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George Hudson

Revealed: King Charles and the royal family’s favourite flowers to go on display in the Royal Tribute Garden at Chelsea Flower Show

Have you ever wondered what grows behind the walls of Clarence House? You are not alone. Ahead of the Coronation, garden designer Dave Green has been busy quizzing the royal gardeners and growers on which plants are the favourite or most talked-about of the royal family and the famously plant- loving King.

Why? Well, the Royal Horticultural Society has asked him to create the Royal Tribute Garden at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show. The garden, which will be seen by more than 150,000 people during the show, contains plants known to be liked by both the late Queen and Charles, the green-fingered King.

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