H for Hypatia and her heritage: Julia Grigg’s Morrab Miscellany

15/04/202114/04/2021 Julia Grigg

From the brilliance of Hypatia in late antiquity to the achievements of 20th century women, Julia Grigg's Morrab Miscellany starts in the cultural centre of the Mediterranean world and follows Hypatia's heritage to present-day West Penwith through the work of our friends in the Hypatia Trust.

The Morrab House stable block, which is the location of the proposed Gardeners' House, a home at the heart of Morrab Gardens for all things gardening

Gardeners’ houses from Morrab to Sandringham: Julia Grigg's Morrab Miscellany

01/04/202101/04/2021 Julia Grigg

Taking her cue from the project to restore an unused building in Morrab Gardens, Julia takes a virtual tour of Gardeners' houses - from modest cottages to the grandest estates - around Britain.

Watsonia merriania bulbifera. Photo from Martin Pallett's collection of Watsonias.

My fondness for Watsonias – the spectacular Bugle Lily: Guest Blog

21/03/202121/03/2021 Martin Pallett

Our guest blogger Martin Pallett of Bleujyowa writes of his fondness for Watsonias - or Bugle Lilies - a genus of spectacular flowering species from southern Africa

Spring flowers - daffodils flowering in Morrab Gardens

F for the First Day of Spring: Julia Grigg's Morrab Miscellany

15/03/202120/03/2021 Julia Grigg

In this Morrab Miscellany, Julia Grigg celebrates the First day of Astronomical Spring, and a quintessentially English piece of music inspired by the sound of the First Cuckoo. And Spring in Cornwall is not complete without our flowers - particularly the daffodils that are sent 'up country' to give others a foretaste of the unfolding season.

E for Exotic Eucalyptus trees: Julia Grigg's Morrab Miscellany

01/03/202101/03/2021 Julia Grigg

Eucalyptus trees are a notable feature of Morrab Gardens, and provide inspiration here for Julia Grigg's Morrab Miscellany

How a passion for plants drove the creation of a business: Guest Blog

23/02/202123/02/2021 Becky Mole

Cornwall Plants is an online garden nursery selling plants, bulbs, seeds and accessories which they post direct to the buyer. Becky Mole is the driving force behind the business, and here she describes how she built it from scratch over the past 15 years to the point where she now sell direct from her website www.cornwallplants.com as well as online shops and - when able to - at physical shows and fairs.

D for DH Lawrence, Darwin and his Dogs: Julia Grigg's Morrab Miscellany

15/02/202115/02/2021 Julia Grigg

In Julia's Morrab Miscellany through the alphabet we arrive at D, where we learn about DH Lawrence and the time he and his wife Frieda spent in West Cornwall, and how Charles Darwin's beloved dogs helped him develop his influential ideas.

Palm Reading and Childhood Holidays: Guest Blog

08/02/202111/02/2021 Mark Charlton

Mark Charlton, grower at Little Cliff Kitchen Garden, Trenow Fields, finds the palm trees in Morrab Gardens stirred memories of childhood holidays.

C for CITY GARDENS, for the CALM we breathe in: Julia Grigg's Morrab Miscellany

01/02/202101/02/2021 Julia Grigg

Julia contemplates city gardens, the quiet green places that are so calming and a haven for those of us who live with limited outside space. From the ideas of an early eighteenth century visionary to an escape from the stress of the modern day, Julia shows how gardens can enhance well-being.

A Flowering Passion for Curious Plants: Guest Blog

23/01/202123/02/2021 Martin Pallett

Martin Pallett writes of how he and his wife turned their passion for growing unusual plants into Bleujyowa – Curious Plants. They propagate a range of interesting and unusual plants - many of which are tender – from seeds and cuttings, and raise them in their garden in Carlyon Bay.

…the sub-tropical oasis in the heart of Penzance