The Garden at Highgrove
When the marriage of Lady Di and Prince Charles fell apart, rumor had it  part of the problem had to do with his gardening obsession. Gossip  columns claimed Charles paid more attention to his gardens than his  wife.The Garden at Highgrovetakes readers on a tour of Charles's  favorite creation--a maze-like garden surrounding the estate where he has  primarily lived for the past 20 years. Various styles thrive within the  boundaries of the property: wildflower meadows, formal hedgerows,  outdoor rooms, carefully plotted tapestries of Queen of Night tulips. If  Diana complained of neglect, Highgrove's landscape looks like it has  been lavishly doted on. In one series of photos, we see the  transformation of a large plot, viewed from the house, as it has been  completely erased and re-created year to year. Who has time to complete  and then entirely redo a garden on a regular basis? A prince, of course.  Although the landscape glows with a vibrant, almost artificial green,  Charles has long been a committed organic gardener. In the introduction  he recalls the period when he came around to the cause of  environmentalism. While driving through a declining English countryside  in the 1960s and 1970s, "I remember longing to heal the countryside, to  bind up its wounds and to reclothe it in its rightful form."The  Garden at Highgrovewill inspire gardeners, even those who don't live in palaces, who are looking for images of elegance and can't afford a staff to keep the hedges perfect.--Emily White