Prince’s Gardening Zeal

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18467, 4 August 1934, Page 10

Prince’s Gardening Zeal

THE Prince of Wales must be ae- * counted the most enthusiastic gardener in the Royal Family. Relatives and intimate friends are impressed by his interest in everything to do with plants and flowers. Recently the Prince has been using •ill his' scanty leisure to visit friend's with gardens, so that he may exchange notes, pick up new ideas, and see how his borders at Fort Belvedere compare with other people’s. One of his most recent outings of this kind was to Lord and Lady Abere on way’s country place in North Wales-—Bodnant —where there is a wonderful show of flowering shrubs, collected largely by Lord Abcrconwav’s mother and himself. Having worked out an idea ol old-world flower borders and* made a picturesque success ot it the Prince is anxious t ( improve Ins show ot rhododcndions tind azaleas. The rich orange tints in azaleas, rut,her than the more common pink, are the greater favorites with this Royal gardener, who inclines to the smaller pc tailed flowers because of theiri daintiness. / In the spring the “Fort ” gardens ran riot with every kind ,of bulb — most of them selected bv the I’rinci when on a visit to the Scilly Islos—and he is watching anxiously now for the first roses. I The idea of old-world flowers seems Ito have been instilled into his-mind :as a result of the charming borders ; laid out under the direction .of Queen ! Alexandra at Marlborough House.