Meghan Markle’s highly anticipated Netflix series With Love, Meghan is finally here, after its release was delayed six weeks due to sensitivities around the Los Angeles wildfires.

With Love, Meghan takes place at an $8 million farmhouse that sits a few miles away from the $14.65 million Montecito, California, abode that the Duchess shares with Prince Harry and their two children, Archie and Lilibet. In the eight-part series, Markle opens up about not just cooking and homemaking, but all things Markle-verse: her “high-low” fashion approach; her time on Suits; her royal title; and her new lifestyle business, As Ever, which was quietly announced in March 2024 as American Riviera Orchard (RIP) and is slated to sell spreads, tableware, home goods, beauty items. With Love, Meghan showcases plenty of the LA native’s favorite tips and tricks about party planning, gardening, cooking, and beekeeping. Read on for some of the most intriguing tidbits we learned from the show.

She gives guests the royal treatment

The humble guest room—often an afterthought. Not for Markle! Minutes into the first episode, the consummate hostess reveals that the guest room is one of the most important features in her home.

“I think about the two places of a guest’s experience once they’ve gone into their room: What’s at the side of the bed for them? That’s their good morning and good night moment. And what’s in the bathroom for them, so they can have a beautiful soak [and] a nice bath at the end of the night,” she says. Visitors at the Markle residence are spoiled with homemade bath salts, bedside bouquets fresh from the garden, and custom baskets. “The joy of hostessing is surprising people with moments to let them know I was thinking of their whole experience, from morning to evening,” she says.

She’s a garden-to-table gal

Aside from her stunning kitchen, Markle spends much of her time in the series from her sprawling garden. Though the show itself is not filmed inside her primary residence, People reports that the Duchess’s actual garden is featured here. Growing and harvesting fresh produce from her backyard is a “daily job,” she says. While chatting with legendary chef Alice Waters in the eighth episode, the two discuss how the experience of growing something—whether in a garden or on a window sill—can alter how you view food. When Markle isn’t harvesting fruits and vegetables or picking fresh florals, she uses the outdoor space for gatherings and parties. Elsewhere on the property is a farm, which includes a chicken coop (called Archie’s Chicken Inn, after her son) and a bee yard.

A Le Creuset collection is her kitchen’s crown jewel

Markle cooks for and with her guests in every episode. She explains that her love for cooking stems from growing up on fast food and TV tray dinners. For every meal, the Duchess of Sussex uses high-quality, chip-resistant cast-iron cookware—and it may come as no surprise that the Duchess of Sussex is a huge fan of Le Creuset. Coordinating with the minimal kitchen, the stovetop is decked out in white Dutch ovens used for pasta, frittatas, and even Korean fried chicken. “Are you kidding me? In one of these heavy-ass ‘le creu-set,’ ‘le creu-say’? I could do Romanian deadlifts with this Le Creuset,” Mindy Kaling tells Markle in the second episode.

Glass jars and wicker baskets go a long way in her home

In the show, Markle is never seen without a glass jar or wicker basket in hand. She keeps glassware on deck at all times to store ingredients for meals and occasionally gifts them to friends. As for wicker baskets, Markle not only uses them to harvest produce from her garden, but she often stores baked goods and as display pieces on her countertops.

She believes in the meditative art of flower arranging

Fresh florals are sprinkled throughout the show. According to Markle, there’s a meditative art to making bouquets. “[The] first thing I do is see what colors I gravitate towards and then everything goes from there,” she says in the fifth episode. “I kind of think of it like an outfit, and once you pick the base look, you have to accessorize in a way that makes sense and matches…. If it makes you feel happy, then it’s perfect.”