by cornishgardens | Apr 19, 2024 | Community
Job seekers have a chance to learn gardening and cooking skills and gain valuable experience at Bosavern Community Farm in West Penwith Photos courtesy of Bosavern Community Farm February 2022: “Can we do it now – and if not, can we do it soon?” This is the question...
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 | Apr 7, 2024 | Events
Raised beds terraced on a hillside at Trelyn. Photographs: Charles Francis July 2011: For hundreds of years, the people of Polmassick and the surrounding area would gather at the village grist mill to grind their corn. This month, the mill will once again be a meeting...
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 | Environment
Photographs: Charles Francis April 2010: A thick layer of ice covered the ponds at Trewithen, as the estate’s gardeners braved the winter chill to clear the snow which had blanketed paths and squashed shrubs. It was January 7, and the temperature in the gardens was...
