by cornishgardens | Jul 5, 2018 | Gardening
Photograph: courtesy Darren Hawkes May 2015: Beneath a canopy of mature elms, foxgloves and campions sprawl among monolithic stones. This looks like a garden dating back decades, which has been left to go wild in a post-industrial landscape — yet it only...
by cornishgardens | Jul 5, 2018 | People
Photographs: Charles Francis February 2015: On a winter walk through his garden overlooking the River Fowey, Andrew Leslie has discovered camellias and magnolias already covered in buds — a sight guaranteed to gladden the heart of any gardener. “This spring has...
by cornishgardens | Jul 5, 2018 | Plants
Photographs: Charles Francis November 2015: Sally Holmes has looked stunning all summer — but now she’s in need of some beauty sleep. This ravishing rambling rose, with flowers the colour of clotted cream, must take a break from blooming if she is to be at her...
by cornishgardens | Jul 4, 2018 | Nurseries and Florists
Photographs: Charles Francis July 2016: West Cornwall nursery Trevena Cross has gained a national reputation for its almost unrivalled range of exotic plants. Yet the business began with a more down-to-earth crop — the humble cabbage. “We had row upon row of...
by cornishgardens | Jul 4, 2018 | Nurseries and Florists
Photographs: Charles Francis May 2016: Daniel Michael can still remember the thrill he felt when he took delivery of his first order of rare succulents. “I used to buy them from America, and sometimes I was the only person in the country to have them,” he says....
