…columna Corylus columna Corylus columna Quercus rubra with a wonderful trunk too. Quercus rubra Rabbit damage on a recently planted Magnolia x loebneri and no rabbit guards on what is…

…chinensis has very stand out leaves that can readily be recognised. Corylus chinensis Mahonia ‘Meteor’ with 3 flowers – not that impressive! Mahonia ‘Meteor’ Mahonia ‘Meteor’ Corylus ferox var. tibetica…

…but they got frosted or blown away then. Corylus avellana Corylus avellana Bluebells sprouting out of the ground in early February! Earlier and earlier. Bluebells Old Park in the sun….

…park perhaps prematurely before Storm Eunice. Porthluney beach car park Corylus avellana with the catkins fully extended. One sees these all along the motorway verges. Corylus avellana Corylus avellana Magnolia…

…graft, some straight green leaved hazel stems to remove quickly. Corylus avellana ‘Red Majestic’ Corylus avellana ‘Red Majestic’ Cornus kousa ‘Windle Weeping’ has taken years to put on a decent…

…Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’ with nuts on an old tree pruned up to give summer shade to his dogs. Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’…

…almost over. Rhododendron ambiguum Corylus avellana ‘Red Majestic’ just coming into leaf. Green shoots from below the graft to remove. Corylus avellana ‘Red Majestic’ Although I planted this tulip tree…

…not entirely pure form of Corylus maxima ‘Purpurea’. Corylus maxima ‘Purpurea’ 2022 – CHW Iris ‘Lady in Waiting’ rather good. Iris ‘Lady in Waiting’ Lavandula ‘Meerlo’ has attractive variegation. Lavandula…

…‘tassels’. Carpinus fangiana Carpinus fangiana Zelkova serrata ‘Kiwi Sunset’ which goes on to produce wonderful autumn colour. Zelkova serrata ‘Kiwi Sunset’ Zelkova serrata ‘Kiwi Sunset’ Corylus colurna which I turfed…

…small plant in a pot Corylus fargesii has one huge cluster of long cobnuts. Corylus fargesii 2021 – CHW Hydrangea paniculata ‘White Lace’ has now turned a delicate pink in…

…autumn planting. Corylus chinensis with enormous hazel leaves. Corylus chinensis Calycanthus ‘Venus’. Calycanthus ‘Venus’ Mahonia eurybracteata with its first flowers. Mahonia eurybracteata We saw this Lysionotus pauciflorus (BSWJ 335) in…

…recently arrived from Pavia for growing on and planting out. – Corylus yunnanensis – Corylus ferox var. tibetica – Juglans nigra ‘Laciniata’ – Juglans microcarpa – Quercus skinneri – Quercus…

…japonica ‘Veitchii’ just as good beside it. Skimmia japonica ‘Veitchii’ While Skimmia japonica ‘Kew White’ is nearly in flower alongside. Skimmia japonica ‘Kew White’ Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’ with early catkins….

…sad and untended nursery all looks rather sad and untended nursery all looks rather sad and untended A nice Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’ with catkins which I do not remember ever…

…multi-stemmed large shrub (like a Corylus). Anyway much fun to be had here disagreeing with the botanists. If you search this garden diary you will find plenty of pictures of…

…fine crop of nearly ripe sloes this year on the Prunus spinosa. A bumper crop for sloe gin makers. Prunus spinosa Prunus spinosa Hazelnuts (Corylus avellana) nearly ripe rather early…