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The Duchess of Cambridge has designed, with award-winning landscape architects Andrée Davies and Adam White, the Royal Horticultural Society’s ‘Back to Nature’ Garden at the Chelsea Flower Show to highlight the benefits of the natural world and inspire children, families and communities to enjoy the great outdoors. The garden includes a swing seat, hanging below the garden’s centrepiece, a high platform tree house. The garden is filled with incredible edibles, plants for craft activities, forest scents and a diverse range of plants, shrubs and trees of different heights and textures, and the Duchess has said “I believe that spending time outdoors when we are young can play a role in laying the foundations for children to become happy, healthy adults.”


"I hope that this woodland that we have created here really inspires families, kids and communities to get outside, enjoy nature and the outdoors and spend quality time together." — The Duchess of Cambridge on the #RHSChelsea Back to Nature Garden pic.twitter.com/286B9TOPGA
— The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) May 20, 2019
"I hope that this woodland that we have created here really inspires families, kids and communities to get outside, enjoy nature and the outdoors and spend quality time together." — The Duchess of Cambridge on the #RHSChelsea Back to Nature Garden pic.twitter.com/286B9TOPGA
— The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) May 20, 2019How many marks out of 🔟for the #RHSChelsea Back to Nature Garden, Prince George? pic.twitter.com/rJ44lUrHzd
— The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) May 20, 2019
How many marks out of 🔟for the #RHSChelsea Back to Nature Garden, Prince George? pic.twitter.com/rJ44lUrHzd
— The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) May 20, 2019The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge also shared some new photographs of their family as they visited the ‘Back to Nature’ Garden, telling about how Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis have helped the Duchess gather moss, leaves and twigs to help decorate the garden, especially the hazel sticks used to make the den. The Duchess of Cambridge said:
I really feel that nature and being interactive outdoors has huge benefits on our physical and mental wellbeing, particularly for young children. I really hope that this woodland that we have created really inspires families, kids and communities to get outside, enjoy nature and the outdoors, and spend quality time together.”
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Ahead of joining The Queen and Members of the @RoyalFamily at #RHSChelsea on Monday evening, The Duchess was joined by local schoolchildren for some outdoor activities, including reed boat baking and marshmallow toasting. pic.twitter.com/JFirsoYdoM
— The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) May 20, 2019
Ahead of joining The Queen and Members of the @RoyalFamily at #RHSChelsea on Monday evening, The Duchess was joined by local schoolchildren for some outdoor activities, including reed boat baking and marshmallow toasting. pic.twitter.com/JFirsoYdoM
— The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) May 20, 2019Embed from Getty Images
The Duchess has designed @The_RHS Back to Nature Garden to inspire children, families and communities to get outside and enjoy the huge benefits that nature has on our physical and mental wellbeing. #RHSChelsea pic.twitter.com/i5EpSvTqvk
— The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) May 20, 2019
The Duchess has designed @The_RHS Back to Nature Garden to inspire children, families and communities to get outside and enjoy the huge benefits that nature has on our physical and mental wellbeing. #RHSChelsea pic.twitter.com/i5EpSvTqvk
— The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) May 20, 2019On the morning of 20th of May, the Duchess of Cambridge visited her ‘Back to Nature’ Garden at the Royal Hospital Chelsea for a final look before unveiling it to the Queen later in the afternoon.
The Duchess of Cambridge hosted a picnic for her patronages in the Back to Nature Garden, which has now transferred to #RHSHampton — where she was joined by children from Hampton Hill Junior School to explore the garden. pic.twitter.com/uQxuxa9PYG
— The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) July 1, 2019
The Duchess of Cambridge hosted a picnic for her patronages in the Back to Nature Garden, which has now transferred to #RHSHampton — where she was joined by children from Hampton Hill Junior School to explore the garden. pic.twitter.com/uQxuxa9PYG
— The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) July 1, 2019🍃 The Duchess of Cambridge's Back to Nature garden highlights how time spent in natural environments can help build the foundations for positive physical and mental wellbeing that last through childhood and over a lifetime. #RHSHampton pic.twitter.com/SIKAwWUEtw
— The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) July 1, 2019
🍃 The Duchess of Cambridge's Back to Nature garden highlights how time spent in natural environments can help build the foundations for positive physical and mental wellbeing that last through childhood and over a lifetime. #RHSHampton pic.twitter.com/SIKAwWUEtw
— The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) July 1, 2019Inspired by the original Chelsea design, The Duchess of Cambridge's Back to Nature garden at #RHSHampton includes new playful features to stimulate engagement with nature and free play:
⛰ Rolling hill
🐜 Bug hotel
🦡 Hidden burrow
🐝 A bee-friendly wildflower meadow pic.twitter.com/TSCTEBGmXD
— The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) July 1, 2019
Inspired by the original Chelsea design, The Duchess of Cambridge's Back to Nature garden at #RHSHampton includes new playful features to stimulate engagement with nature and free play:
⛰ Rolling hill
🐜 Bug hotel
🦡 Hidden burrow
🐝 A bee-friendly wildflower meadow pic.twitter.com/TSCTEBGmXD
👏 At #RHSHampton The Duchess of Cambridge thanked the fantastic team involved in the creation of @The_RHS Back to Nature Garden. pic.twitter.com/zxxz5EPazp
— The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) July 1, 2019
👏 At #RHSHampton The Duchess of Cambridge thanked the fantastic team involved in the creation of @The_RHS Back to Nature Garden. pic.twitter.com/zxxz5EPazp
— The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) July 1, 2019Incredible craftsmen from @PrincesFound Jonny Briggs and Jonny Anderson created the waterfall and wooden walkway for The Duchess of Cambridge's Back to Nature garden, while @RoyalNeedlework made the den’s camo net out of compostable materials. #RHSHampton pic.twitter.com/xm1WodCY6n
— The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) July 1, 2019
Incredible craftsmen from @PrincesFound Jonny Briggs and Jonny Anderson created the waterfall and wooden walkway for The Duchess of Cambridge's Back to Nature garden, while @RoyalNeedlework made the den’s camo net out of compostable materials. #RHSHampton pic.twitter.com/xm1WodCY6n
— The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) July 1, 2019
Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis exploring the Duchess of Cambridge’s #ChelseaFlowerShow2019 ‘Back to Nature’ garden 🌿pic.twitter.com/gzUw9gAJMO
— Lizzie Robinson (@LizzieITV) May 20, 2019
Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis exploring the Duchess of Cambridge’s #ChelseaFlowerShow2019 ‘Back to Nature’ garden 🌿pic.twitter.com/gzUw9gAJMO
— Lizzie Robinson (@LizzieITV) May 20, 2019