by The Great Gardens of Cornwall | Jul 24, 2026
A Garden Built by the Atlantic: How Childhood Curiosity Shaped a Sub-Tropical Paradise Approaching Tresco by boat, the island rises from the Atlantic in shades of green. The white sand beaches soften into pale grassland, while above the shoreline the crowns of palms...
by The Great Gardens of Cornwall | Jun 15, 2026
From the Jungle to the Classroom, Heligan is Growing the Next Generation of Gardeners At just 26, Heligan’s youngest-ever Head Gardener is helping to shape a more ecological, educational and inclusive future for horticulture… In the glasshouse we’re sheltered...
by The Great Gardens of Cornwall | Jun 4, 2026
Daffodils, Diaries, and the Patient Art of Hybridisation On a bright and windy May morning, Charles Williams hammers the throttle on the 4×4 buggy and hurtles us up the hillside and through the swathes of rich green leaf shuddering in the sea breeze… ...
by The Great Gardens of Cornwall | Jun 4, 2026
Storms, Secateurs, and Taking the Long View At the end of the balmy Cornish springtime, the softly sloping parkland of Trewithen Estate is a bright storybook green… Beyond the brick framed windows I can see a broad oak, squat and gnarled amongst the rippling...
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