All Things Considered
Online journal by St. Jude's – British printmaking and textiles designed by printmaker Angie Lewin, painter printmaker Mark Hearld, British workwear designers Old Town and others.
Witch Hazel
Posted by Angie Lewin
On the way across the garden to my studio each day I pass our witch hazel which is in flower at the moment. I love its papery twisted petals that form the spidery yellow flowers dotted along its bare winter branches Set off by the black weather-boarded shed it is eye catching. There are lots of cultivars - ours is ‘Pallida’ (Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Pallida’ Witch Hazel) which has a beautiful scent - even though I suppose it might bring back memories, for those of us old enough, of witch hazel being dabbed by a burly dinner lady onto any minor playground scrape or graze.
Posted by Angie Lewin on January 28th, 2009