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December – the winter garden

January 4, 2015

MahoniaWinter clutched lazily at the garden this month with short dull days and long dark nights. Somehow, it seemed that the best plan, was no plan for this month and the garden got what our plumber describes as “A coat of looking at”. There have been a few joys though ……The Mahonia outside of the window burst into brilliant yellow blossom that has lasted for all of the month with still the fading flowers there at the time of writing. This was flanked, slightly incongruously, by an equally vivid Datora with languid orange bells – a survivor of many a winter it has died to the ground twice and then revived just as I’ve given up hope – even a brief frost one night this month doesn’t seem to have affected it and by Christmas day it was the star of the show. Perhaps it was its near death experience that inspired its out of season flowering!

Mahonia
mahonia flowers make star bursts of colour
Datura early December
Datura flowrs at the beginning of December
Datura bells
From below
Datura Christmas day
Christmas day and still in flower

I must say that my perchance for buying azaleas as pot plants from the supermarket has paid off and last years purchases, after repotting in an acidic compost and generously feeding, are again a mass of blooms. A top tip is to look in the bargain “out of date” bin for these, as generally the supermarkets forget to water them and a nice plant can be purchased cheaply and soon be revived – but shhhh don’t tell them – they may believe food poisoning will set in if they sold after a certain date!

My supermarket Azalea is a mass of blooms this year
My supermarket Azalea is a mass of blooms this year
Across the garden
Across the garden
Pink trailing ivy leafed Geranium
I leave the Geraniums outside i’m afraid
A garden walk
A garden walk
Fading Hydrangea leaves
Fading Hydrangea leaves
The grass border
The grass border
Louis found a sunny spot
Louis found a sunny spot
A rare frost
A rare frost
The hills beyond the garden
The hills beyond the garden
Low light in the gravel border
Low light in the gravel border
Phoriums against a winter sky
Phoriums against a winter sky
The Courtyard in the afternoon
The Courtyard in the afternoon
Through the garden gate
Through the garden gate
Date palms
Date palms
A dawn frost
A dawn frost
Newly emerging Daffodils
Newly emerging Daffodils
The Echiums did recover!
The Echiums did recover!
Sun and long shadows
Sun and long shadows

The hinterland of mixed weather has led to the naturalised daffodils making an early appearance in early December In parts of the garden and I think they should flower quite soon if the mild days continue and i’ve noticed the hyacinths, tulips and crocuses pushing up in the borders. In short the winter days are treading softly into spring and not a moment too soon I think – don’t you?!

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About Christine Taylor

Christine has written a weekly blog about life at Ednovean Farm and interesting places to visit in West Cornwall for over ten years now, concentrating on those off the beaten track places that only the locals find.

Charles and Christine Taylor have hosted Luxury Bed and Breakfast at Ednovean Farm Nr Penzance in West Cornwall since 1991 and live there with three cats and five horses, including a Spanish Stallion called Danni.

Ednovean Farm has been awarded AA five star gold for Bed and breakfast and is included in The Michelin Guide and The Alastair Sawday Guide .

The Farmhouse and gardens has been featured in BBC Homes and Antiques, Homes and Gardens. Period Living and 25 Beautiful Homes as well as being used as a film and photo shoot location.

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