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Go Behind the Walls of Buckingham Palace — and Get 3 Royal Gardening Secrets!

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    Go Behind the Walls of Buckingham Palace — and Get 3 Royal Gardening Secrets!

  • <p>When it's in full summertime glory, the 512-ft.-long, plant-packed border around the garden "looks very special," says Lane. "You just want to soak up the view and enjoy wonderful fragrances on a still day."</p>
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    The Majestic Border

    When it's in full summertime glory, the 512-ft.-long, plant-packed border around the garden "looks very special," says Lane. "You just want to soak up the view and enjoy wonderful fragrances on a still day."

  • <p>"On a week-by-week increment, so much changes," says Lane. "None more so than around the lake, where there is so much activity with the plant and animal life."</p>
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    The 3.5-Acre Lake

    "On a week-by-week increment, so much changes," says Lane. "None more so than around the lake, where there is so much activity with the plant and animal life."

  • <p>A ravine cutting through birch trees creates a waterfall to oxygenate the lake below. The water "adds a real sense of sound and movement in this part of the garden," Lane explains. "The lake adds such an important dimension to the landscape."</p>
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    Natural Beauty

    A ravine cutting through birch trees creates a waterfall to oxygenate the lake below. The water "adds a real sense of sound and movement in this part of the garden," Lane explains. "The lake adds such an important dimension to the landscape."

  • <p>A palace gardener deadheads (remove old blossoms from) the blooms in the rose garden. Says Lane, "This will ensure a good display of fresh new flowers until the frosts begin."</p>
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    Shear Perfection

    A palace gardener deadheads (remove old blossoms from) the blooms in the rose garden. Says Lane, "This will ensure a good display of fresh new flowers until the frosts begin."

  • <p>In addition to deadheading blooms, Lane offers three more essential tips: </p> <p><strong>Ensure</strong> vegetation, especially if recently planted, is watered. "This requires going around those plants weekly and giving them a good soak."</p> <p><strong>Weeding</strong> is vital at any time of the year, "but now it is key to give the garden that properly looked-after look. Clean borders and shrubberies will set off a garden to its true potential."</p> <p><strong>Clipping</strong> the edges of paths and the laws "is an essential job and done regularly will get much admiration from all those that see it. Good sharp edging shears are a must."</p>
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    A Palace-Worthy Garden

    In addition to deadheading blooms, Lane offers three more essential tips:

    Ensure vegetation, especially if recently planted, is watered. "This requires going around those plants weekly and giving them a good soak."

    Weeding is vital at any time of the year, "but now it is key to give the garden that properly looked-after look. Clean borders and shrubberies will set off a garden to its true potential."

    Clipping the edges of paths and the laws "is an essential job and done regularly will get much admiration from all those that see it. Good sharp edging shears are a must."

  • <p>With COVID restrictions lifting, the garden is once again open to visitors this summer and is being celebrated with a new book from author Claire Masset, <a href="https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/ADzsCwpxp7FLrm5OViVes6h?domain=royalcollectionshop.co.uk" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Buckingham Palace: A Royal Garden;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><em>Buckingham Palace: A Royal Garden</em></a>. "At this time of the year, the meadows are coming into their own and the rolling landscape is fresh and lush," says Lane. "Even above the sound of traffic, the birds sing and calmness reigns."</p> <p><em>Following the <a href="https://people.com/royals/people-royals-kate-middleton-how-future-queen-defining-herself/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:premiere issue;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">premiere issue</a> of </em>PEOPLE <em>Royals that launched in the spring, the <a href="https://www.magazine.store/people-royals/?utm_source=redirect&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=launch" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:summer edition drops on June 11;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">summer edition drops on June 11</a>. The new issue explores how Princess Diana changed the monarchy for good, the dos and don'ts of royal PDA and former First Lady <a href="https://people.com/tag/michelle-obama/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Michelle Obama;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Michelle Obama</a> opens up about the first time she met <a href="https://people.com/tag/queen-elizabeth/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Queen Elizabeth;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Queen Elizabeth</a>! Plus, so much more - like the cocktail fit for the royal box at Wimbledon.</em></p>
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    Sanctuary from the City

    With COVID restrictions lifting, the garden is once again open to visitors this summer and is being celebrated with a new book from author Claire Masset, Buckingham Palace: A Royal Garden. "At this time of the year, the meadows are coming into their own and the rolling landscape is fresh and lush," says Lane. "Even above the sound of traffic, the birds sing and calmness reigns."

