by cornishgardens | Jul 15, 2018 | Regeneration
Photographs: Charles Francis August 2014: More than 300 years ago, Fowey landowner John Treffry donated land to the town to build a free school where 30 poor boys could be educated in everything from history and mathematics to navigation. The school has long...
by cornishgardens | Jul 9, 2018 | Regeneration
Photographs: Charles Francis August 2013: Honeysuckle and old roses twine around the oak bower in the herb garden at Pengersick Castle. Carved into the wood is the crest of John Milliton, who came to live here in the 15th century — before the castle was built —...
by cornishgardens | Jun 25, 2018 | Regeneration
Photographs: Charles Francis February 2018: A donkey once lived in a shed on the ground floor of the gardener’s house in Morrab Gardens. “The gardener never got up on time,” says present-day head gardener Joe Palmese. “So the people he worked with used to do...
by cornishgardens | Jun 20, 2018 | Regeneration
2008 photographs: Charles Francis March 2008: A walled kitchen garden in West Cornwall, which first went into production nearly two centuries ago, is waking from a long hibernation. This was the original garden at the Trengwainton estate, near Penzance,...
by cornishgardens | Jun 14, 2018 | Regeneration
Photographs: Charles Francis February 2008: Roses help cure inflammation of the brain, and dill is useful for bringing relief from wind. Such were the beliefs of the Tudors, and this interest in the medicinal properties of common plants and herbs was a major...
