by cornishgardens | May 15, 2024 | Community
Photographs: Charles Francis August 2017: Back in January, dozens of people braved the midwinter cold to gather at St Ives Community Orchard and toast the health of its resident trees with mulled cider. The traditional wassail ceremony also featured exuberant...
by cornishgardens | Apr 25, 2024 | Community
Photographs: Charles Francis August 2015: At the height of the summer season in St Ives, Sam Blades likes to escape to his allotment with a radio and a flask of tea. It is one of 60 plots, perched high above the town, which offer stunning views of St Ives Bay....
by cornishgardens | Apr 7, 2024 | Garden Stories
Photographs: Charles Francis December 2010: A conversation with landscape architect John Moreland The gardens at Tregenna Castle are less than 15 years old – but the estate has a long history. How much do you know about it? The house was built...
by cornishgardens | Jul 4, 2018 | Gardening
Photographs: Charles Francis September 2016: There are Jerusalem artichokes growing above the beach, along with rhubarb and raspberries, sorrel and chop suey greens. This is the Porthminster kitchen garden, created on a sloping patch of wasteground between...
