We are staying at Trevoole, one of our favourite places in Cornwall. And because I am on holiday I can take precious time to see what’s in front of me. Outside our bedroom in the farmhouse there’s a romantically ramshackle entrance porch. Over the years the glazing has become increasingly cracked and opaque. Outside plants have crept in and inside plants have crept out. Lanky geraniums and scrambling asparagus ferns, sinewy ivies and clinging campanulas, twine, stretch and mingle around the tumbledown structure.
I have watched the porch’s quiet decay over many seasons. One day, like the rest of the farm’s buildings, it will be sensitively restored. For now, it offers me an opportunity to observe the fine details of decay.
Are you sure you aren’t staying in the Lost Gardens of Heligan?!
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I see where you are coming from. There are similarities!
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Well that’s a relief – having read the title I was worried part of one of your houses had tumbled down in Storm Katie!
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They may well have. We are on holiday so not thinking about it!
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How glorious. I love the ‘romantically ramshackle’ too!
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I’m drawn to these photos because I see history, character, stories, and living. I can only imagine the plants that have gotten there start there and then I wonder who it was who built it to begin with, if there were children’s laughter as plants were watered, if books were read in the warm sunshine – love it. Have a wonderful and safe holiday, Dan.
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Love, Love, Love. Totally decadent in a weird weird way. Am looking forward to seeing some wonderful pics of meadows of daffodils.(I planted so bulbs over Easter … btw what do you with your ‘discarded’ potting mix from the previous season? Any bright ideas on how to recycle???) Enjoy your break.
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Compost, Helen, I put it in my compost. My hubbie tells me I am an obsessive composter ;).
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thanks Barbara – I will give this a go – otherwise it has to go in the green waste bin! Many thanks Helen
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This is a dream come true for me to see. Oh, how I wish I had a place like this. Thanks for sharing…
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There is a very sensuous patina in decaying building parts that I very much appreciate. Great photos!
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Thank you Anna. A huge compliment coming from you!
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Love this post (as I do all of the obviously). There is something very attractive about decay and being reclaimed by nature. Beautifully observed x
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Thanks Gill. I have been awful at keeping up with everyone’s posts recently, so please know I am not ignoring you. For once I have been spending more time gardening than blogging about gardening! Glad you enjoyed this brief effort 🙂
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