Some time ago I published a blog post on my wish list for garden plants. Since then I am now the proud owner of two of those plants. Both of them have been acquired in different ways from my daughter Sarah. One is a cutting from a honeysuckle which I bought her earlier this year. We had spotted the honeysuckle at her local garden centre, it had large pale yellow flowers and smelt divine. A bit broke off when she was planting it, she potted it up and it rooted. I have planted it under the apple tree where it can climb, I hope it likes living there.
The other plant is a Hamamelis (witch hazel). http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=901 I have wanted one of these for some time for the winter colour. Whenever I've seen them in gardening magazines or TV garden programmes I've thought I'd like one in my garden. Every time I see them in the garden centre in the winter they seem to be shouting, 'Look at me! Please buy me!' But I always look at the price tag and think, 'No!'
For my birthday Sarah sent me gardening vouchers, so I decided to use them to buy a Hamamelis. I was a bit nervous buying a plant which cost so much money. I felt a responsibility to get it right. Well I've taken advice from the man at the garden centre and hopefully I have done all the right things. At the moment it is just bare, twiggy branches, but I can't wait to see those spidery yellow flowers appear in January.
I have a Witch Hazel (Name sake) I have had it four years now and it always looks lovely.I shouldnt worry too much, its quite robust and survived in the toughest of treatment and climate. Have fun and enjoy x fullymum
ReplyDeleteIt's lovely that you bought something you really wanted with your gift, instead of going for something 'safe and sensible' :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Hazel, that's good to know. Plants need to be tough to survive up here.
ReplyDeleteHi Sarah. That's me all over 'safe and sensible'! But you're right, gifts should be something different which you wouldn't normally buy.
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