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Morrab Miscellany

Zen Gardens: Julia Grigg’s Morrab Miscellany

21/12/202121/12/2021 Julia Grigg
For the last in her Morrab Miscellany series, Julia meditates in the serenity of a Zen garden, and selects spectacular flowering plants beginning with 'Z'
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Yellow – symbol of light, warmth and prosperity: Julia Grigg’s Morrab Miscellany

10/12/202110/12/2021 Julia Grigg
Julia recalls the dazzling yellow of chrysanthemums featuring in the Vietnamese spring festival, and returns to a chilly northern Europe for the mid-winter festival of Yuletide
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X for eXtinction!: Julia Grigg’s Morrab Miscellany

01/12/202103/12/2021 Julia Grigg
Julia considers the threat of species eXtinction and the part we can all play to protect species that we depend on - and too often take for granted.
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W for Woolf, Watsonias and Winter Gardens: Julia Grigg’s Morrab Miscellany

20/11/202120/11/2021 Julia Grigg
Julia muses on the time Virginia Woolf spent in Cornwall - did she perhaps visit Morrab Gardens? - recalls the work of the visionary poet William Blake and gets some inspiration for the garden in Winter
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V for Volunteers: Julia Grigg’s Morrab Miscellany

10/11/202110/11/2021 Julia Grigg
Reaching V in her miscellany, Julia celebrates the work of Volunteers - in particular the Friends of Morrab Gardens who volunteer their time and skills to assist in the upkeep of the gardens.
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A postcard, probably early C20th, showing the cordyline avenue near the south entrance to Morrab Gardens

U for Unwelcome Visitors!: Julia Grigg's Morrab Miscellany

01/11/202101/11/2021 Julia Grigg
Reaching U in her blog, Julia considers unwelcome visitors - both human and non-human! On a happier note we remember Reginald Upcher, who designed Morrab Gardens more than 140 years ago, and celebrate a garden writer who has provided her readers with a great leap forward in UNDERSTANDING how to garden better
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T for Trees, Tresco and Tradescant: Julia Grigg’s Morrab Miscellany

15/10/202101/11/2021 Julia Grigg
Julia celebrates trees in some of the notable gardens around Penzance, takes a trip to Tresco and enjoys a fictional account of the life of gardener and naturalist John Tradescant.
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Sculpture, symmetry and sustainability: Julia Grigg’s Morrab Miscellany

15/10/202115/10/2021 Julia Grigg
With a reminder that the natural world is already preparing for spring, Julia considers the work and legacy of sculptor Barbara Hepworth, the symmetry of David Hicks' garden designs and a local example of sustainability in gardening.
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Humphry Repton, Robbie Burns and red, red roses: Julia Grigg's Morrab Miscellany

15/09/202115/09/2021 Julia Grigg
In Julia's stroll through the alphabet we reach R and meet garden designer Humphry Repton who was famed for his Red Books; and Scottish poet Robbie Burns known for comparing his love to a red, red rose.
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Q for Quirky, Quiet Gardens – and Q!: Julia Grigg's Morrab Miscellany

01/09/202101/09/2021 Julia Grigg
Reaching Q, Julia finds gardens that offer moments of quiet, celebrates a radio classic and recalls a poet and novelist who was known as ‘the greatest living Cornishman'.
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