    Following the premiere issue of PEOPLE Royals that launched in the spring, the summer edition drops on June 11. The new issue explores how Princess Diana changed the monarchy for good, the dos and don'ts of royal PDA and former First Lady Michelle Obama opens up about the first time she met Queen Elizabeth! Plus, so much more - like the cocktail fit for the royal box at Wimbledon.

<p>When it's in full summertime glory, the 512-ft.-long, plant-packed border around the garden "looks very special," says Lane. "You just want to soak up the view and enjoy wonderful fragrances on a still day."</p>
<p>"On a week-by-week increment, so much changes," says Lane. "None more so than around the lake, where there is so much activity with the plant and animal life."</p>
<p>A ravine cutting through birch trees creates a waterfall to oxygenate the lake below. The water "adds a real sense of sound and movement in this part of the garden," Lane explains. "The lake adds such an important dimension to the landscape."</p>
<p>A palace gardener deadheads (remove old blossoms from) the blooms in the rose garden. Says Lane, "This will ensure a good display of fresh new flowers until the frosts begin."</p>
<p>In addition to deadheading blooms, Lane offers three more essential tips: </p> <p><strong>Ensure</strong> vegetation, especially if recently planted, is watered. "This requires going around those plants weekly and giving them a good soak."</p> <p><strong>Weeding</strong> is vital at any time of the year, "but now it is key to give the garden that properly looked-after look. Clean borders and shrubberies will set off a garden to its true potential."</p> <p><strong>Clipping</strong> the edges of paths and the laws "is an essential job and done regularly will get much admiration from all those that see it. Good sharp edging shears are a must."</p>
<p>With COVID restrictions lifting, the garden is once again open to visitors this summer and is being celebrated with a new book from author Claire Masset, <a href="https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/ADzsCwpxp7FLrm5OViVes6h?domain=royalcollectionshop.co.uk" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Buckingham Palace: A Royal Garden;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><em>Buckingham Palace: A Royal Garden</em></a>. "At this time of the year, the meadows are coming into their own and the rolling landscape is fresh and lush," says Lane. "Even above the sound of traffic, the birds sing and calmness reigns."</p> <p><em>Following the <a href="https://people.com/royals/people-royals-kate-middleton-how-future-queen-defining-herself/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:premiere issue;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">premiere issue</a> of </em>PEOPLE <em>Royals that launched in the spring, the <a href="https://www.magazine.store/people-royals/?utm_source=redirect&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=launch" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:summer edition drops on June 11;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">summer edition drops on June 11</a>. The new issue explores how Princess Diana changed the monarchy for good, the dos and don'ts of royal PDA and former First Lady <a href="https://people.com/tag/michelle-obama/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Michelle Obama;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Michelle Obama</a> opens up about the first time she met <a href="https://people.com/tag/queen-elizabeth/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Queen Elizabeth;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Queen Elizabeth</a>! Plus, so much more - like the cocktail fit for the royal box at Wimbledon.</em></p>
Simon Perry

Nestled in the bustling heart of London, peace, privacy and the occasional party blossom at Buckingham Palace within the 39-acre oasis that offers the perfect summertime setting for Queen Elizabeth to entertain. Head gardener Mark Lane tells PEOPLE in the summer issue of PEOPLE Royals, "It's a special place, with a striking balance of the cultivated and wild."