Can't remember who asked but here's a pic of my orange witch hazel with purple crocuses under - lovely in the sunshine today!
Me, me, me! It's gorgeous, I absolutely love it! I think mine might be the same, but I can't find the tag. BUT...RTBC? We had enough snow melt this week that mine finally popped out of the bank, just two sad little sticks but still very much alive. Unfortunately, we're looking at a series of storms that could bring another 2 feet of snow, so back under it will go to hibernate some more.
New England, USA
Metacomet soil with hints of Woodbridge and Pillsbury
There's a yellow Witch hazel at Knightshayes (N.T. Devon)is about 15-20 tall, the perfume is wonderful. I don't know how long it took to grow that tall but mine has been in for 5 years and is about 4 ft tall. .
Robins are basically fearless. If I'm digging in the borders the blackbirds will cuss at me to move out of their way so they can get the grubs which have been disturbed. With the robin, I have to look around myself all the time to make sure I don't tread on it.
Robins are basically fearless. If I'm digging in the borders the blackbirds will cuss at me to move out of their way so they can get the grubs which have been disturbed. With the robin, I have to look around myself all the time to make sure I don't tread on it.
Some Blackbirds become emboldened. My father had a petrol driven cultivator at his Allotments. A hen BB learned the sound of the engine and used to follow him very closely the minute he started it. She used to dart in and out just behind him &fly back and forth with beakfulls of worms and grubs for her chick's. I can't remember how many seasons she lasted but he said she was the only one that ever did it.
I can't believe that no one has found a reason to be cheerful, for two days!! I'm cheerful because it isn't chucking it down with rain, we don't have snow or ice, and this is how the weather should be at this time of year.
my RTBC is that I've planted up dahlias, repotted cannas,eucomis, amorphophalus ( titter titter ) and colocasias in the polytunnel all ready to go into the garden later this year. I have no idea what I'm going to do with the 200, yes two hundred , water lilies in there.
I'm cheerful because I've manage 3 half mile walks in the past 4 days. May not seem much, but it proves the new tin hip is working. I ache afterwards and am stiff the following morning, but I can live with that.
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I'm cheerful because it isn't chucking it down with rain, we don't have snow or ice, and this is how the weather should be at this time of year.
I have no idea what I'm going to do with the 200, yes two hundred , water lilies in there.