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...
by cornishgardens | Jul 4, 2018 | Gardens
Photographs: Charles Francis October 2016: The giant granite press in the tool shed at Penrose is a tangible reminder of centuries of apple-growing in the fields around Helston. It is a heavy piece of kit. “We don’t know how the press was brought in. Maybe it...
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...
by cornishgardens | Jul 4, 2018 | Gardening
Photographs: Charles Francis August 2016: Many gardeners feel they can relax in August — but Paul Willetts has more than 30 gardens to look after, and at this time of year they all need to look their best. The gardens belong to the holiday cottages in the...
by cornishgardens | Jul 4, 2018 | People
Photographs: Charles Francis June 2016: One sunny day, a little girl was enchanted by a field of blue flowers. More than 30 years later, garden designer Selma Klophaus vividly remembers the blissful experience of sitting in the blue field on her uncle’s farm in...
