Once the decision to grow tea at Tregothnan was taken, Jones headed off on a tour within Britain to collect samples from the well-known tea bushes growing outdoors in British soil. He also managed to secure funding from the Nuffield Foundation, which is one of the UK’s best known charitable trusts.

Low tea prices in the 1950s, as well as a government imposed import ban, made tea a slowly growing industry in Argentina, but eventually, due to the large nation’s varied climate and geology, it became one of the top producers in the world.

Growing tea is only half the battle. Once your tea plant is growing well, you’ll need to harvest and process your tea leaves. From your plant, you can make black, green or oolong tea.

With the "grow your own" movement still in full swing, sales of Camellia sinensis – the common tea plant – are rocketing as gardeners realise it thrives in the UK’s climate.

We are proud to be the first ever English tea company to have created a range of black tea, green tea and herbal infusions homegrown on British soil. enjoy a cup of Tregothnan Classic Tea from the UK’s only tea plantation! either grown at Tregothnan or sourced from British growers and tenants. We are devoted to sustainability, minimal

In Canada, the definition of blended black tea is a blend of two or more black teas of the leaves and buds of Camellia sinensis that contain at least 30 percent water-soluble extractive, with 4 to 7 percent ash. Unblended black tea contains at least 25 percent water-soluble extractive, with 4 to 7 percent ash.

Tea plants enjoy regular watering and more than that while they’re blooming or actively growing. Just make sure their tiny root hairs don’t dry out entirely. Black, Oolong, and green teas all come from C. sinensis depending on how its leaves are prepared before brewing.

In recent years we have seen more and more interest in growing tea and with hundreds of succesful home tea growers up and down the country the humble tea plant is hardier than you might think. Originating in high and quite cold areas of the himalyas, Tea plants have actually been grown in the UK for hundreds of years.

With the ‘grow your own’ movement still in full swing, sales of Camellia sinensis – the common tea plant – are rocketing as gardeners realise it thrives in the UK’s climate.

Tea farmers and workers Tea is the most popular drink in the world after water – an estimated 70,000 cups are drunk every second. Yet tea farmers and workers struggle to get a fair deal.