There was an item on BBC breakfast television this morning about a small Cornish estate that is exporting fine English tea around the world. One notable destination is China.
Camellia sinensis is grown for the tea production in the gardens where also the first Camellias were grown ornamentally two hundred years ago.
"Tregothnan has a history of botanical firsts and is home to original introductions of Magnolia and rarities from Darjeeling. These Magnolias now tower to 60ft and are among the worlds largest in cultivation."
Tregothnan has the largest private botanic garden and arboretum in Cornwall and boasts the worlds only Wardian Case travelling greenhouse.
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