Tea Moving Day!
Over 10,000 tea plants are due to be moved out from the nursery this week to their home for the next 400 years. Below the new tea gardens are deep…
A usual beekeepers morning …
Martin the beekeeper often sees bees at sunrise over the Manuka (above) although cooler temperatures this morning reduced the buzz. It is the earliest ever mass flowering of manuka we…
Update from Darjeeling
Our friends in Darjeeling sent us an update this week and as well as being slightly cooler than Tregothnan, they have rain. The tea here enjoys early morning mist but…
The Big Flower Fight
The Big Flower Fight launched yesterday on Netflix. Filmed last summer exclusively with Tregothnan in Kent and using LOTS of flowers! Chelsea Flower Show is cancelled this week so the…
Tea bush care with SmartPlant App
If your tea bushes could speak, what would they say? Tregothnan is delighted to be working with Smart Plant – an app that makes essential, practical and plant specific tea…
Open Garden Weekend 2018 | In support of the Merlin MS Centre
This April on the 21st and 22nd of April we will host the UK’s largest charity Garden Weekend in aid of The Merlin MS Centre, St. Austell – Cornwall’s only…
‘The world doesn’t owe us a living’ – Tregothnan featured on BBC Newsnight.
Our famous tea gardens featured on BBC Newsnight on Tuesday, focusing on the effects that Brexit might have on businesses within Cornwall – especially those with export interests like Tregothnan.…
Spend National Tea Day in the home of British tea.
This April sees our usually private botanical garden open its gates to the public – an event that occurs only once a year. With a new record set in our…
Tregothnan needs you! Help us in our record breaking attempt this April.
This April on the 21st and 22nd we will host The UK’s Largest Open Garden Weekend and we have our sights set on breaking a new record this year.…
The Botanical Garden This Week | Spring Flowers
This week the country shivers and many people are advised to stay inside because of the affects of the “Beast from the East”. To cheer you up, we thought you’d…
Fuel with honey – honey for runners
Honey is well known for its natural health benefits over refined sugar and artificial sweeteners for healthy weight management. There is research to suggest that honey can combat the symptoms…
A British tea garden in the middle of The Mall? That sounds like our cup of tea…
At the Tregothnan Estate in Cornwall, we’re used to creating a ‘stir’ with world firsts. This time, we’re taking our pioneering British tea gardens right into the centre of London, to…