▁of ▁year ▁so ▁the ▁garden ers ▁have ▁adapted ▁accordingly , ▁though ▁a ▁good ▁effect ▁is ▁still ▁made ▁in ▁spring . ▁Wind ▁shelter ▁is ▁an ▁important ▁pre condition ▁for ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁good ▁garden , ▁particularly ▁near ▁the ▁coast . ▁Mon ter ey ▁p ine , ▁sy cam ore ▁and ▁ash ▁are ▁good ▁for ▁providing ▁such ▁shelter . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁so ils ▁are ▁acid ▁and ▁full ▁of ▁accum ulated ▁leaf ▁m ould . ▁Water ▁dra ining ▁from ▁the ▁gran ite ▁mo or lands ▁also ▁ra ises ▁the ▁acid ity . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁great ▁gard ens ▁are ▁near ▁the ▁coast ▁where ▁the ▁climate ▁is ▁mil der ▁and ▁with ▁higher ▁ra inf all ▁than ▁further ▁in land . ▁Rh od od end rons ▁fl our ish ▁particularly ▁well , ▁both ▁species ▁and ▁the ▁hy br ids ▁which ▁garden ers ▁have ▁created ▁such ▁as ▁' C orn ish ▁Cross ' ▁and ▁' P en j err ick '. ▁Pl ants ▁from ▁South ▁America ▁have ▁also ▁fl our ished ▁well ; ▁these ▁include ▁the ▁Cr in od end rons ▁and ▁Em both rium ▁c occ ine um . ▁ ▁Tre es ▁The ▁Dar ley ▁Oak ▁is ▁an ▁o ak ▁tree ▁which ▁grows ▁near ▁Dar ley ford ▁on ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁Bod min ▁Mo or . ▁This ▁ancient ▁tree ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁years ▁old , ▁and ▁a ▁considerable ▁amount ▁of ▁leg ends ▁take ▁it ▁as ▁their ▁core . ▁ ▁El ms ▁ ▁Corn ish ▁El m ▁