by cornishgardens | Nov 15, 2023 | Garden Stories
Photographs: Charles Francis February 2009: A conversation with head gardener Richard Morton What’s the history of the garden? The estate was purchased by Edward Bolitho in the 1830s, and by the 1880s, it was mentioned in horticultural journals as having an...
by cornishgardens | Nov 15, 2023 | Garden Stories
An informal family garden in the far west is also a site of historical significance. Photographs: Charles Francis September 2013: A conversation with head gardener Richard Morton What is the history of the garden? The estate was purchased by Edward...
by cornishgardens | Jul 4, 2018 | Plants
Photographs: Charles Francis March 2016: The new year was just three days old when the first magnolias of the season burst into bloom at Caerhays Castle — almost two months ahead of their normal flowering time. Charles Williams, owner of the estate, described...
