tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post1136407849949060744..comments2023-10-09T09:06:42.157-07:00Comments on Take time to smell the flowers......: A positive start to the New Year.Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-762849954994458452012-01-27T14:15:33.064-08:002012-01-27T14:15:33.064-08:00I'm also planting Hazel this week, but not tre...I'm also planting Hazel this week, but not trees. Mine are destined to form a hedge along the Coppice and in time. provide nuts for our red squirrelsBilboWagginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913801147278606148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-14927456515612024422012-01-08T17:37:27.788-08:002012-01-08T17:37:27.788-08:00Such a beautiful and happy post, Cheryl. I love ho...Such a beautiful and happy post, Cheryl. I love how you rescue plants,nurture them and they thrive.<br /><br />A grove of magical hazels - how wonderful! I will echo Sherry's comment. Perfect!<br />Happy New Year to you and yours.<br />HugsWendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788733654505792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-74369952969748348092012-01-08T08:29:15.692-08:002012-01-08T08:29:15.692-08:00Dear Cheryl,
Happy New Year! Happy Hazel Trees.
So...Dear Cheryl,<br />Happy New Year! Happy Hazel Trees.<br />So wonderful you found the perfect trees to add to your gardens. I too love learning about the relationships of plants and critters. Snails are very cool. Since I am the steward of the garden I enjoy the web of life. Planting a grove of Hazel Nut Trees must be delightful. I love learning about what I plant too. The lore of the Hazel Nut Tree is perfect for you.<br />May 2012 bring you much joy.<br />SherryQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473455565144414399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-68760611537692799262012-01-07T09:32:26.038-08:002012-01-07T09:32:26.038-08:00Is it Lucinda. No I did not know that, so tku fo...Is it Lucinda. No I did not know that, so tku for enlightening me.<br />Excited, I cannot tell you just how much. For me, it was almost ceremonial.....I do so love my trees :)<br />Yes, I will show the hazels as they grow and reach maturity. I intend to coppice some every third year.......<br />I have an old hazel that hangs over my garden. It is on the other side of the fence (railway side). It drips catkins in the Spring and I mean drips.....just so enchanting L)Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-52401644904477528512012-01-07T09:28:33.073-08:002012-01-07T09:28:33.073-08:00Tku Laura,
That is really interesting. I love to...Tku Laura,<br />That is really interesting. I love to learn all the unusual facts about plants. Blogging has opened up a world of information to me.....tku again.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-50054931138610969042012-01-05T12:32:27.922-08:002012-01-05T12:32:27.922-08:00Oh how wonderful Cheryl, you must be so excited pl...Oh how wonderful Cheryl, you must be so excited planting your hazels. I do hope you'll post some pictures of them throughout the year.<br />As I'm sure you know, hazel is called the 'tree of wisdom' also so it must be a good choice for such a harmonious garden as yours!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-10086909621197027342012-01-05T08:11:56.194-08:002012-01-05T08:11:56.194-08:00Dear Cheryl - long may your Hazels inspire the poe...Dear Cheryl - long may your Hazels inspire the poetess in you. Happy New Year!<br /><br />Fascinating re snails and Hellebores - was interested to read that yeasts reside in the nectaries of Stinking Hellebore, raising the temperature of the blooms (the same also applies to Primula vulgaris). This may act as enticement to insect pollinators for warmth alone and/or the lure of warmed volatile oils akin to aromatherapy oil burners.<br />Not sure I can link it but you can google Royal Society article ‘Nectar yeasts warm the flowers of a winter-blooming plant’Laura Bloomsburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03163589497828975276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-40653710583570687012012-01-03T23:27:32.292-08:002012-01-03T23:27:32.292-08:00Hi Rose,
Everything has a purpose....even snails ...Hi Rose,<br /><br />Everything has a purpose....even snails )<br /><br />I am looking forward to seeing the Hazel trees mature. I love them in both the Spring and Autumn. The catkins dripping from their boughs and then the nuts with their pretty frillly coats. Perfect for a wildlife garden.<br />Now if I see a fairy sitting beneath one, that will be the icing on the cake :)Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-84351434524714430532012-01-03T23:24:22.608-08:002012-01-03T23:24:22.608-08:00HI Eve,
Happy New Year. I look forward to your ...HI Eve,<br /><br />Happy New Year. I look forward to your lovely photograpy during 2012.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-30580338647940115462012-01-03T17:37:51.201-08:002012-01-03T17:37:51.201-08:00Well, now I know that snails can be useful, too! ...Well, now I know that snails can be useful, too! The Hazel tree sounds like the perfect fit for your garden, Cheryl. I can just see your resident fairy having a tea party underneath them. Wishing you a very Happy New Year, Cheryl, and a garden full of busy bees this season.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-22781014184189740132012-01-03T05:32:20.732-08:002012-01-03T05:32:20.732-08:00Happy New Year Cheryl! I'm looking forward to ...Happy New Year Cheryl! I'm looking forward to your garden adventures this year!Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554593974838511759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-71355801292970747552012-01-02T08:39:14.296-08:002012-01-02T08:39:14.296-08:00ncmountainwoman,
Yes, the hazel trees will produc...ncmountainwoman,<br /><br />Yes, the hazel trees will produce nuts. Kent is known for the Kentish cobnut. I love them and they appear to be fashionable once again.<br />They are being used in cooking a lot more these days.<br /><br />How sweet.....I am happy to be part of your reading matter, if only in your imagincation:)Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-81432114908417210342012-01-02T08:37:01.228-08:002012-01-02T08:37:01.228-08:00Tku Grace,
I remembered that you cannot smell you...Tku Grace,<br /><br />I remembered that you cannot smell your flowers, so yes the stinking hellebore would not bother you :)<br /><br />I love to read about the Druids....I love their ways.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-41415862870761187452012-01-01T16:44:33.270-08:002012-01-01T16:44:33.270-08:00My comment got lost in cyberspace!
