by cornishgardens | Apr 12, 2024 | Community
Photographs: Charles Francis May 2013: They say you can grow anything in Ludgvan. The picturesque West Cornwall village enjoys an enviable position at the heart of the Golden Mile, where a mild climate and extraordinarily fertile soil have combined to...
by cornishgardens | Apr 8, 2024 | Community
Photographs: Charles Francis July 2013: When the gardeners at Truro’s Victoria Gardens unlock the gates at 8am each day, they always find a few early risers waiting outside, eager to begin the day with an energising walk in one of the city’s best-loved green...
by cornishgardens | Apr 7, 2024 | Community
Photographs: Charles Francis June 2009: Generations of visitors have carved their initials into the gnarled bark of a rare twisted beech at Tehidy Country Park, and present-day passers-by are equally keen to make their mark. But this summer, they are being encouraged...
by cornishgardens | Apr 7, 2024 | Community
Jacquie Rich, Luke Allanson-Clarke and Alan Nicholas in the greenhouse. Photographs: Charles Francis June 2012: People blossom when they come to Kehelland. The village, just outside Camborne, is the home of a horticultural centre which offers training and work...
by cornishgardens | Nov 14, 2023 | Community
Volunteers keeping their crops weed free. Photographs: Charles Francis November 2010: It is known as the Golden Mile: a south-facing stretch of sheltered, spectacularly fertile land on the fringes of Penzance, which can comfortably produce two crops a year. Last...
by cornishgardens | Nov 14, 2023 | Community
Photographs: Charles Francis October 2015: Bordered by hundreds of houses, a busy sports centre and one of Cornwall’s largest schools, newly-planted Newquay Community Orchard is destined to become a green oasis for the town’s residents for generations to...
