It turns out that our favourite, cheeky Prince has green thumbs!
In a recent chat with BBC Radio 4’s Gardeners’ Question Time, Prince Charles revealed that he and little Prince George like to spend time “planting a tree or two” in the garden of his Gloucestershire home.
“The most important thing is I got him planting a tree or two here, so we planted it together and shovelled in the earth,” said the 67-year-old.
“That’s the way I think, when you are very small, and then each time they come you say, ‘Do you see how much the tree has grown?’, or whatever, and you hope that they take an interest.”
Prince George can’t get enough of the great outdoors! The little tyke enjoyed rolling around in the grass with his mum at a Charity Polo Match last June.
Charles also added that he recently transformed his 15-acre garden, making it more child-friendly to accommodate for his grandchildren, George, two, and Princess Charlotte who will turn one next month.
“In Scotland and here (Highgrove) I have tried to design it with what would appeal to a child; it is the paths and the interests.”
“We have made a maze now up there which is rather fun, and I adored a maze when I was young. You just put yourself in the child’s position and sometimes it works,” he added.
Watch in the video player below, never before seen footage of baby Charles! Post continues after video.
Like little George, Charles’ passion for horticulture also began at a young age.
The royal spoke about a time as a child where he would help his grandmother, The Queen Mother, care for the grounds at Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park.
“I always like gardening – I hate to say this – from a child’s point of view. It’s a funny thing, because I have such happy memories of bits of garden at my grandmother’s house,” the 67-year-old said.
He also recalled tending to his own little plot in Buckingham Palace near Constitution Hill.
A young Charles pictured with Queen Elizabeth II in 1952.
In a world of royal outings, public appearances and constant media attention, Charles describes his passion for gardening as a “therapeutic” escape.
“For me it’s the most marvellous, therapeutic business. You can get reward from it, but you can also be driven mad by it.”
Prince Charles’ passion for horticulture began at a young age.
