by cornishgardens | Apr 7, 2024 | Garden Stories
Photographs: Charles Francis December 2009: A conversation with head gardener Darren Dickey, director Nigel Burnett, and head of education Chris Hibbert What has been your major project in 2009? Darren: Over the years the garden had become congested, which...
by cornishgardens | Apr 7, 2024 | Garden Stories
Photographs: Charles Francis April 2011: A conversation with head gardener Gavin Vague What is the history of the garden? It was laid out by Sir William Molesworth in the 1830s and 40s. We know there was a garden of note before, though we don’t know what it...
by cornishgardens | Apr 7, 2024 | Environment
Photographs: Charles Francis October 2011: A large truck laden with logs, leaves and grass cuttings is approaching the weighbridge at Splattenridden Farm, home of the Green Waste Company. Earlier this morning, the greenery was gathered from properties in Penzance as...
by cornishgardens | Apr 7, 2024 | Garden Stories
Photographs: Charles Francis June 2011: A conversation with owner Penny Black The glorious garden you and your husband Bob created at your previous home at Stithians was featured in the TV series Consuming Passions. What made you decide to leave it and start...
by cornishgardens | Apr 7, 2024 | Garden Stories
Photographs: Charles Francis February 2011: A conversation with warden Georgina Schofield This was once a busy industrial area. How did it become a garden? Harvey’s Foundry started in the 1780s and this was the site of the boring and hammer mills, and a...
