Bold & Beautiful
When Caerhays’ renowned collection of magnolias begins to bloom, you know that spring has arrived in Cornwall. A froth of pale pink rises above the castle and tumbles over its battlements. This glorious sight is the massed flowers of ‘Caerhays Belle’, a Champion Tree bred in 1951 by Caerhays’ then head gardener, Charles Michael. It’s one of many remarkable magnolias on the estate, the planting of which began at the turn of the 19th century. Now Caerhays is run by the Williams family and the estate cares for a
