Succulents thrive in the mild climate of Morrab Gardens, even surviving the occasional frost as long as they are not waterlogged. We ensure good drainage for our succulents by growing them in raised beds and by incorporating granite grit into the soil. Cormac garden apprentice Hans has been telling us about their work with...
Martin Blowers, a volunteer with the Friends of Morrab Gardens, writes here about some of the plants to look out for in the Gardens in March and April....
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...
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...
Mark Charlton, grower at Little Cliff Kitchen Garden, Trenow Fields, finds the palm trees in Morrab Gardens stirred memories of childhood holidays....
In our first Guest Blog 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...
Local photographer Andy Reid recently sent us some more of his photos, capturing the intricate detail of flowers and plant structures that he finds in the Gardens. Andy has done a lot of work in the Morrab Gardens, using the form and colour of flowers and foliage to create his stunning images....
An account of a visit to Morrab Gardens by top garden blogger Dan Cooper, who writes on horticultural topics as The Frustrated Gardener....
Flowering Magnolia trees mean Spring has arrived in Cornwall! Gardeners at six of the Great Gardens of Cornwall watch their champion magnolia trees as the blossom unfolds, and when all six have at least 50 blooms open, the start of Spring is officially declared...
West Cornwall has been a favoured location for artists from the nineteenth century through to the present day, and we are proud of the special relationship we have with Morrab Gardens artists working in a range of media, in and around Penzance....
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