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A head gardener from Cornwall joined an expedition to China

by cornishgardens | Jul 9, 2018 | People

April 2013: The botanical treasures transported from the Far East by intrepid Edwardian explorers helped shape the character of some of Cornwall’s greatest gardens. Bradley Newton never dreamed he would have the chance to follow in the footsteps of great adventurers...

A Victorian seaside garden is blossoming again

by cornishgardens | Jul 9, 2018 | People, Uncategorized

Photographs: Charles Francis   September 2013: The bright white summer house perched high above Readymoney Cove offers a seagull’s eye view of a reawakened Victorian garden which rises in tiers on the steep slopes of the valley below. “Garden design is all about...

Childhood memories led Viv to a life of scones, jam, cream and gardening

by cornishgardens | Jul 8, 2018 | People

Photographs: Charles Francis   April 2014: Every summer, from the mid-60s to the mid-70s, a family of ten from the Scottish city of Stirling would squeeze into an Austin Cambridge and drive more than 500 miles to enjoy a holiday in Polzeath — and they always...

Top of the tree: the garden at Lanhydrock is flourishing under the care of an award-winning head gardener

by cornishgardens | Jul 6, 2018 | People

Photographs: Charles Francis   June 2015: Spring is Tommy Teagle’s favourite season, and magnolias are his favourite plants — so there is nowhere he would rather be right now than Lanhydrock. The glorious 30-acre garden near Bodmin boasts an outstanding...

Are we in for a spectacular spring? Cornwall Garden Society’s chairman certainly hopes so

by cornishgardens | Jul 5, 2018 | People

Photographs: Charles Francis   February 2015: On a winter walk through his garden overlooking the River Fowey, Andrew Leslie has discovered camellias and magnolias already covered in buds — a sight guaranteed to gladden the heart of any gardener. “This spring has...

A landscape architect from Germany is designing inspirational gardens in Cornwall

by cornishgardens | Jul 4, 2018 | People

Photographs: Charles Francis   June 2016: One sunny day, a little girl was enchanted by a field of blue flowers. More than 30 years later, garden designer Selma Klophaus vividly remembers the blissful experience of sitting in the blue field on her uncle’s farm in...
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