Spring gardens throughout the county are about to burst into colour but at one stage they were a plant too labour intensive to survive Some of the most famous gardens in Cornwall- Caerhays, Tregothan, Trewithen and many more all reflect the reason the county has a special association with camellias. It’s a garden classic plant, one of the world’s most …

Arum lilies make striking architectural plants with large, glossy foliage which, in late spring and early summer, is joined by large, white, hood-shaped flowers. The white arum lily is a thing of great beauty. They are known and loved for their magnificent flowers in perennial borders or simply as a houseplant. Always a favourite with florists they have now become more …