Will your haze...My comment got lost in cyberspace!<br /><br />Will your hazel trees bear nuts for you? I do so enjoy your garden. Every time I read a novel set in the UK, I imagine all the gardens looking like yours and all the little girls just like Poppi.<br /><br />HAPPY NEW YEAR! I do hope this one brings you happiness and joy.NCmountainwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-45020288088552009632012-01-01T16:32:14.056-08:002012-01-01T16:32:14.056-08:00HI Cheryl....Of into a new year we go and you soun...HI Cheryl....Of into a new year we go and you sound like your ready for the changes,and,challenges!!<br />I love the Cyclamen but here it is a potted plant only!!<br />The native hellebore has pretty interesting attributes.....and would be good for me since it stinks and I can't smell we would get along fine...; ]<br />How the Snail and the hellebore work together is pretty cool !<br />The Hazel Tree... the ancients beliefs are so thought provoking...hope you have good luck with you trees!!<br />Take care my friend and a good start into 2012!!<br />Gracegrammie ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00839269423384232974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-69349506709926439962012-01-01T13:55:05.873-08:002012-01-01T13:55:05.873-08:00Hi Liz,
Not protection from snails. Cyclamen t...Hi Liz,<br /><br />Not protection from snails. Cyclamen thrive on calcareous (think I have spelt it right) soil. Adding eggshell helps to improve the condition of the soil for them.<br />I started doing this last Spring.....and mine have spread very quickly.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-33671055346007766802012-01-01T13:32:40.789-08:002012-01-01T13:32:40.789-08:00Planting around here will not happen until May whe...Planting around here will not happen until May when the frost risk is over. I share your passion for wanting more plants to be planted to change that balance of to much concrete!Happy New Year!Heidrun Khokhar, KleinsteMottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174142810114806410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-10487444976641789592012-01-01T10:09:16.488-08:002012-01-01T10:09:16.488-08:00I'm always amazed to see a plant we can only g...I'm always amazed to see a plant we can only grow as a houseplant growing in a garden.Carole Barketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18068078540295273489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-25467221209143801212012-01-01T10:01:46.905-08:002012-01-01T10:01:46.905-08:00Hi Cheryl,
I hadn't heard about the eggshells...Hi Cheryl,<br /><br />I hadn't heard about the eggshells; no. What purpose does it serve? Is it to stop snails/slugs or is it as the shells rot down?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-88635620858530499492012-01-01T07:14:39.777-08:002012-01-01T07:14:39.777-08:00Hi Lisa,
Tku.....I hope 2012 brings you much happ...Hi Lisa,<br /><br />Tku.....I hope 2012 brings you much happiness also.<br /><br />Witch hazel is very beautiful but something that I cannot grow here. I made several attempts but gave up in the end :)<br />Corylus avellana will be happy in this garden.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-82466492601429994432012-01-01T06:19:04.575-08:002012-01-01T06:19:04.575-08:00I have a nice clump of Hardy Cyclamen leaves showi...I have a nice clump of Hardy Cyclamen leaves showing under the Ash Tree. I will give them some egg shells to encourage their vigor. What luck to have found some for such a good price. The quote about the Hazel tree is great. I have always loved Witch Hazels. I need to find one to purchase. What fun to have room to plant several in the garden. I wish you the Happiest Healthiest New Year with a garden full of buzzing bees and other wonderful wildlife.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-32726041175024592812012-01-01T03:10:08.195-08:002012-01-01T03:10:08.195-08:00Hi Liz,
They do like to be planted under deciduou...Hi Liz,<br /><br />They do like to be planted under deciduous trees or hedgerow and if you sprinkle crushed egg shells on the soil around them they will be more than happy. You probably know this already but it may help :)Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-35873690910421784292012-01-01T02:48:08.084-08:002012-01-01T02:48:08.084-08:00Hi Cheryl,
Happy New Year :)
My Coum aren't ...Hi Cheryl,<br /><br />Happy New Year :)<br /><br />My Coum aren't yet blooming but I can see the bloom stems waiting to reach for the sun. I planted mine in little pots and have them near the house at the moment just because I wanted to see how they did - I plan on then moving them once they're a little more mature.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-15577104364639951472012-01-01T01:27:10.078-08:002012-01-01T01:27:10.078-08:00Hi Jane,Happy New Year.
Hope that it is a good one...Hi Jane,Happy New Year.<br />Hope that it is a good one for you.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-85264164846973903612012-01-01T01:14:49.675-08:002012-01-01T01:14:49.675-08:00Lovely garden you must have - I wish I could walk ...Lovely garden you must have - I wish I could walk there too! Happy New Year.Marigold Jamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02895195019277206960noreply@blogger.com