to 'have a life' and not sit idly waiting for the throne or live his life in the camera's eye. In this the two eldest children of the Queen are interesting - and perhaps its the influence of the Queen Mother who as I have understood had a considerable hand in their upbringing (not as much with the second pair of children).

This clip reminds me that of all the Royals he is the one - along with Camilla - I'd be interested in meeting - and not just for a moment. I mean an afternoon of conversation. There's a lot there to make a fascinating visit.

Charles' work and interests are indeed fascinating.
He chooses to concentrate on things that make a long term difference to the world. He might be 'fashionable' now but Charles was passionate for the environment long before many others jumped on the same train.