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👑 I work in the gardens at Highgrove, the private residence of His Majesty King Charles III. 📌 This is my personal account. It is not a Highgrove Gardens account. Pictures used are not from there.
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Fabulous!

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It’s a windy old day in the garden! 💨 #CotswoldGardenGuide

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Plant trivia time! 🌱 Jasmine is a symbol of love and good luck and in Asia, especially India, it is often used in wedding garlands. A drop in temperature strongly increases the scent, so there Jasmine is called Queen of the Night. 🇮🇳 👑 ❤️ #CotswoldGardenGuide

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What better way to welcome in June, than with one of its two birth flowers, the rose. For our 31st wedding anniversary last month, I bought my wife two, The King’s Rose (David Austin) and Catherine’s Rose (Harkness Roses). 👑 🌹 ❤️ #CotswoldGardenGuide

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Last week the Tulip trees in our area started to flower, I think one of the most beautiful plants. A fast, potentially very tall grower, part of the Magnolia family. Native North America and known as canoe wood. The straight, strong trunk made it perfect for dugout canoes. 🌷🌲 #CotswoldGardenGuide

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It’s happening! The first dahlia of the year is almost here!!! 🌱

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End of #NoMowMay, so time to cut the grass, thankfully there’s not a lot of it, most of what we have here is wild anyway. Still, it does look a bit neater now! 🌱

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A tree I like to show guests is a superb Atlas Cedar on the main lawn. From the Atlas Mountains but now endangered due to human overuse and fires. American visitors today were delighted to learn that there is one on the South Lawn at the Whitehouse. Planted in 1845. 🇺🇸🌲 #Trees #CotswoldGardenGuide

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Today’s favourite rose - It’s a Wonderful Life - looking wonderful #roses #myroses #mygarden #gardening

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A Friday flower fact for you… Although all parts of the plant are toxic, in medieval times, the root of the Delphinium was used to make a love potion. ❤️ In ancient Egypt, the petals of the flowers decorated mummies before they were entombed. ⚰️ #CotswoldGardenGuide #Gardening 🌱 #History

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