Last of the Garden Pictures from Burns Monument

December 02, 2011

Last of the Garden Pictures from Burns Monument

I had a couple of fellow bloggers asking where the term Monkey Puzzle Tree comes from this post well I am ashamed to say I didn't know - so I googled and this is what I came up with from Wikipedia.

The origin of the popular English name Monkey-puzzle derives from its early cultivation in Britain in about 1850, when the species was still very rare in gardens and not widely known. The proud owner of a young specimen at Pencarrow garden near Bodmin in Cornwall was showing it to a group of friends, and one made the remark "It would puzzle a monkey to climb that"; as the species had no existing popular name, first 'monkey-puzzler', then 'monkey-puzzle' stuck.

Now I have a few more pictures I wanted to show - hope you are not getting too bored with them.

One of the few remaining flowers.

Leaves draping over a wall.

I loved the golden leaves against the dark green.

Love all the different colours.

I promise no more pictures from the garden lol. Have a great weekend.

Comments

Becki's Whole Life said…

I'm surprised you have so much color still. Those pink and white flowers look like something that would bloom in the spring. Pretty, pretty!

2 December 2011 at 16:18

Diane said…

I love seeing your garden pictures, it is nice to compare them with our garden here. We had a monkey puzzle tree in our garden in South Africa but I have never known where the name came from. Thanks for the info. Diane

2 December 2011 at 16:33

Giga said…

Araukaria jest pięknym drzewem, u nas rzadko spotykanym. Jest im u nas za zimno. W Twoim ogrodzie jest jeszcze trochę kolorów, u mnie już ich brak. Pozdrawiam

2 December 2011 at 17:16

Bev said…

Love the garden...we have winds of 90 KM...blowing snow..icy roads.... you can post all the gardens you want!!!

2 December 2011 at 17:54

Jill said…

I would never tire of your pictures of this wonderful garden!

Thanks so much for the info on the monkey tree. It's so interesting.

2 December 2011 at 18:15

Karen said…

I learned something today! I enjoyed your photos of the garden. Is it unusual for the foliage to be hanging on so long? We have had such mild weather and no snow yet!

2 December 2011 at 18:24

TexWisGirl said…

the yellow leaves are my favorite of these too!

2 December 2011 at 18:49

Jeanne said…

Don't make promises like that. I enjoy your photos from the garden! That is also a very interesting photo of that monkey puzzler tree, and an interesting story about the name of it. Thanks for sharing. Always enjoy your posts! Jeanne

2 December 2011 at 18:58

Lisa said…

I love this post. Love the Monkey puzzle tree and loved learning something new! Your photos, as always, are beautiful. I enjoyed the golden leaves against the dark green too...the colors are lovely.

2 December 2011 at 19:13

Eileen said…

Hi Ellie, of course I'm not getting bored with your garden photos. They're lovely - need more of them, not less!

Hope you and all your family are well. Have a good weekend.

Eileen x

2 December 2011 at 20:16

Paul Forster said…

The colours in your photos are always fantastic. Great job.

3 December 2011 at 07:14

deb duty said…

These are beautiful, Ellie! That's interesting about the name of the tree.

3 December 2011 at 17:25

Rose said…

I never knew till now what a monkey puzzle tree was...I want one!! It is so strange and unique.

4 December 2011 at 02:19

Dawn @ Words Of Deliciousness said…

As always your photos are beautiful. My favorite is the photo of the flowers.

4 December 2011 at 05:18

Raindrops and Daisies said…

Beautiful photos Ellie.

Hope you and family are well

Enjoy your day

x

4 December 2011 at 11:22

orchid0324 said…

Dearest Ellie,
Monkey Puzzle Tree, never seen and sure looks funny shape, aren't they♪♪♪
Oh, winter came and I also feel the same way missing all the flowers.
Might Colder than here, Take Care of yourself!!!
Love and Lots of Hugs to you, xoxo Orchid*

4 December 2011 at 13:50

Rosie Nixon Fluerty said…

I was last in that garden when I was a child. I once got hit by one of those monkey puzzle branches falling down............ it was seriously sore as those things are so jaggy.

4 December 2011 at 18:55