Many of the old plant varieties found in the walled garden from the original estate were replanted and regrown.

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Villette features 18 recently renovated bedrooms, each with views of the estate's lake or garden--and in some cases, both.

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Even the honey comes from the bees in the garden, with five or six beehives on the estate producing honey this year.

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To illustrate his ideas he turned a patch of grass near a housing estate in South London into such a garden, inspired by the flower beds at Buckingham Palace, and incorporating beans, salads and many other foodstuffs.

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Anmer Hall, on the Queen's estate at Sandringham, will get a new garden room and accommodation converted from wood stores on the site.

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Not surprisingly, among the least profitable categories were two directly tied to the still-lagging real estate market: stores selling lawn and garden equipment and supplies, and building material and supplies dealers.

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"Basically you own a garden shed, because it's honestly not much bigger, " estate agent James White said.

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Mr and Mrs Rolfe, who have eight children, have been told to return the garden to rough pasture or face paying to have it gravelled by the estate owners.

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