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...
Spring has sprung in Cornwall – it’s official

Spring has sprung in Cornwall – it’s official

Charles Williams was interviewed on Thursday 14th February 2019 by ITV to comment on the official arrival of spring in Cornwall. This is traditionally marked by each of the Great Gardens of Cornwall having 50 or more blooms out on a Magnolia campbellii. It is...