Trebah Gunnera

in Photographs of Cornwall by Jamie HIBBERT — January 29, 2009 at 9:17 pm | 0 comments

Black and white Gunnera at Trebah

The winter is still here and having just visited Trebah gardens it quite clear that spring is on its way.  Plants are heavy in bud, shrubs are being heavily cut back and the Gunnera are showing new growth.

Sadly I got to Trebah a little early in the year, but as it’s only 15 mins from my home I will be back soon to capture the blooms in all their glory.

Photographs of Trebah Gardens

There were few outstanding photographs to be had today. The light was dull and there was a fair breeze blowing, so the chance of any detailed macros were out of the question.

The other small problem for capturing the vista’s was there must have been 3 fires burning. The groundsmen were cutting back many of the shrubs and clearing damage from the recent strong winds we have had in Cornwall and burning the waste. I looked at including the swirling smoke into the photographs, but sadly I got nothing of value.

Despite all this I was amazed and stunned at the form of the Gunnera walk. For those who do not know, the gunnera is like a huge rhubarb plant, with leaves over 5 foot in width, on stems over 6 foot high. In the winter, the massive leaves are cut and placed over the root stock, protecting them from the cold. Over time they have rotted over the root base and look like alien eggs pods. The textures and form, as photographed above were amazing.

I will head back to Trebah in a month to get some photographs of the garden in its splendour as spring starts.

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