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Cornwall  touched me deeply when I saw it for the first time as a girl in the early seventies. There was no place more beautiful and nowhere did I feel more at home than here.

But it took nearly two more decades before I was financially independent enough to give up my house in Cologne and move my family to Cornwall’s south coast. I have never regretted exchanging a cosmopolitan city with its rich culture and entertaiment for a small fishing village with its closeness to nature and beauty.
My children spent the later part of their childhood in Cornwall and as they grew old enough to have children themselves they returned to Cornwall to let the third generation also enjoy the sandy beaches, open views over the sea, nature and lush greenery.

My special love however, is for those gardens that the English aristocracy, of past and present,  has created in Cornwall over the centuries.  Favoured by the benign climate, the seeds that the plant hunters had brought home flourished here to their full potential.

This tradition of plant hunting and experimenting is still rife today and Cornwall is rich in mysterious and individual gardens, which nevertheless are linked by mutual characteristics.

I have worked in Cornish  gardens for more than a decade and I delight in sharing my experience and enthusiasm for these majestic trees, splendid blossoms and historic features.