King Charles, Sir David Beckham, and Alan Titchmarsh have met at the monarch’s Highgrove residence in Gloucestershire to finalize the design for a special garden at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show. The trio gathered to put the finishing touches on “The RHS and The King’s Foundation Curious Garden,” aimed at inspiring a new generation to take up gardening.
The garden, led by designer Frances Tophill and championed by the three high-profile ambassadors, will feature a beehive, an oak building representing a “museum of curiosities,” and seven raised beds. Garden trainees from RHS Wisley and Highgrove Gardens are involved in the project and will assist with onsite construction at Royal Hospital Chelsea.
Personal touches
The design includes delphiniums and roses named after King Charles, Beckham, and Titchmarsh. Beckham discussed his rose—a white variety that was a gift from his daughter for his 50th birthday. «She organised that… She chose it, so very special,» Beckham said. «It smells amazing, amazing. Not as good as yours,» he added.
Titchmarsh described his rose as «pink with a sort of peony-shaped flower, but apparently I have a slightly weak neck, but if you prune me hard, I’m quite… It’s true actually, yeah really.»
Encouraging new gardeners
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