by cornishgardens | Apr 22, 2024 | Community
Photograph: Charles Francis June 2008: A storm is on the way, and a fierce wind is whipping across the fields, carrying with it the first few hints of rain — but the three volunteer gardeners are determined to brave the weather and finish the job. They are spreading a...
by cornishgardens | Apr 7, 2024 | Plants
Kath planting tulip bulbs. Photographs: Charles Francis October 2008: When the Eden Project first began to take shape in a disused china claypit, the attention of the waiting world naturally focused on the fantastic, futuristic structures of the giant greenhouses...
by cornishgardens | Jul 12, 2018 | Garden Stories
Photographs: Charles Francis Eden Project Outdoor Biome January 2014: A conversation with horticulturalists Julie Kendall and James Clark Eden is home not just to two giant greenhouses, but also the first major new Cornish garden this century. How did you create it?...
by cornishgardens | Jun 12, 2018 | People
Marjorie sketching a plant specimen. Photographs: Charles Francis December 2007: The flourishing career of acclaimed botanical artist Marjorie Blamey is rooted in a love of the Cornish wildflowers she first painted on her farm near Liskeard more than 40 years...
