Next on our list Go Now will be Caerhays Castle Gardens which is located in a valley above Porthluney Cove. A horticultural treasure covering 100 acres of woodland gardens and holder of the National Magnolia Collection. Lamorran at St. Mawes is really a Mediterranean-style garden with sea views over Falmouth Bay. History says that it is probably the most Northerly Palm Garden in the world. From Lamorran you can see the lighthouse at St. Anthony's Head. St. Just in Roseland features a 13th century church and is defined in a sheltered sub-tropical riverside garden full of magnolias, azaleas, bamboos and giant gunnera. Trelissick Garden at Feock was planted 200 years ago and has views down the Falmouth estuary. It's year-round plant colour, an orchard, woodland walks and a skill and crafts gallery. In the autumn 300 kinds of apples is likely to be on display in the Georgian stables. Enys Gardens at Penryn is certainly one of Cornwall's oldest gardens dating back again to 1709. Penjerrick at Budock Water is unspoilt with historic and botanic interest; relax among tree ferns and hidden paths.

Garden design is a very personal thing and is usually an expression of your personality. What I like you, you may not and vise versa. Some individuals like neat and tidy gardens where you will find no surprises, others love the thrill of windy paths, many different plant material and being unsure of what is around the corner. There are three main styles of gardens formal, semi formal and informal. They can then be divided in to various kinds of gardens and that depends upon what you will like. Garden design can be intimately tidied to the style of your dwelling as in example of the grand french chateaux where the geometric patterns of the garden mimic the geometric construction of the home or it may have no connection to your dwelling at all.

Some folks are lucky and have this innate gift of knowing how to style space, making it a pleasing destination for a be in. Others don't have this gene and think it is very difficult to visualise how the space will work. To produce a good design it is important you understand that design is about managing space and people active it. The core of good garden design centres round patterns and the space within these patterns. By using geometrical shapes, circles, triangles, rectangles etc. you can achieve a specific feel to your garden. So you need to think about ground patterns and movement around your garden. Where would you like individuals to go? Ground patterns can be performed with the usage of bricks, paving and plant material such as for example cut grass etc.

Formal gardens are symmetrical and geometrical and are strict in terms of repeating patterns and plant materials on either side. It's very controlled, plants are clipped, shaped, manipulated regularly and today is usually ideal for small gardens like court yards. Urns, balustrades, stone, gravel paths, parterres, formal pools and framed views are all area of the formal garden. There are no surprises, you know what to expect.

Informal designs are asymmetrical and never as regimented. Plant material is permitted to spill over the structural elements such as walls, steps and paths. Plant material is allowed to self-seed and wander around the garden. Informal garden design is softer, saturated in surprises thus you don't know things to expect.

Moving on down the coast to Mawnan Smith is Trebah and Carwinion, they're gardens with great historic interest. Trebah is on the North bank of the Helford River and in this garden you are able to wander among giant tree ferns and palms. Carwinion includes a renowned assortment of bamboo and has 14 acres of tranquil gardens. Glendurgan is based on a sub-tropical valley running down to the Helford River. Have some fun in the 180-year-old cherry laurel maze and wander through the garden and down seriously to the hamlet of Durgan. Potager is a new organic garden and is near to Constantine, five miles from Falmouth.

And semi-formal may be the combination of the above mentioned two. Usually it is the built structures such as for instance retaining walls, paths and steps that are formal and the informal element is the plant material which will be allowed to spill over them, softening their hard outlines.