Tag Archives: witch hazel

Wordless Wednesday: Continental Arachnid?

Posted on February 15, 2023 by Cathy

Posted in early spring, Gardening, Gardens, Winter, winter interest, Wordless Wednesday | Tagged witch hazel | 9 Comments

Six on Saturday: More Bewitching

Posted on January 28, 2023 by Cathy

I am fortunate to have a number of witch hazels in the garden and this year, for some reason, given the summer drought and severe pre-Christmas freeze, most of them are flowering better and more profusely than ever before. You … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Gardens, open gardens, projects, Six on Saturday, snowdrops, Winter, winter interest, woodland | Tagged opening a garden for the NGS, snowdrops, witch hazel | 19 Comments

Wordless Wednesday: Glow Harry, Glow!

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Cathy

Posted in Gardening, Gardens, Winter, winter interest, Wordless Wednesday | Tagged witch hazel | 7 Comments

Wordless Wednesday: Autumn Promise

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Cathy

Posted in Autumn, foliage, Gardens, Wordless Wednesday | Tagged Hamamelis 'Arnold Promise', witch hazel | 8 Comments

In a Vase on Monday: Hazel and Hazel

Posted on December 30, 2019 by Cathy

Having wished everyone a Happy New Year in IAVOM last Monday, today’s vase almost seems a bonus, having inadvertently ‘forgotten’ there was a complete week between Christmas and the start of 2020. Bonus Monday or not, I will still take … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Gardens, In a Vase on Monday, Winter | Tagged Corylus avellana 'Contorta', Hamamalis 'Orange Peel', witch hazel | 44 Comments

Silent Sunday: Not Peely-wally at All

Posted on December 22, 2019 by Cathy

Posted in Gardening, Winter | Tagged Hamamelis 'Orange Peel', witch hazel | 6 Comments

November Blooms: Stray Apologies

Posted on November 24, 2019 by Cathy

Chloris of The Blooming Garden hosts a monthly meme encouraging us to share our top ten blooms each month, and she posted hers yesterday. I deliberately haven’t peeked at her November treasures yet, so I could roam my own garden … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden Bloggers Blooms Day, Gardening, Gardens | Tagged Bellis perennis, early snowdrops, ivy, nerines, pelargonium, skimmia, witch hazel | 14 Comments

Ina Vase on Monday: Strawberries and Cream on a Sunny Day, a Gentle Breeze Blowing

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Cathy

My, how my mind flitted as I pondered what to put in my vase this week! Should I, for the first time this year, cut a bunch of hellebores as they really are at their best now and Alison of … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Gardens, In a Vase on Monday | Tagged Corylus avellana 'Contorta', flowers in a vase, Hamamelis 'Strawberries and Cream', Narcissus 'Grand Soleil d'Or', twisted hazel, witch hazel | 49 Comments

In a Vase on Monday: Skinny

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Cathy

During the week I gave a slim little posy of fragrant sarcococca and colourful Cornus ‘Midwinter Fire’ to a friend and, finding it simple but pleasing, decided to repeat it for today’s vase with the addition of a sprig of … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Gardens, In a Vase on Monday, Winter | Tagged cornus, flowers in a vase, sarcococca, witch hazel | 56 Comments

In a Vase on Monday: Something in the Air

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Cathy

It was a glorious morning yesterday, with clear blue skies, a definite feeling of warmth in the sun, and temperatures here up to at least 14°C. It was the culmination of a week of noticeable changes in the garden, of … Continue reading →

Posted in bulbs, corms and tubers, Gardens, In a Vase on Monday, Winter | Tagged crocus, Crocus tommasinianus 'Barr's purple', Galanthus 'Blewbury Tart', Hamamalis 'Magic Fire', Narcissus 'Erlicheer', snowdrops, witch hazel | 57 Comments