What a surprisingly enjoyable read. I expected it to be stuffy and boringly practical, instead found it transending many of the more mundane gardening books I’ve read. His writing is very lucid and joyful to read even though he had one or two colloquial British expressions I didn’t understand nor could I find in the dictionary. I was truly inspired by how easy and wonderful an organic garden could be and have already begun to implement some of his design whereever I could in my miniscule Astoria, NYC garden: I’ve started a fragrent Thyme garden path; applied his simple technique for testing the soil and identifying the type; set up a bird feeder to attract more of the beautiful birds good at eating the more destructive insects and pests; started using all the twigs and tree branches for creating beautiful topiaries for my herb and flower garden; as well as economize on space by combining my single cordon apple tree with my climbing roses over a trellis — Stunning effect; and finally attached a covered barrel to my downspout to capture all the rainwater with a handy hose hookup (which you can easily make or purchase through the internet.) He was also generous in acknowledging other organic gardeners as well as ancient gardening techniques from India and around the world. I Love this book and recomend it so highly to every gardener on the planet. A visit to highgrove is now on my wishlist. Joyful, joyful, joyful. The Elements of Organic Gardening
Rating: 5 / 5

I bought this book last year and it’s great. It’s a true inspiration to make your own organic garden. HRH did a wonderful job on letting the world in his private world.
Rating: 5 / 5

I loved the earlier book on Highgrove and gave it the highest review. It’s interesting to see this updated version, complete with delightful pictures of Charles and Camilla looking relaxed and happy. This book translates well for even the “small yard” gardener as there are a lot of tips. It is admitted that the Highgrove grass isn’t really grass at all–just a wildflower meadow that’s very closely clipped. It isn’t fertilized or watered either (though the pictures don’t show that–it would have been helpful and inspiration for the book to come clean by showing us the royal dried up lawn during a (rarely) hot English summer.) This book also is fun to compare to the earlier book, where one can see some of the new plantings (including the black and white garden) as they mature. There are also many other clever features in the garden, including the “green man” made of greens. There is inspiration for a novice gardener, and for organic gardeners there is a lot of useful information.
Rating: 5 / 5