by cornishgardens | Jul 15, 2018 | Plants
Photographs: Charles Francis September 2015: Mike Mann gazes across a garden full of gorgeous dahlias. “People often say to me: ‘Which is your favourite?’” he says. “I can genuinely say that it’s one of the most difficult questions I ever have to answer.” And...
by cornishgardens | Jul 15, 2018 | Nurseries and Florists
Photographs: Charles Francis July 2015: The Cornish Cutting Garden is not just the perfect place to go for a gorgeous home-grown wedding bouquet, but also an inspirational space where vulnerable people can gain skills, confidence and a sense of wellbeing. Clare...
by cornishgardens | Jul 14, 2018 | Garden Stories
Photographs: Charles Francis Antony October 2012: A conversation with head gardener Val Anderson and assistant head gardener Mark Maunder It is more than 200 years since the great landscape gardener Humphry Repton set out his ideas for Antony. Was his advice...
by cornishgardens | Jul 14, 2018 | Garden Stories
Photographs: Charles Francis Trerice December 2013: A conversation with garden manager John Lanyon Visitors to Trerice can see the outline of a new Tudor-style knot garden. How did this project come about? The National Trust is trying to ensure that the whole...
by cornishgardens | Jul 14, 2018 | Garden Stories
Photographs: Charles Francis Trengwainton February 2013: A conversation with gardener Gareth Wearn Trengwainton means “dwelling near the spring”. What does this tell us about the history of this site? There are certainly a lot of springs here, and I wonder if...
