GROWING A LEGACY

At Highgrove House, King Charles III has planted the seeds for a future of sustainability and original artistry. But how to preserve the essence of the garden itself? English home furnishings firm Sanderson immortalizes his vision in a new collection of fabrics and wallpapers, created in close collaboration with His Royal Highness's estate.

- STEELE THOMAS MARCOUX

"To design a garden, you have to be able to see into the future," observes Claire Vallis, Sanderson Design Group design director. Her comment applies to all gardeners, of course, but she's talking about one in particular: His Majesty King Charles III, whose gardens at Highgrove House have been the subject of her close study and intimate reflection for the past year.

During that time, Vallis and her team of artists have spent hundreds of hours immersed in the gardens, listening to the hum of pollinators and breathing in intoxicating scents while painting and drawing the flowers, plants, and structures as research for Highgrove by Sanderson, an expansive new fabric and wallpaper collection by the English home furnishings firm created in collaboration with Highgrove.

The collection, which includes toiles, damasks, tapestries, embroidery, block prints, jacquards, and outdoor fabrics as well as printed and handpainted wallpapers, is a salute to the King's singular vision for preservation, conservation, and sustainability at his Gloucestershire home.