by cornishgardens | Jul 13, 2018 | Garden Stories
Photographs: Charles Francis The Garten Garden August 2013: A conversation with owner Sara Gadd Where does the name Garten come from? It stands for a union of art and garden, as well as being German for ‘garden’. The garden has evolved from my husband Daro...
by cornishgardens | Jul 12, 2018 | Garden Stories
Photographs: Charles Francis Trematon Castle June 2014: A conversation with owners Julian and Isabel Bannerman Can you give us a potted history of this ancient place? Julian: There was a Roman fort here, but the castle is Norman. It has belonged to the Duchy of...
by cornishgardens | Jul 12, 2018 | Garden Stories
Photographs: Charles Francis Thanckes Park February 2014: A conversation with Peter McLaren of the Friends of Thanckes Park This site was once the ornamental parkland of the grand residence of Thanckes House, which is no longer here. How much is known about its...
by cornishgardens | Jul 12, 2018 | Garden Stories
Photographs: Charles Francis Tanglewood October 2014: A conversation with owners Tony and Kerry Marr Tanglewood is not only a wild garden, but a water garden. Was this what you planned to create here? Tony: We called it Tanglewood because that’s what it was like when...
by cornishgardens | Jul 12, 2018 | Garden Stories
Photographs: Charles Francis Pentillie Castle August 2014: A conversation with owners Ted, Sarah and Sammie Coryton It is seven years since you inherited a castle with 55 acres of gardens, and parkland designed by Humphry Repton. What did you find when you...
by cornishgardens | Jul 12, 2018 | Garden Stories
Photographs: Charles Francis Godolphin December 2014: A conversation with gardener in charge Juliet Turner It is seven years since the National Trust acquired the historic house and garden at Godolphin. What was the trust’s vision for this special place? The trust...
