Yay, love this! Happy to find another catkin enthusiast too - I’ve taken so many photos of hazels and alders the last few weeks… I first became aware of the female hazel flowers a couple of years ago and it’s been my mission to get a good phone-camera photo ever since - they are otherworldly treasures! My best attempt is in my latest newsletter 🤓
Will keep an eye out in Winchester this weekend and see what's happening further south. Love the purple of the alder catkins, so hard to photograph though!
My mum showed me female hazel flowers for the first time last year - she'd only just noticed them herself, despite having had a dwarf hazel tree in the middle of her front garden for the best part of half a century! Now, I suddenly see them everywhere.
Yay, love this! Happy to find another catkin enthusiast too - I’ve taken so many photos of hazels and alders the last few weeks… I first became aware of the female hazel flowers a couple of years ago and it’s been my mission to get a good phone-camera photo ever since - they are otherworldly treasures! My best attempt is in my latest newsletter 🤓
I can’t wait to go out and look for these… I have never noticed the little red flowers before, they so vivid!
Will keep an eye out in Winchester this weekend and see what's happening further south. Love the purple of the alder catkins, so hard to photograph though!
My mum showed me female hazel flowers for the first time last year - she'd only just noticed them herself, despite having had a dwarf hazel tree in the middle of her front garden for the best part of half a century! Now, I suddenly see them everywhere.