Prince Charles' Highgrove gardens inspire Canberra couple

By Susan Parsons
Updated September 21 2014 - 10:13am, first published September 9 2014 - 11:45pm
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Let's do the thyme walk again: Danielle Hyndes in the orchard at Calthorpes' House in Red Hill perusing the <i>Highgrove: A Garden Celebrated</i>. Photo: Rohan Thomson
Let's do the thyme walk again: Danielle Hyndes in the orchard at Calthorpes' House in Red Hill perusing the <i>Highgrove: A Garden Celebrated</i>. Photo: Rohan Thomson
A copy of <i>Highgrove: A Garden Celebrated</i>, some fruit blossom, a tin of Duchy Originals biscuits, and a pack of Highgrove bumblebee cards, photographed on the front verandah at Calthorpes' House. Photo: Rohan Thomson
A copy of <i>Highgrove: A Garden Celebrated</i>, some fruit blossom, a tin of Duchy Originals biscuits, and a pack of Highgrove bumblebee cards, photographed on the front verandah at Calthorpes' House. Photo: Rohan Thomson
A kitchen garden at Highgrove. Photo:  Marianne Majerus
A kitchen garden at Highgrove. Photo: Marianne Majerus

John and Danielle Hyndes live on a property called 'Meadow Cottage' at Gundaroo. In their garden there are old apple trees, apricot and pear trees, pomegranates, rhubarb, raspberries galore, asparagus and strawberry patches and, the highlight, quince trees planted around 1930 that continue to provide bounteous crops.

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