The Wishing Tree Project
In response to Haiti and the work of Shelterbox, three students from Cornwall College studying the Foundation Degree for Fine Art Textiles set up a children's workshop at Trebah on Tuesday 16 February. Children and adults were asked to write and/or draw two wishes, one for themselves and one for the world. These wishes were then hung onto a specially created Wishing Tree.
This is Phase One of a very special community collabrative site-based project that the three students have to complete as part of their degree. Phase Two will incorporate all the wishes that have been made and will be hung inside a specially created Shelter which will be installed and displayed at Trebah on Thursday 18 March.
There is one more chance to add a wish to the Wishing Tree. This is on Thursday 18 February between 11am and 1pm in The Vinery.
Daffodil Dedication
This spring Trebah will see the result of over 150 special daffodil bulbs that have been planted by the Hibbert family in memory of Eira Hibbert, who sadly passed away in March 2009. A collection was made in her memory at her funeral last year and the family decided to use part of the collection to name one of Ron Scamp's new varieties of daffodil. Ron Scamp has been breeding and collecting daffodils for over 35 years and has over 2,000 varieties. When the family visited the nursery, near Falmouth, they could not choose between two particularly stunning flowers and therefore they named: "Trebah Gem", a beautiful pure white daffodil and the other "Eira Hibbert", which is a traditional bright yellow flower.
These bulbs have been planted around a bench on Radiata Path that has been erected and dedicated to Eira Hibbert's memory and should be in flower around the anniversary of her death (13th March).
Trebah Garden has also created an appeal for donations towards the purchase of buying more of these two special varieties with the aim of planting more around the garden.
Chris Hibbert says:
"It is a fitting tribute to my mother who worked tirelessly with my father in the most beautiful garden in Cornwall. The family would like to express their thanks to Ron Scamp for producing such beautiful daffodils and enabling us to buy the bulbs and plant them at Trebah. We hope all those who visit Trebah during the spring will get to see these stunning examples and appreciate the beauty of this simple spring flower".
