by cornishgardens | Jul 15, 2018 | Garden Stories
A new botanical garden is taking shape on a former mining site at Pool Photographs: Charles Francis August 2012: A conversation with head gardener Julie Tripp What was the thinking behind the design of the gardens? The aim was to celebrate the Cornish...
by cornishgardens | Jul 15, 2018 | Garden Stories
Photographs: Charles Francis Gyllyngdune Gardens June 2012: A conversation with project manager Jon Mitchell and landscape contracts manager Simon Penna from Cornwall Council contractor Cormac Solutions Gyllyngdune has been officially re-opened following a £2.4m...
by cornishgardens | Jul 15, 2018 | Garden Stories
Photographs: Charles Francis Epiphany House April 2012: A conversation with gardener Michael Harbage How much is known about the history of the house and garden here? There was a vicarage here for at least 300 years before it was enlarged to become the home of...
by cornishgardens | Jul 15, 2018 | Garden Stories
Photographs: Charles Francis Caerhays Castle May 2012: A conversation with head gardener Jaimie Persons What do you think makes Caerhays such a special place? The Williams family have been here since 1840, and they sponsored the plant-hunter George Forrest on...
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...
