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Special Garden Events in Cornwall

Mitchell Fruit, Garden & Cafe, Newquay

Nestled in the heart of Cornwall, our 1 acre sub-tropical garden is only 2 years old. Created by award winning garden designer, Kim Parish, in a former field, large beds are densely planted with an array of exotic specimens alongside more well known perennials, creating a sea of colour from late spring through to autumn. The fruit farm also offers a sunflower field, PYO soft fruits and cafe. Opens Sunday 31st May, pre-booking essential. 

Tresco Abbey Gardens, Isle of Scilly

This special private tour of the garden is being led by Head Gardener, Andrew Lawson. At the end of the tour, you will have the rest of the day to wander through a myriad of winding paths in this internationally renowned garden. With plants from every Mediterranean climate zone you will see the flowers of the King Protea and the handsome Lobster Claw, great blue spires of Echium, brilliant Furcraea, Strelitzia and shocking-pink drifts of Pelargonium. Opens Wednesday 10th June, pre-booking essential. 

Lanjeth Nursery & Water Gardens, St Austell

The Nursery & Water Gardens are designated as a County Wildlife Site as part of Lanjeth Heath. Stretching over 13½ acres,130 ponds and lakes are being cleared and renovated by the current owners. Lakes and ponds are spring fed, ensuring pure ecology of each body of water where plants and wildlife flourish. As a natural wet land, water plants thrive: irises and lilies, marginals and oxygenators. Opens Wednesday 22nd July, pre-booking essential.

Tresillian House, Kestle Mill

Tresillian gardens surround the house within 22 acres of lawns, woodlands, orchards, an ornamental lake, paths through camellia woods and a fine walled organic kitchen garden. Our speciality kitchen garden crops are uniquely grown by lunar cycle Moon Gardening. Historic National Collection of Cornish Heritage apple cultivars in main orchard; over 100 trees of 54 varieties, planted in early 1990s. Opens Tuesday 8th September, pre-booking essential.

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