by cornishgardens | Apr 12, 2024 | Community
Photographs: Charles Francis May 2013: They say you can grow anything in Ludgvan. The picturesque West Cornwall village enjoys an enviable position at the heart of the Golden Mile, where a mild climate and extraordinarily fertile soil have combined to...
by cornishgardens | Apr 8, 2024 | Community
Photographs: Charles Francis July 2013: When the gardeners at Truro’s Victoria Gardens unlock the gates at 8am each day, they always find a few early risers waiting outside, eager to begin the day with an energising walk in one of the city’s best-loved green...
by cornishgardens | Apr 8, 2024 | Garden Stories
Photograph: Charles Francis April 2008: A conversation with owner Valerie Hadley What’s the history of Poldowrian? Some of the serpentine walls are prehistoric, and the remains of a Bronze Age roundhouse have been found. The site has been dated from 5000 BC. When we...
by cornishgardens | Apr 7, 2024 | Garden Stories
Photographs: Charles Francis September 2009: A conversation with owners Charlie and Liz Pridham What’s the history of Roseland House and its garden? Charlie: Bits of the house probably date back to the 1600s, and there hadn’t been much done to it for 100 years...
by cornishgardens | Apr 7, 2024 | Community
Photographs: Charles Francis June 2009: Generations of visitors have carved their initials into the gnarled bark of a rare twisted beech at Tehidy Country Park, and present-day passers-by are equally keen to make their mark. But this summer, they are being encouraged...
