Lovely photos, chaps. Thanks for kind comments re Hamamelis, but I claim no credit... it was bought as an unpromising set of bent twigs from the "reject" table in the local Garden Centre about ten years ago, and popped in a shady spot, since when it hasn't looked back. Never flowered as well as this year though, which might have something to do with the unaccustomed ripening of its wood last summer.
I can't smell Witch Hazels unless I stick my nose in them either, Chicky. Definitely not worth the effort with this one, unfortunately...
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
Great pic of a nice haircut, @Picidae! How do you get those stripes? Mowed mine last Sat., never had done it so early! Looks like birds are well-fed in your garden .
The gardener decides the stripes - usually up and down, sometimes left to right, occasional diagonally. It is as the whim takes her. She mows so much better than me, just a 21” Honda with rear roller, so I’m pleased to let her get on with it.
Wonderful snowdrops, Dove! And what a tidy garden, Yvie. Haven’t cut the lawn yet, I’m trying to get the weeds out and put some more grass seeds. The weather has been beautifully warm yesterday so I was out transplanting plants and admiring the crocuses (not much else in bloom).
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I can't smell Witch Hazels unless I stick my nose in them either, Chicky. Definitely not worth the effort with this one, unfortunately...
It’s HRX 476 QX, I think. If not I’ll update tomorrow after looking in the tool shed.
https://www.honda.co.uk/lawn-and-garden/products/lawnmowers/hrx/specifications.html#hrx476qx
It’s a Honda HRD 536 QX
https://store.honda.co.uk/lawn-mowers/hrd536-qx-53cm-professional-single-speed-rear-roller-petrol-lawn-mower/11251551.html
Love the crocuses, Pitter Patter.