Plant lovers and feline lovers unite: Some catkins have come out. And are they a welcome sight, being pretty much the only sign of plant activity outdoors this time of year. Okay, I admit the feline ...

Plant lovers and feline lovers unite: Some catkins have come out. And are they a welcome sight, being pretty much the only sign of plant activity outdoors this time of year. Okay, I admit the feline ...

Last month, this column focused on the desirable characteristics of Christmas trees, one of which is good needle retention.

As you get older, the little things matter more and more. For instance, I have realised that catkins are a really important part of my life - or at least my enjoyment of life. I can't see our ...

Plant lovers and feline lovers unite: Some catkins are about to come out. They will be a welcome sight - pretty much the only sign of plant activity outdoors in late winter. OK, I admit the feline ...

Even the most practical-minded, fleece-pelted Oregonian could be persuaded that filbert sounds, to be kind, a little stodgy. As names go, perhaps it's better suited to a mild-mannered, bespectacled ...

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 ...

Catkins "¦ I'm not sure what they remind me of. Something out of a Stephen King novel perhaps; banana curls; dancing ears of corn. When they move, they resemble the telltales of a sail that indicate ...