When the sap falls in the autumn — yes, I know it's spring, but bear with me — a few shrubs and trees become prettier. The cold and the dormancy cause their bark to glow more intensely than in the ...

A few weeks ago I wrote something dismissive about a dish involving asparagus at Boat Street Cafe and Kitchen. It was just one line in a long piece; I disdained asparagus served at other restaurants, ...

We have a contorted hazel growing near the house, a sitting tenant inherited when we moved here. I can’t say that this would have been a natural choice of plant for me, the name is off-putting to ...

The corkscrew hazel is a great curiosity and immediately grabs attention, especially at this time of year, when the branches are bare and the catkins begin to open. Although the branches are twisted ...

It has been so cold and frosty in the garden recently that no time, save for a quick walk around, has been spent outside. It’s frustrating to look out from the house to see the lawn once again white ...

The hazel is a native wild tree, as at home in gardens as it is in hedgerows and woodlands. It is at its most obvious now, in flower along roadways and woodland margins all over the country. Its pale ...

Along with spring comes life back into the garden. One of my favorite early spring shrubs is actually a small grafted tree known as Henry Lauders Walking Stick or Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’. During ...

For years, I had seen this unexpected botanical treasure pop up in gardens and always wondered about it. I enjoyed gazing at its heart-shaped leaves and red petioles (leaf stems) but was forever ...

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