by cornishgardens | Jul 14, 2018 | Garden Stories
Photographs: Charles Francis Trengwainton February 2013: A conversation with gardener Gareth Wearn Trengwainton means “dwelling near the spring”. What does this tell us about the history of this site? There are certainly a lot of springs here, and I wonder if...
by cornishgardens | Jul 12, 2018 | Garden Stories
Photographs: Charles Francis Godolphin December 2014: A conversation with gardener in charge Juliet Turner It is seven years since the National Trust acquired the historic house and garden at Godolphin. What was the trust’s vision for this special place? The trust...
by cornishgardens | Jul 11, 2018 | Garden Stories
Photographs: Charles Franci Trelissick December 2015: A conversation with head gardener Tom Clarke There will be reindeer in residence at Trelissick this month, and visits from Father Christmas. What can visitors see in the garden? We’re illuminating it at...
by cornishgardens | Jul 6, 2018 | People
Photographs: Charles Francis June 2015: Spring is Tommy Teagle’s favourite season, and magnolias are his favourite plants — so there is nowhere he would rather be right now than Lanhydrock. The glorious 30-acre garden near Bodmin boasts an outstanding...
by cornishgardens | Jul 4, 2018 | Gardens
Photographs: Charles Francis October 2016: The giant granite press in the tool shed at Penrose is a tangible reminder of centuries of apple-growing in the fields around Helston. It is a heavy piece of kit. “We don’t know how the press was brought in. Maybe it...