Corylus Avellana Contorta Looking for another tree with Winter interest. You will not go wrong with Corylus (Hazel) Grown for their late Winter catkins and of course the hazel nuts in Autumn. The one in our garden Corylus Avellana Contorta … Continue reading →
Garden security These days we have to consider very seriously the security in our home and even our garden. I have known of people having their bedding plants dug up, must be for selling on, as I am unable to … Continue reading →
Longing for Spring Usually, by mid-October, I welcome a break from the garden, if only to recharge the batteries. Ironically by the first week of December, I am longing for the return of Spring so that I can get … Continue reading →
The grey squirrels have returned for the winter, I guess they know where the easy pickings are. This morning one was silhouetted on the large Sycamore tree at early dawn. Great fun to watch them leaping from tree to tree, … Continue reading →
Viburnum Bodnantense Dawn Probably the shrub in Winter which is the most free-flowering, is Viburnum Bodnantense Dawn. White, pink-tinged fragrant flowers produced, in colder areas, January through till March. In milder spots, this shrub can flower off and on from … Continue reading →