David Beckham has given fans a rare glimpse of his huge kitchen garden at his £12m Cotswold farmhouse complete with an expensive Hartley greenhouse.
The football icon, 49, has swapped the grass pitch for raised beds and a flock of chickens – and now, has even asked renowned gardener Alan Titchmarsh how his vegetable crop is looking.
Taking to Instagram on Saturday, David joked his wife Victoria would be eating spring onions for lunch and dinner after a successful harvest.
He wrote: ‘Looks like @victoriabeckham has a few spring onions for lunch and dinner for the next few weeks How am I doing @alatichmarshmbe.’
David added he was suffering from hay fever, but it certainly didn’t stop from continuing his outdoor occupations.
David Beckham has given fans a rare glimpse of his huge kitchen garden at his £12m Cotswold farmhouse complete with an expensive Hartley greenhouse
The football icon, 49, has swapped the grass pitch for raised beds and a flock of chickens – and now, has even asked renowned gardener Alan Titchmarsh how his vegetable crop is looking
‘Not bad for my first try,’ he said.
Taking to his Instagram stories, the former footballer ensured to document his gardening ventures and shared a selfie in front of his kitchen garden as he busied himself, despite the wet weather.
As he posed beaming with a newsboy hat and just a T-shirt, he wrote: ‘Possibly would have worn a jacket.’
He then shared a shot of his chickens saying they were ‘a bit damp’ from the rain.
But a sore throat nor a rainy day stopped the star from continuing his daily pursuits, and braving the cold weather he posed in his garden and penned: ‘Rain rain go away.’
Another similar shot captured David standing as he laughed and captioned: ‘But still laughing after getting a few tips off Alan.’
David then proceeded to show the Rolls Royce of greenhouses, a Hartley, which can cost upwards of £20,000.
The Manchester United legend had been beavering away potting up his seedlings which were all lined up in the greenhouse ahead of planting out.
David added he was suffering from hay fever, but it certainly didn’t stop from continuing his outdoor occupations
He proudly showed off his ripe spring onions
Another similar shot captured David standing as he laughed and captioned: ‘But still laughing after getting a few tips off Alan’
He asked Alan ‘how am I doing?’. But don’t plant any bamboo David! After it was championed by the gardener, millions planted it. But now it’s wreaking havoc on our houses
He then shared a shot of his chickens saying they were ‘a bit damp’ from the rain
David has been spending more and more time at the Cotswolds farmhouse after Victoria gifted him his own flock of chickens at Christmas.
The former footballer also has his own beehives on the sprawling estate to make his own honey.
Last weekend, David treated himself to a can of Stella while gardening at home – well he is a brand ambassador, of course.
The sportsman artfully placed the drink on his fence as he shared his newfound journey into gardening.
Fans have begged the BBC to give him his own gardening show and branded him a ‘human golden retriever’ after he gave an insight into life at home.
On Saturday, David shared a video of him planting a Queen of Sweden rose shrub, as his wife Victoria, 50, gave him words of encouragement.
The star sportsman’s fans were quick to give him pointers on where he was going wrong, prompting him to share another video the next day planting a second rose shrub – and thanking supporters for their tips.
Brand ambassador David treated himself to a can of Stella while planting roses on Instagram on Sunday – as fans begged the BBC to give him his own gardening show
David fans branded him a ‘human golden retriever’ after he gave an insight into life at home in an Instagram video over the weekend
The former footballer took to Instagram over the weekend to share his newfound journey into gardening – and took on advice from fans
The videos wracked up over one million likes, as people hailed the star the ‘gardening influencer we never knew we needed’ and shared their desire for him to get his own TV show.
Taking to social media on Saturday, David shard his debut gardening post, with a collection of clips filmed by Victoria.
‘He does love a spot of gardening,’ Victoria could be heard saying.
‘Do you think that’s deep enough?’ David asked, before Victoria replied: ‘Looks it. I mean I’m not really the one to ask. Try it.’
In a second clip, David held up the plant and said: ‘Queen of Sweden, English shrub rose. Should it not be English rose shrub?’
The next video saw him struggling to get the plant out of the pot he had bought it in, with soil crumbling everywhere.
‘There we go, some action,’ Victoria said. ‘Oh it’s crumbling.’ David then patted down the soil around the plant before saying: ‘By the way, that’s impressive.’
‘It is impressive,’ Victoria replied. ‘Very impressive.’
The next day, David shared another video, this time filmed by himself, in response to those from the day before.
On Saturday, David shared a video of him planting a Queen of Sweden rose shrub, as his wife Victoria, 50, gave him words of encouragement
The star sportsman’s fans were quick to give him pointers on where he was going wrong, prompting him to share another video the next day planting a second rose shrub – and thanking supporters for their tips
The videos wracked up over one million likes, as people hailed the star the ‘gardening infuencer we never knew we needed’ and shared their desire for him to get his own TV show
Taking to social media on Saturday, David shard his debut gardening post, with a collection of clips filmed by Victoria
He said: ‘After my slightly amateur attempt at planting my shrubs yesterday, I took some advice of a few people that commented on my slightly amateur plating and trying to get my Queen of Sweden out the box. And guess what? They were right. Let’s see.
David then started banging the sides of the new plant pot before lifting out the rose shrub. ‘Who knew?’ he said to the camera. He then planted the rose shrub before patting it over with soil.
David added: ‘Who knew it was so easy to get the Queen of Sweden out the box?
‘Thank you everyone. Isn’t it always nice to be kind. Happy Sunday. At least I’ve got socks on, not barefoot.’
Fans adored the gardening content, and took to the comment sections to share their appreciation.
They wrote: ‘He’s like a human version of a golden retriever,’;
‘He does love a spot of gardening,’ Victoria could be heard saying
The next day, David shared another video, this time filmed by himself, in response to those from the day before
In a second clip, David held up the plant and said: ‘Queen of Sweden, English shrub rose. Should it not be English rose shrub?’
‘Up next on BBC four, Gardening with Becks,’; ‘Can we have a reality show of you and Victoria just gardening,’;
‘David Beckham gardening is my new favorite content on social media. Thank you for sharing, being positive, and making the world a better place,’;
‘We like the Barefoot Gardener sounds like a movie title,’; ‘A David Beckham gardening show would be a hit!’;
‘It’s like a glimpse at the TV Gardening series that no one knew they needed,’; ‘David Beckham is the garden influencer we never knew we needed,’;
‘@davidbeckham we need a gardening show, you’d ace it❤️,’; ‘@gardenersworldtv please do an episode with David Beckham.’
