by cornishgardens | Jul 15, 2018 | Garden Stories
Photographs: Charles Francis Caerhays Castle May 2012: A conversation with head gardener Jaimie Persons What do you think makes Caerhays such a special place? The Williams family have been here since 1840, and they sponsored the plant-hunter George Forrest on...
by cornishgardens | Jun 12, 2018 | Plants
Photographs: Charles Francis April 2008: When the first camellias came to Cornwall, on board 18th century merchant ships, they were thought to be so fragile that they could only survive if they were pampered in expensive glasshouses. The early enthusiasts who...
