by cornishgardens | Nov 15, 2023 | Garden Stories
A great garden was rediscovered. Now the team’s task is to preserve the past while planning for the future. Photographs: Charles Francis December 2008: A conversation with creative director Candy Smit and marketing manager Lorna Tremayne What makes Heligan a...
by cornishgardens | Nov 14, 2023 | Garden Stories
Photographs: Charles Francis June 2013: A conversation with marketing manager Lorna Tremayne and head gardener Mike Friend Cornwall Today readers have voted Heligan their favourite garden. Why do people love it so much? Lorna: People have such a...
by cornishgardens | Nov 14, 2023 | Garden Stories
Photographs: Charles Francis February 2016: A conversation with head gardener Iain Davies Twenty-five years ago. Heligan welcomed its first visitors following the restoration of the Lost Gardens. How did you hear about this very special place? I was...
by cornishgardens | Jul 4, 2018 | Plants
Photographs: Charles Francis March 2016: The new year was just three days old when the first magnolias of the season burst into bloom at Caerhays Castle — almost two months ahead of their normal flowering time. Charles Williams, owner of the estate, described...
by cornishgardens | Jun 14, 2018 | 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...
