Picnic adventures: Trevince Garden, Gwennap

 

 
Hello there, got your cuppa? Do come in... 
 
In my last post, I mentioned I needed a potting shed ... well what about this handsome one? Alas, it is not mine. It can be found at Trevince Garden, Gwenap, Cornwall. When I found out this garden had two of my favourite things, a walled kitchen garden and a woodland garden AND was only a twelve minute drive away, I just had to visit.

Large wooden orb

On entering the garden, we were greeted with the heavenly smell of a Crepe Myrtle tree in flower. I  should have got a close up photo of its beautiful red peeling bark. Armed with a picnic, we opted for the 'Wilderness Walk' and followed the red arrows. There's a one way system in place due to Covid, but luckily my kids absolutely love a trail and a map.
Woodland thrones - Wouldn't this be a great place to sit with a pipe, wild beard and sandals on a summer's solstice?

After some action time tree climbing, we stopped to collect acorns under the majestic oaks. The trees do not whisper words of Covid. Life and death just go on, gracefully...
It is no secret that I am particularly fond of Witchy structures. Maybe I am part witch, but it is a constant source of amusement (cue cackling laugh) that the arrangement of twigs 'scare the bejesus' out of Monsieur. I aim to collect as many interesting looking twigs as possible and use them in garden installations. I thought this horse shaped structure beautiful!
 
[Twiggy, witchy, den - full of magic and menace!]
 
When we emerged, slightly soggy and blinking from our woodland walk, we found ourselves at the lower end of the walled garden. The kids excitedly homed in on these chucks.
 
The littlest discovered that chucks love fresh grass and an hour's worth of entertainment ensued. I had to inform the eldest that 'chilled out chicken' was in fact a cockerel. He was very sweet and patient with his hen pecking cage girlies, allowing them to get their feed of grass first.
We just love chucks and could watch them for hours and hours.
 
Flower cutting patch in the walled garden: Blue cornflowers, Gladioli, Sweet peas, Dahlias.
Formal box hedging, cloches and greenhouse
[Beautiful espaliered pear with staked Dahlias in front]

 [Pumpkin patch]
[Garden produce]
 
The tables and chairs were a bit soggy, so we headed back to the car and sat on a blanket in the boot to eat our sandwiches. As another wash of rain passed over, we shared a lovely flask of coffee and some biscuit dunking may have taken place. We could hear the cockerel calling for us, or that's what the kids said, so we went back for a second round of grass feeding and chicken poking once the rain had stopped.
[Trained apple trees. Watch out - wasps are about!]
 
On the way back through,  I spotted this stunning indigo coloured Ipomea indica in the entrance of one of the greenhouses. Now this beats my annual version (Ipomea tricolour 'Heavenly Blue') currently climbing my wicker arch at home. (The foliage brings me out in a cold sweat, as the heart shaped leaves look like those of the dreaded bindweed...they are closely related after all).
[Ipomea indica]
 
This perennial variety has much nicer three lobed leaves. Having since done a little research on this, I have discovered it has a longer flowering season and the foliage stays fresher for longer. It just needs to stay above 5'C, so is ideal for conservatories, but can be brought outside for the summer.

Peering into the greenhouse, I could also see grape vines and cordon tomatoes. The green houses are currently closed to the public, so hopefully next time I'll get to see the lemon trees.
 
Hope you are keeping well, thanks for reading and catch you soon...

Lulu xXx
 
p.s. Please let me know if you are keeping a blog and I will enjoy popping over to take a look.
 
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  1. Lulu, I'm so glad I've found your blog. You take beautiful photos and I love your witty writing!

    What a lovely day you and your family had at Trevince Garden. I would have loved feeding the chooks too and stumbling across a pumpkin patch. X

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    1. Hello Jess! Thank you for visiting my little blog. So great that you can cyber visit all the way from Melbourne.

      We were taking a risk, as the weather forecast wasn't great, but I'm so glad we did and we pretty much had the place to ourselves. There is something so magical about a pumpkin patch. Lulu xXx

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