We don’t often see the gardens of celebrities, but many big names love spending time outdoors at their homes.
David Beckham recently posted some videos of himself gardening at the Cotswold home he shares with his wife Victoria.
According to Hello!, David and Victoria hired former Chelsea Flower Show winner Marcus Barnett to design their garden.
Since then, David’s interest in gardening has blossomed. He’s shared videos of his spring onion harvest (with a cameo appearance from his chickens).
“Not bad for my first try,” he says, proudly holding up his spring onions. “Look at that!”
It’s raining, but David doesn’t seem to mind. In fact, he looks very content when working on his garden.
In another video, David demonstrated how to plant a Queen of Sweden rose bush on his property, supervised by Victoria.
In the comments, TV gardener Alan Titchmarsh joked that he needed to watch his back. Could we see a Beckham gardening show on the horizon? We’d definitely tune in!
David’s not the only green-fingered celebrity to grace our screens. Here are a few famous gardeners and green spaces you won’t want to miss.
Celebrity gardens and garden-loving celebs
1. Idris Elba
Actor Idris Elba is best known for his role in the crime drama Luther and has also starred in a string of Hollywood blockbusters.
While Idris hasn’t spoken publicly about his love of gardening, The Daily Mail reported that he’s registered a new business called Growing Media, which will sell a range of products including peat moss, bark and wood fibre. Watch this space!
2. Dame Judi Dench
Dame Judi Dench has been a household name for decades, but when she’s not appearing on stage or on screen she loves spending time in her beautiful garden in Surrey.
She’s particularly known for her love of trees and in a 2022 interview with Louis Theroux she revealed that she has a memorial forest on her land to celebrate the lives of friends and family who have passed on. The forest includes trees to commemorate the actor Alan Rickman, who died in 2016, and the composer Stephen Sondheim.
Dame Judi’s garden also features a statue of Queen Victoria, who she played in the 2017 movie Victoria and Abdul.
She recently appeared at the world-renowned Chelsea Flower Show, which is one of the highlights of the gardening calendar in the UK.
Fun fact: Dame Judi has a rose named after her! The Dame Judi rose produced by David Austin is a beautiful shade of apricot-orange and was first released in 2017.
3. King Charles III
Britain’s reigning monarch has made no secret of his passion for gardening and the environment, to the extent that some people have called him the Gardener King.
His Majesty is known for campaigning on climate issues and supporting organic farming methods on his estate.
King Charles III bought the Highgrove Estate in 1980 and spent decades developing the gardens there. He called on gardening experts like Dame Miriam Rothschild, who helped him develop his own blend of wildflower seeds.
He often attends the Chelsea Flower Show and even co-designed a garden for the event in 2001.
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4. Kate Moss
Like the Beckhams, supermodel Kate Moss has fallen in love with the idyllic Cotswolds – and turned her hand to gardening!
In an interview with The Times, she said that she had embraced country living and was growing her own vegetables.
5. Morgan Freeman
US actor Morgan Freeman has reportedly turned his 124-acre ranch into a sanctuary for bees. He’s even planted bee-friendly plants on his land including lavender, magnolia trees and clover.
Morgan has become a champion of bee conservation and spoken out about the threats facing the bee population.
The actor has said that he feels at ease in the presence of bees and doesn’t get stung.
6. Courtney Cox
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Followers of the former Friends star will know from her Tiktok videos that she has a spectacular garden overlooking the sea in Malibu.
The garden features a sweeping lawn where her dogs love to play. There’s a clear fence, which allows uninterrupted views of the ocean.
Courtney’s garden is full of beautiful trees, palms and aloe vera plants. There’s also a pool and a flagstoned patio around the front of the house. We’ve definitely got garden envy!
7. Jennifer Aniston
Courtney’s Friends co-star Jennifer Aniston also has an enviable garden at her home in Bel-Air.
In an Instagram post, she showed her followers a sanctuary she’d created in memory of her beloved dog Dolly, complete with a wind chime.
Jennifer often shares pictures of the veranda outside her mansion, which has stunning views across LA.
8. Mary Berry
Queen of the kitchen Mary Berry shot to fame when she became a judge on The Great British Bake Off (The Great British Baking Show in the US).
As well as being a keen baker, Mary is an avid gardener. She worked with a designer, Bunny Guinness, to create her garden at her home in Henley, Oxfordshire.
Mary’s known to have a soft spot for roses and likes nothing more than picking fresh flowers from her garden to brighten her house.
9. Halle Berry
Halle Berry’s Californian garden has a wild, natural look. It’s full of ferns and grasses that are suited to the Californian climate.
An expert for Livingetc identified some of the plants in Halle’s garden, which included Berkley sedge grass and Carex tumulicola between the stepping stones to provide good ground coverage.
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