I was planning a trip to St Ives (Cornwall) in February, but unfortunately I rolled my ankle playing basketball and had to postpone it. Thinking about it now, I'm glad it happened this way (well ... not that I rolled my ankle :P) and went there last weekend because I find the coast more beautiful in the summer and fortunately we stumbled upon this awesome Secret Gardens.
Designed and maintained by local gardeners on their own properties the gardens are only open (all at once) one weekend every year. There are not that many of them, only 10, just enough to fill in your weekend with a scavenger hunt for lovely sights and scents.
All owners were very welcoming and eager to answer any questions.
Sadly, we only had time for 3 of them. The closing hour was 5 pm as the owners planned their meet up for a drink after a long day of receiving visitors from all over the world.
And I must admit, I've spent too much time trying to capture every little detail that got my attention.
After all this I get the feeling that I was unfair with St Ives because, as you will see, it has much more to offer
Hope you liked it!