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November in the Ednovean Farm Gardens

November 29, 2015

November garden bench and fig leaves
November in the garden and the season changes

November in the Ednovean farm garden and the wind of change blows through the garden towards winter as I’ve come to conclusion that it could now well be winter – in fact I checked the date on Google, yesterday, just to make sure. Sadly they confirmed the inevitable information but as with all things on Google there is a choice. Winter starts on December the 1st. That’s if you’re a meteorological time keeper of course but this version joyously finishes on the 29th of February – for Astronomical followers the start is the 21st December with the Winter Solstice and doesn’t finish not until a tawdry 20th of March. I looked at the dates and decided upon balance, to adopt the 1st of December and found a woolly hat to st out into the garden – just for the time being of course.

This month I’ve looked at the sheltered courtyard gardens where the more formal layout gives structure to our autumn garden and also looked again at the evergreen Italian gardens where the statues defy the elements in their spare architectural enclosures. Finally there’s another chance to see my little garden video, of the wind bringing the whole garden to life in restless motion, if you missed it last week.

Ednovean Farm's garden in November
The autumn light can be lovely – here it illuminates the serpentine terrace above the south walk

I must admit that we spend less time on the garden at this time of year but still spend afternoons loading those handy spent ton builders merchant bags with the fallen palm leaves and debris brought down by the wind, before standing  back briefly to admire our efforts………….. Before the next wind scorches across the bay from the sea towards us, ah well!

November in the courtyard Gardens

Looking down across the parterre through the date palms
Looking down across the parterre through the date palms
The end of autumn - I've slowly watched the leaves slip from the Fig trees until only the bare branches are in stark relief in the autumn sunshine
The end of autumn – I’ve slowly watched the leaves slip from the Fig trees until only the bare branches are in stark relief in the autumn sunshine
We have an alkaline clay soil and so unusually for Cornwall this Rhododendron has to live in a pot
We have an alkaline clay soil and so unusually for Cornwall this Rhododendron has to live in a pot
Trachycarpus Fortunei
Trachycarpus fortunei – originally from China and a very hardy Palm
Always popular with the birds this hand carved bird bath sits in a little herb garden
Always popular with the birds this hand carved bird bath sits in a little herb garden
The tall pampas seeds still add drama to the garden
The tall pampas seeds still add drama to the garden
Looking closer
Looking closer
Wilbur enjoying his chosen domain
Wilbur enjoying his chosen domain
Wilbur has made a home in the sheltered courtyard enclosures
Wilbur has made a home in the sheltered courtyard enclosures
Chamaerops humilis
Chamaerops humilis or European Fan palm the second most hardy palm that can be grown in the UK
Look our for Wilbur curled up under the far bench in the autumn sunshine
Look our for Wilbur curled up under the far bench in the autumn sunshine
After the rain and the sun breaks through above our gravel terrace
After the rain and the sun breaks through above our gravel terrace
The courtyard garden in November with the low sunlight of autumn
The courtyard garden in November with the low sunlight of autumn
Autumn days in one of the little side courtyards
Autumn days in one of the little side courtyards
The formal outlines of the garden come to the fore now
The formal outlines of the garden come to the fore now
A bird's eye view down over the two little courtyards to the side of the farmhouse
A bird’s eye view down over the two little courtyards to the side of the farmhouse
Evening courtyard
Pheonix canariensis

And it is the wind that our garden is designed for with borders full of the strappy glossy leafed foliage that shakes off the scorching winds of autumn interspersed by soft blue grey plants as I showed in my little video of the first of the winter’s gales – the gardens brought to restless life in the winds of autumn.Message

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I must admit I stood in the middle of the Italian garden and felt awe for the first time by the sheer power and drama of the strong structural hedges and at our temerity in taking on such a project. It just goes to prove that anything is possible in a garden – I always describe our gardening efforts as a little at a time and rather like walking down a very long road you suddenly look back and realise how far you have come!

Pahway to an italianate garden in cornwall
This morning after the rain and the old granite set path gleams in the light

November in the Italian Gardens

Italian Gardens for our B&B guests
The long central aisle to the Italian Gardens across the lawn
The Italian grden opens on to a broad sweep of lawn
The Italian grden opens on to a broad sweep of lawn
A brief flash of sunshine on the statue that draws the eye to the end of the vista in the Italian Garden
A brief flash of sunshine on the statue that draws the eye to the end of the vista in the Italian Garden
Statue of David stands in the Italian Gardens at Ednovean farm
A statue of David at the end of a cross aisle in the Italian Gardens
Phoenix canariensis
The canary island Date Palm Phoenix canariensis
Chamaerops humilis
Chamaerops humilis or European Fan palm the second most hardy palm that can be grown in the UK
Agave against a blue November sky
Agave against a blue November sky
Mahonia glows in the autumn sunshine and gives a real lift to the garden at this time of year
Mahonia glows in the autumn sunshine and gives a real lift to the garden at this time of year
The Mahonia has grown so tall that the flowers are almost out of reach
The Mahonia has grown so tall that the flowers are almost out of reach
Long shadows stretch across the lawns now
Long shadows stretch across the lawns now

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Christine Taylor

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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