June 2001 @ the Pig Yard...
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June is the
psychological and physical turning point in the year when the longest day is
over and the days start getting shorter. The fact that we are not ballooning
is giving us more time to work on the garden and time is just flying past.
We took a short break
from work to visit Cornwall for a few days and specifically the Eden Project
and the Lost Gardens of Heligan. We spent the rest of the week working on
the stone wall in the garden.
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The
panorama of all the biomes nestling in the old china clay quarry gives some
idea of the magnitude of the project. Although the planting out is still
very immature there has been a noticeable difference between what is there
now and photos taken 2 months ago. |
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Whichever way you look, the biomes are so photogenic that you just have to
take a picture. This is Jane's favourite shot. This area is still not
complete and they were fitting new seating whilst we sat down in the
sunshine eating our snack lunch. |
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Jane was
obsessed by the flags which gently fluttered in the light, mid-morning
breeze. Their shape and colour added to the total effect of the Eden
project. Very ethnic and new age in a fresh, realistic style - no hippy
beads. |
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Heligan was very
different to Eden but has similar ideals - a vision of garden development on
a grand scale over a long time.
A mud model in the midst
of a narrow wood. This time using a tree root as the bulk of the face with
monbrettia as hair it appears as a troll- like head sticking out of the
ground.
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The
wonder of coming across this sleeping beauty amongst the trees at Heligan is
difficult to describe. Although she is modelled in mud she has been planted
with grasses and in yoghurt to encourage mosses to grow. The Lost Gardens of
Heligan are worth a visit for this alone. |
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was happy to pose in the car whilst Jane is out and about snapping
interesting walls and creative ideas for the garden. The weather was kind
and we spent most of the time with the hood down. Jane managed to stay awake
for most of the journey home because of all the fresh air. |
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After
seeing so many good ideas in the Lost Gardens it was inevitable that Jane
would be alert to any new ideas for the garden. This interesting stone work
is something that we will work into our garden wall. |
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