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A wild garden west of Penzance is home to a host of magical creatures – and it may contain nuts

by cornishgardens | Jul 12, 2018 | Garden Stories

Photographs: Charles Francis Tanglewood October 2014: A conversation with owners Tony and Kerry Marr Tanglewood is not only a wild garden, but a water garden. Was this what you planned to create here? Tony: We called it Tanglewood because that’s what it was like when...

A Victorian estate is now a haven for the people of Penzance and plants from all over the world

by cornishgardens | Jul 11, 2018 | Garden Stories

Photographs: Charles Francis   Penlee Park November 2015: A conversation with head gardener Andrew Gregory Penlee Park is home to a museum and art gallery, open-air theatre, football and tennis clubs, children’s playground and education centre — but it also has a...

Spring arrives early in Penzance’s exotic floral paradise

by cornishgardens | Jul 11, 2018 | Garden Stories

Photographs: Charles Francis   Morrab Gardens February 2015: A conversation with gardener Joe Palmese Morrab Gardens has the good fortune to occupy a sunny south-facing site in sheltered Mount’s Bay. What benefits does this bring?  It’s amazing how many exotic...

A new project celebrates the heritage of a much-loved Penzance garden

by cornishgardens | Jun 25, 2018 | Regeneration

Photographs: Charles Francis   February 2018: A donkey once lived in a shed on the ground floor of the gardener’s house in Morrab Gardens. “The gardener never got up on time,” says present-day head gardener Joe Palmese. “So the people he worked with used to do...
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