by cornishgardens | Jul 9, 2018 | Gardening
Photographs: Charles Francis May 2012: When spring sun and rain bring lush, rampant growth back to hibernating gardens, many a novice gardener is tempted to splash out on a set of shiny new tools. But old hands know that old tools are better. After a bit of a...
by cornishgardens | Jun 26, 2018 | Nurseries and Florists
Photographs: Charles Francis Clarence and Bartholomew began life in Mediterranean sunshine — but they have adapted well to their new home in the windswept far west of Cornwall. The two spectacular Butea capitata specimens are among an impressive range of mature...
by cornishgardens | Jun 25, 2018 | People
Photographs: Charles Francis April 2017: There is no species of euphorbia named after Mozart — but a woman who visited Christopher Harvey Clark’s Hampshire garden several years ago may still be searching for this mythical variety. On the morning before he...
by cornishgardens | Jun 25, 2018 | Environment
Photographs: Charles Francis November 2017: A broadleaved woodland at the Trewithen Estate was in fine shape until it was destroyed by a gang of grey squirrels, not much more than a decade after it was planted. The loss of the wood, which covered almost four...
by cornishgardens | Jun 14, 2018 | Gardening
September 2008: Railway gardens full of flowers were once the pride and joy of many a rural stationmaster, but the days when rail staff had time to plant and care for flower beds vanished with the age of steam. By the late 20th century, carefully-cultivated shrubs...
