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We have brought the former gardeners' house in Morrab Gardens back to life, creating a space for our community celebrating the stories and landscape of West Cornwall. The Gardeners’ House project in Penzance is a registered charity with the purpose of renovating the derelict Stable Block, located in the Morrab Gardens in Penzance, as a centre for botanical education, training, heritage and community. The project will create a new destination for visitors to the area, improve awareness of the Gardens' national significance, and generate opportunities for local residents.

07/11/2026

Yesterday’s story time for under fives was a really lovely experience. We were so sure it was going to rain for our Nesting in the Grove session that we brought the outside inside 🍁

The gardeners scooped up three wheelie bins full of leaves, we had piles of pine cones and stones and logs to sit on… and then the sun came out! So we managed both outdoor and indoor nesting fun 💚

Stories about crocodiles, owls and sausages, and cups of tea for the grown ups. Then into the Grove for a play. Perfect morning for our little pre-school visitors!

05/11/2026

02/11/2026

We loved welcoming you to our mushroom-themed stitching workshop last week. After a morning walk around Morrab Gardens to get inspiration from the many types of fungi growing there, Madelaine Rose Walker was on hand to help with stitching and sewing skills.

Check out our stories to see some of the final pieces 💚 🪡🧵

02/11/2026

Join us this Friday at 10am for a cosy, autumnal activity for your pre-school children. Bring along your little ones and enjoy building a huge cosy nest in the Grove, a quiet and sheltered spot in Morrab Gardens.

We will hear a wonderful story, all about nature, told by our volunteer Rich. This is a perfect activity to enjoy for children aged 5 and under. Buy one ticket - it will cover one adult and one child.

You can get your tickets here:
https://thegardenershouse.org/event/nesting-in-the-grove/

01/11/2026

Is it too early to mention Christmas? However you celebrate the holidays, we have some festivities planned in December at our Winter Fayre. Join us on Saturday 12 December for a day of festive community celebration.

Take part in a craft workshop, make your own gifts and decorations, browse our makers’ market, and enjoy food and music throughout the day.

The Winter Fayre is one of the most popular events in the Gardeners’ House programme, and we’re looking forward to welcoming you. It’s a lovely way to start the season – hand make some thoughtful gifts, then pick up the rest of your list from local makers.

Bookings for our craft workshops are now open:
https://thegardenershouse.org/celebrate-the-season-at-our-winter-fayre/

31/10/2026

Sustainable Penzance is located in the annex of the Gardeners' House, and this has brought about some exciting ways of working together. Over the coming year, the Gardeners’ House is hosting a series of creative workshops with Sustainable Penzance - each exploring a different way of thinking about our town, its landscape and its future.

Our two organisations are connected by a shared love of the world around us. Gardeners’ House celebrates it our landscape, bringing people together and holding the stories that connect them to this place, while Sustainable Penzance focuses on protecting the environment and building community resilience for the future.

Find out more about our events here:
https://thegardenershouse.org/sustainable-penzances-programme-at-gardeners-house/

30/10/2026

As the days shorten in Morrab Gardens, everything starts to draw in. Birds tuck into hedges and hollows, the last leaves settle into the beds, and the garden takes a long, slow breath before spring.

We think winter is a season for doing the same. This year our programme follows the turn of the year: making nests in November, finding comfort and company in December, and gathering to share stories in January.

Our full winter events programme is now live on our website - many of our events have limited spaces, so we encourage you to book places, where appropriate, as soon as possible.

Full details are here:
https://thegardenershouse.org/discover-our-winter-events-at-the-gardeners-house/

29/10/2026

The Gardeners’ House have just produced our first printed periodical, Pobel & Tyller – translating from the Cornish language into People & Place.

Pobel & Tyller contains stories, and image features from people and our Cornish land – from shell gardens on the Isles of Scilly to archival photographs of the greenhouses in Morrab Gardens. We celebrate our local heroes, our unique micro-climate and the rich tapestry of folk who make up our community.

We have a small run of just 200 copies for our first edition, which are for sale in our shop, online and at selected retailers in West Penwith. All proceeds go directly back into running our charity.

You can buy your copy, and find out more about how we put this together, here:
https://thegardenershouse.org/launching-pobel-tyller-our-first-periodical/

28/10/2026

Each month, Rachel Lambert – foraging guide, artisan maker and award-winning author – writes a journal for us, reflecting on the changing seasons and observations on nature and the landscape around us. Rosyansow is the Cornish word for wanderings or ramblings, an apt name for a thoughtful conversation about what’s in season in nature right now.

For the month of October, in celebration of our month of mushrooms, she has written about fungi. You can read it here:
https://thegardenershouse.org/rosyansow-fungi/

📸Sharon Cooper, Karadow Fungi

28/10/2026

We are running a free drop in taster session of our mushroom jelly printing this morning from 10am-11am alongside our sold out session this afternoon!

We will have plenty of fabulous fungi! Just drop on in and join us from 10am.

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Penzance

Telephone

+447974996089

Website

http://www.thegardenershouse.org/

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