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Cornwall Blooms Defy Rules
Litchfield County Times
In Thailand, an offering of lotus would most definitely be at the Buddha's feet. And that's why Mrs. Hanson started crafting her flowers. Because lotus are scarce in West Cornwall in the depths of winter, Mrs. Hanson had to improvise.



Daily Mail

Avoid the poisonous, aggressively invasive cherry laurel, and go for the ...
Daily Mail
Most of these are flowering plants with shiny evergreen leaves and include familiar names such as the avocado, cinnamon and camphor. But to all but the most pedantic gardener, the two laurels that we know best actually belong to the cherry family, ...



Telegraph.co.uk

get ready for some colourful arrivals
Telegraph.co.uk
Using mail order is a great way to add variety to your floral collection with minimal fuss – provided you know what to look for. By Graham Rice It's always tempting to try something new – a new holiday destination, the new beaujolais.



The Guardian (blog)

Diary of a garden designer: Gardens are forever - or are they?
The Guardian (blog)
Not for 90% of Chelsea Flower Show gardens. It's easy to sell off the plants – these go like hot Chelsea buns on the last day of the show – but the hard landscaping used to be skipped or burned. Both heartbreaking and ecologically unsound.



Speckled Wood butterfly appears two months early in Cornwall
This is Cornwall
A tiny butterfly spotted fluttering round a garden in Cornwall has offered further proof that the region is enjoying a mild January. The Speckled Wood was seen by Falmouth-based wildlife enthusiast Steve Ogden last week, who captured it on film.



Camilla is on a roll
Swindon Advertiser
She thanked me for the flowers,” she said. Hospice chief executive Angela Jordan said: “Everyone at the hospice was delighted to welcome the Duchess of Cornwall. We were particularly pleased that she spent time with patients on our In-patient Unit.

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Rare early butterfly spotted in Falmouth
Falmouth Packet
In November, the Packet reported how banana plants were flowering in the town, while spring flowers are already blooming in hedgerows and gardens across the Duchy. Mr Ogden said: “One of Cornwall's mildest winters on record is not only encouraging ...



Privet House's Bull's-Eye: Branded Boutique at Target Stores
Litchfield County Times
Plastic table top items in coordinating, bright colors and featuring a few patterns, such as flowers and caning, will be featured and will appear in dishes, platters, serving trays and tumblers. There will be a beige and white toile group of tableware ...



Diving Belles, By Lucy Wood
The Independent
Cornwall's magic casts some pretty strong spells. The stories in Lucy Wood's debut collection have a distinctly otherworldly sensation to them – slightly surreal, steeped in enchantments and shimmering with an infusion of the area's folklore and ...