by cornishgardens | Apr 7, 2024 | Community
Jacquie Rich, Luke Allanson-Clarke and Alan Nicholas in the greenhouse. Photographs: Charles Francis June 2012: People blossom when they come to Kehelland. The village, just outside Camborne, is the home of a horticultural centre which offers training and work...
by cornishgardens | Apr 7, 2024 | Gardening
Hawthorn berries. Photographs: Charles Francis All summer long, the young medlar tree in the Forest Garden at Budock Water was a glossy mass of emerald leaves — and after such a good start in life, it looks set to produce fruit in a year’s time. “You don’t want a tree...
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...
by cornishgardens | Jun 12, 2018 | People
Marjorie sketching a plant specimen. Photographs: Charles Francis December 2007: The flourishing career of acclaimed botanical artist Marjorie Blamey is rooted in a love of the Cornish wildflowers she first painted on her farm near Liskeard more than 40 years...
