Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde

This guide to Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde in Stockholm follows Prince Eugen, son of King Oscar II, who trained as a painter in Paris and in 1899 bought this headland to build a home with architect Ferdinand Boberg. It traces how the prince became his own gardener, writing planting instructions by hand, tearing out the previous owners' plantings, and choosing exactly which colors would bloom on each terrace. Look up at the top floor as you walk the grounds: that studio, overlooking the same water, is where he painted what he had planted below.