King Charles might have an extensive team dedicated to keeping his royal homes running in perfect order, but when it comes to his beloved gardens (and chickens), he often takes things into his own hands. The King has been a passionate gardener since he was a young man, and it turns out some of his tactics are a bit out of the ordinary.
At the Windsor Castle premiere of the monarch’s new documentary, Finding Harmony: A King’s Vision, British gardening expert Alan Titchmarsh told Hello! that The King uses one of his own personal favorite tips in the royal gardens.
“His Majesty and I are both of the opinion that if a plant isn’t doing well, you have to have a strong word with it, threaten it with the compost heap, and generally what you find is that it will pick right up!” Titchmarsh told the media outlet.
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The King is pictured weeding at his country retreat, Highgrove, in 1986.
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King Charles is known to “have a strong word” with his plants.
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The new documentary explores The King’s commitment to “the restoration of harmony between humanity, nature, and the environment” over the past five decades.
Titchmarsh says the Amazon Prime Video film is “very positive” and “shows what can be done” by the public to help the environment.
“He’s done these huge projects and they’re amazing, the one in India and in Guyana,” the gardening pro says of King Charles. “But we can do our own things in our back gardens, and then the neighbors can do something, and before you know it we’ve made a difference.”