by cornishgardens | Nov 18, 2023 | Garden Stories
Photographs: Charles Francis February 2011: A conversation with warden Georgina Schofield This was once a busy industrial area. How did it become a garden? Harvey’s Foundry started in the 1780s and this was the site of the boring and hammer mills, and a...
by cornishgardens | Nov 14, 2023 | Blog
Nearly every day, before breakfast, I go for a nature walk. I live in Hayle, which sits at the mouth of an estuary and looking across St Ives Bay — so there’s plenty of scope for a spot of early morning exercise in a lovely location. Sometimes, I stroll through a...
by cornishgardens | Jul 11, 2018 | Garden Stories
Photographs: Charles Francis King George V Memorial Walk January 2015: A conversation with gardeners Russell Symons, Mike Kemp and Olivia Pellowe It is almost 80 years since a disused railway line running through Hayle was acquired by the local council. What happened...