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Mad about BluebellsBluebells in CornwallPhotos by Palden Jenkins, May 2010 |
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In springtime 2010, despite a hard winter and a late spring, the bluebells ran riot. Fortunate to be living in a rather magical 12-acre wild-gardened property not far from Hayle in West Cornwall, under an ancient sacred hill called Trencrom Hill, I photographed the billions of bluebells there and assembled them into this montage, to give a sense of the profuse delight of living in a place carpeted with bluebells. Britain is now being colonised by a new, invasive kind of bluebell from Spain, introduced by gardeners. The indigenous bluebells of Britain are like these in this montage, with a hanging bell. The invading bluebells have an upward-turning bell, and they grow faster and generally squeeze out the natural bluebells of this country. Mercifully, in Cornwall, the indigenous bluebell still lives happily, manifesting sheer delight during springtime. |
Palden Jenkins
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