The Gardens are open to the public from the 12th February – 16th June 2024.
Chelsea Flower Show Collection

Chelsea Flower Show Collection

The time has come to start collecting up the plants we are likely to show at Chelsea this year. It has been two years since a ‘proper’ Chelsea Flower Show, and our preparations at Burncoose are well under way. Click here for more details and...
Vacancy – Caerhays Castle Chefs position

Vacancy – Caerhays Castle Chefs position

We are seeking a chef/ experienced cook to join our small friendly team in the castle. The position is a year-round, permanent one cooking for the private household and includes creating delicious lunches and occasional dinners during the busy winter shoot season for...
First Magnolia Flower of 2022

First Magnolia Flower of 2022

So this year it’s Magnolia ‘Todd’s Forty Niner’ which is the first Magnolia to show proper colour and flower in the garden. Gardens are open again to the public on Monday 14th February and every day until Sunday 12th June, 10am – 5pm...
Munich Mineral Show 2021

Munich Mineral Show 2021

The Williams mineral collection featured again at the Munich Mineral Show. Click on the links below to read more…. Bryce McMurdo Wright Miniature Cabinet – 2021 Willliams Mineral Collection, Chessy Azurites 2021
‘Wilson’s 50’ Azaleas

‘Wilson’s 50’ Azaleas

After a lengthy investigation we have finally documented the history of Ernest Wilson’s famed Azaleas, which he brought back to the UK in the early 1900’s from China. Click here to download Wilson’s 50 pdf and below are more images of these amazing...
November is the time for Camellia sasanqua

November is the time for Camellia sasanqua

Last year Charles did a three part special all about the wonderful Camellia sasanqua which flower in the gardens in the UK during October and November. They are here below as timely reminder of what you can grow in your garden for interest at this time of year....
Ilex Species at Caerhays

Ilex Species at Caerhays

The desperation of Lockdown No. 3 has produced an article which attempts to unravel the puzzles and muddles in the naming of the older holly species growing here since the 1920s. Inevitably the names which George Forrest originally gave to his wild collections of...