by cornishgardens | Jul 4, 2018 | Plants
Photographs: Charles Francis December 2016: There will be much carousing and banging of drums in the orchards at Cotehele seven days before Christmas. This traditional wassail ceremony is all about encouraging the trees to produce a good crop of apples next...
by cornishgardens | Jun 20, 2018 | Regeneration
2008 photographs: Charles Francis March 2008: A walled kitchen garden in West Cornwall, which first went into production nearly two centuries ago, is waking from a long hibernation. This was the original garden at the Trengwainton estate, near Penzance,...
by cornishgardens | Jun 14, 2018 | Environment
Photographs: Charles Francis November 2008: Masses of yellow and crimson flowers, from a succulent known affectionately in Cornwall as “Sally-me-ansum”, stage a spectacular springtime show when they carpet the cliffs close to Lizard Point. And at the height of...
