You have introduced me to another type of “archiological dig” - one to unearth a garden and grounds. Thanks for including the link to the lost garden. I like the way they also honor the workers who tended it because we don’t often know or understand the work that goes into creating such beauty.
I agree with you about how pleasing it is to see so much attention paid to honouring the workers. Dotted all around the grounds were plaques telling stories about different workers who had provided services to the garden either before or after the first world war. So many were lost of course.
And what a magical find so many years later! I'm so glad you enjoyed learning about the Gardens!
The colours of the plants and flowers in the photos is incredible! Isn't nature just amazing? 😍 So glad you had a lovely trip, if a bit of a trek. I have family in St Ives and they told me it is very popular with artists because of the light? Another reason to love that part of the world 😊
The light! It is magical and clear and shimmery, and then there are the mists and the fantastic clouds blowing by in a hoolie! Yes, your family is right about the light. Due to the location of the peninsula sticking out into the Atlantic, the angle of the sun, and the type of vegetation that survives there, it is really a fantastic light. And in the protected areas, the temperature is much warmer, so all those tropical plants can thrive. Another part of the world you must visit! Very artsy 🤗
I’ve had a love of Cornwall since I was little and had a book about a mouse called Margaret who appeared (by the illustrations) to live in Clovelly. And of course it's coastal, so what’s not to love?
Envious of the Heligan visit and the opera AND sweating on Chelsea ’25 FINALLY coming to Britbox. So anything you write on gardens is quite alright by me! Have fun!
I always know that when I write about gardens you will be okay with the topic, so thank you for our shared passion! And the coast!
Cornwall is a very beautiful place although there is a lot of grumbling about all the second home owners (the DFLs: Down From Londoners) who buy up property at expensive prices which are empty for much of the time, changing the atmosphere in some of the villages. There is also precious little affordable housing left for both people who have grown up there, and those who come to work seasonal jobs. But the light and the fresh air continue to draw people year after year...just like us.
Delighted to hear you can watch Chelsea this year! We had a few other things going on this week so missed almost all of it. 🤦🏽♀️
We’re watching one episode a night on Britbox and the series will be there for a year so you could catch up if you want. I’m bristling with ideas, currently.
There was a fellow who grows architectural trees and I’m going to have a go at cloud pruning a really ugly bay tree we have.
Re the coastal dwellers, it’s the same here. When I walk the dog, most of the swanky homes are shut up until summer now. Makes for a gorgeous quiet time when we wild things can reclaim our native territory!
Wow, sounds like a wonderful time filled with your favorite things. I'm sure for all those flowers, shrubs, and trees to thrive there must be sun sometimes. I'm glad you had such a delightful experience and outing. Here's to more of them! In the sun!
Ha! Yes, we had a full three weeks of sunshine but it never seems to coincide with your visits, sadly. There was warm sun all weekend away. In fact, there were a lot of complaints about the 'imminent drought' but now that there is a holiday weekend some rain and wind have returned! 🤣🤣
Just lovely, Sabrina. I haven’t been to Fowey or the other villages on the Cornish coast, but your description reminds me of Clovelly, in Devon, which Heather and I visited many years ago (in the late ‘80s or early ‘90s).
Thank you Martin. Yes, I understand Clovelly in North Devon to be quite similar in geography, at least from the photos I've seen. We never made it there, in part since we had such similar places so close by to Plymouth. Clovelly has taken an unusual tack by charging people just to enter the village! I'm not sure if there is a parking charge as well.
You have introduced me to another type of “archiological dig” - one to unearth a garden and grounds. Thanks for including the link to the lost garden. I like the way they also honor the workers who tended it because we don’t often know or understand the work that goes into creating such beauty.
I agree with you about how pleasing it is to see so much attention paid to honouring the workers. Dotted all around the grounds were plaques telling stories about different workers who had provided services to the garden either before or after the first world war. So many were lost of course.
And what a magical find so many years later! I'm so glad you enjoyed learning about the Gardens!
The colours of the plants and flowers in the photos is incredible! Isn't nature just amazing? 😍 So glad you had a lovely trip, if a bit of a trek. I have family in St Ives and they told me it is very popular with artists because of the light? Another reason to love that part of the world 😊
The light! It is magical and clear and shimmery, and then there are the mists and the fantastic clouds blowing by in a hoolie! Yes, your family is right about the light. Due to the location of the peninsula sticking out into the Atlantic, the angle of the sun, and the type of vegetation that survives there, it is really a fantastic light. And in the protected areas, the temperature is much warmer, so all those tropical plants can thrive. Another part of the world you must visit! Very artsy 🤗
I love your descriptions! I can see the light got into you too 🥰
Of course it does! I am a sucker for light-especially light around water.
Love that 🥰
I’ve had a love of Cornwall since I was little and had a book about a mouse called Margaret who appeared (by the illustrations) to live in Clovelly. And of course it's coastal, so what’s not to love?
Envious of the Heligan visit and the opera AND sweating on Chelsea ’25 FINALLY coming to Britbox. So anything you write on gardens is quite alright by me! Have fun!
I always know that when I write about gardens you will be okay with the topic, so thank you for our shared passion! And the coast!
Cornwall is a very beautiful place although there is a lot of grumbling about all the second home owners (the DFLs: Down From Londoners) who buy up property at expensive prices which are empty for much of the time, changing the atmosphere in some of the villages. There is also precious little affordable housing left for both people who have grown up there, and those who come to work seasonal jobs. But the light and the fresh air continue to draw people year after year...just like us.
Delighted to hear you can watch Chelsea this year! We had a few other things going on this week so missed almost all of it. 🤦🏽♀️
We’re watching one episode a night on Britbox and the series will be there for a year so you could catch up if you want. I’m bristling with ideas, currently.
There was a fellow who grows architectural trees and I’m going to have a go at cloud pruning a really ugly bay tree we have.
Re the coastal dwellers, it’s the same here. When I walk the dog, most of the swanky homes are shut up until summer now. Makes for a gorgeous quiet time when we wild things can reclaim our native territory!
Wow, sounds like a wonderful time filled with your favorite things. I'm sure for all those flowers, shrubs, and trees to thrive there must be sun sometimes. I'm glad you had such a delightful experience and outing. Here's to more of them! In the sun!
Ha! Yes, we had a full three weeks of sunshine but it never seems to coincide with your visits, sadly. There was warm sun all weekend away. In fact, there were a lot of complaints about the 'imminent drought' but now that there is a holiday weekend some rain and wind have returned! 🤣🤣
Just lovely, Sabrina. I haven’t been to Fowey or the other villages on the Cornish coast, but your description reminds me of Clovelly, in Devon, which Heather and I visited many years ago (in the late ‘80s or early ‘90s).
Thank you Martin. Yes, I understand Clovelly in North Devon to be quite similar in geography, at least from the photos I've seen. We never made it there, in part since we had such similar places so close by to Plymouth. Clovelly has taken an unusual tack by charging people just to enter the village! I'm not sure if there is a parking charge as well.