*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.
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.The Prince of Wales describes how he spent eleven years turning his Cotswold estate into a model of environmentally benign farming and gardening. He also describes how his gardens have been conceived, developed and planted.
The British have been known to consider strongly ``opinionated'' views unseemly, and yet the Prince of Wales is well known for issuing firm-minded positions on all sorts of subjects. This large, handsome book provides an interesting, relatively mellow venue for one of them: horticulture and agriculture that are safe for the land, the plant(s) and the grower. Collaborating with Daily Telegraph environment editor Clover, who wrote most of the book, the Prince explains his work (``a purely private passion'') at Highgrove, a property in the Cotswolds, over the past decade. Aspects of the Prince's creed, fulfilled with his own two hands and with the help of gardeners including Rosemary Verey: avoiding chemicals; experimenting with an ``alternative'' sewage treatment system; seeking organic controls in farming; practicing crop rotation; and trying out new or rare varieties of fruits and vegetables. The sweet and sweeping views of the results suggest that all is green and well; the Prince's prose, too, thrives. ``I have put my heart and soul into Highgrove--and I will continue to do so while I can,'' he declares. ``I have also put my back into Highgrove and, as a result, have probably rendered myself prematurely decrepit.'' Photos. Garden Book Club alternate. (Nov.)
Prince Charles, an advocate of environmental sustainability, puts his philosophy into practice at his 300-acre Highgrove estate by presenting a model of organic gardening and farming, which should silence all skeptics. The Prince explains his motivation for choosing organic farming methods and its importance for the future of agriculture in the United Kingdom. Clover, the environmental editor of the Daily Telegraph , describes the history, cultural practices, and management techniques of Highgrove's organic enterprises and the lessons learned along the way. By applying appropriate combinations of renewable resources and sound production methods using no chemical fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, or feed additives, Highgrove stands as a successul example of an organic crop and livestock enterprise. Over 160 full-color photographs attest to the success and beauty of the Highgrove experiment. A good sourcebook for supporters of organic farming.-- Irwin Weintraub, Rutgers Univ. Libs., Piscataway, N.J.
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