Queen Elizabeth.Photo: Lichfield/Getty
The changing of the season sawQueen Elizabethplant a new treeat her Balmoral Castle estate on Friday.
It was an important milestone, kicking off a period of planting that the royals hoped will be replicated across the U.K. in the lead-up to her upcomingPlatinum Jubileenext year.
The colors of fall were evident from miles around as the Queen, 95, andPrince Charles, 72, planted the symbolic tree. “The mixed mature deciduous trees and shrubs show off their vibrant colors,” at this time of year, the castle’s head gardener Brian Corr tells PEOPLERoyals.
“The orange, yellow and red tints of the natural groups and specimens of maples, oaks, limes, aspen and birch further enhance the idyllic landscapes of the Balmoral Castle gardens and grounds,” he adds.
Balmoral Castle.Andrew Milligan - WPA Pool/Getty
During hertime in Scotland,Queen Elizabethhas been entertaining family and friends as she keeps up with work, reading the documents in her red boxes and conducting meetings with government ministers and her advisers.
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles and local schoolchildren.PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo
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He adds, “The garden operates on organic principles and operates a no-dig policy. At the end of the growing season, the vegetable plots are covered with compost created from the waste vegetable matter from the garden.” They also use biological methods to combat the pests like whiteflies, aphids and mealy bugs at bay, while they use pest and disease resistant varieties of vegetables."
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As well as the majestic trees, there are late flowering annuals can be seen in the flower borders and late flowering herbaceous perennials such as the Rudbeckia flower late into the autumn months, Corr reports.
“You get a real sense of spirit of the place when visiting the gardens at Balmoral Castle,” he adds.
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Staying on the estate and visiting the castle, when the family is not in residence, can bearranged via the website.
source: people.com
