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Duchess of Cambridge shows off garden to her children Chelsea Flower Show: Duchess visits garden with schoolchildren
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Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis showed their playful sides as they enjoyed their mother's creation at the Chelsea Flower Show. The Duchess of Cambridge has unveiled her garden at the Chelsea Flower Show.
The Duchess of Cambridge will unveil the garden she designed for the event in London this week. She visited the woodland wilderness garden with schoolchildren a day after Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis also enjoyed it.
The royal children were captured trying it out as they spent an hour playing in the Back to Nature Garden on Sunday. The royal children spent an hour on Sunday playing in the Back to Nature Garden, which has a tree house, stream and swing.
Charlotte is seen on a swing, while a barefoot George is paddling in a stream as an excited Louis runs with a branch. The site was co-created with landscape architects Andree Davies, Adam White and the Royal Horticultural Society.
Over the past months, George, Charlotte and Louis helped their mother collect leaves, moss and twigs which were then incorporated into the garden. Charlotte was pictured on a swing, while a barefoot George paddled in a stream and Louis ran about with a stick.
The Duke of Cambridge can also be seen playing with his family in the pictures released by Kensington Palace - and taken by photographer Matt Porteous. Over the past months, George, Charlotte and Louis helped their mother collect leaves, moss and twigs, which were then incorporated into the garden.
Catherine has been closely involved in the project from the very beginning and has been at the site frequently ahead of the event, which opens on Tuesday. The Duke of Cambridge was seen playing with his family in pictures released by Kensington Palace and taken by photographer Matt Porteous.
The space includes a tree house, waterfall, rustic den and a campfire as well as tree stumps, stepping stones and a hollow log for children to play on. Catherine has been closely involved in the project and been at the site ahead of the event, which opens to the public on Tuesday.
The garden includes a tree house, waterfall, rustic den and a campfire as well as tree stumps, stepping stones and a hollow log for children to play on.
It also features Princess Diana's favourite flowers, forget-me-nots, among the geraniums, blue periwinkle, astrantias, ferns, strawberry plants and rhubarb.It also features Princess Diana's favourite flowers, forget-me-nots, among the geraniums, blue periwinkle, astrantias, ferns, strawberry plants and rhubarb.
Reclaimed timber from Southend Pier was used to create the decking.Reclaimed timber from Southend Pier was used to create the decking.
The duchess's woodland wilderness plot forms part of her work on early childhood development.The duchess's woodland wilderness plot forms part of her work on early childhood development.
Co-created with landscape architects Andrée Davies and Adam White, along with the Royal Horticultural Society, the garden is intended by the duchess to highlight the benefits the natural world brings to mental and physical well-being. The garden is intended to highlight the benefits the natural world brings to mental and physical well-being.
One of the people she chatted with while touring the garden on Monday was fellow mother Alison Shockledge.
Ms Shockledge said: "She was talking about it from a mum's perspective: put your devices down, let's go out. Be relaxed with your children, let them get muddy."
The duchess also chatted to Colette Morris and Rebecca Beale.
Ms Morris said: "She said children played very differently. In a way she didn't anticipate."
Ms Beale added: "Children are often sat still looking at screens. She said it was important to be multi-sensory."
The duchess told the BBC: "I really feel that nature and being interactive outdoors has huge benefits on our physical and mental well-being, particularly for young children.The duchess told the BBC: "I really feel that nature and being interactive outdoors has huge benefits on our physical and mental well-being, 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." "I really hope this woodland that we have created inspires families, kids and communities to get outside, enjoy nature and the outdoors, and spend quality time together."
Her conversation with Monty Don will air on Monday 20 May at 19.30 BST on BBC One. Her interview will air on Monday 20 May at 19.30 BST on BBC One.