Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Sophie Edwards

Audrey Hepburn's '70s Garden Piques the Interest of an Eagle-eyed Master Gardener with her Unusual (Yet Strangely Effective) Companion Planting

Audrey hepburn in a garden.

Upon first glance, there's nothing unusual about the garden at Audrey Heburn's Swiss villa, La Paisible. A photo from 1971 shows the actress casually strolling along, pushing her son, Luca, in a carriage. through the wild outdoor space. Totally normal, right?

Our resident Master Gardener, Rachel Bull, knows better. What appears to the untrained eye to be a random grouping of trees is a flourishing fruit orchard, and what looks to me like a tangle of weeds is actually a covert vegetable patch including onions (with seeds available from Amazon). Though the pair seem like strange bedfellows, the combination of orchard and vegetable patch works symbiotically, bolstering one another's growth.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.