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Friday 1st August, 2014
Hi
What do you do with a heap of limes other than make a some fancy cocktail with lots of vodka and a name that you can't say after you have drunk two or three, or an impressive lime key pie for your next dinner party. Well if you are lucky enough to have your own personal marmalade maker in the house in front like we do, then you supply a bag of sugar, collect a whole bag of limes and a subtle suggestion that he turns them into Lime Marmalade.
Being a bit cheeky I suggested that we trial a combo of limes using mostly our abundance of Bearss limes and adding that unmistakable kaffir lime flavour. I left the old boy googling lime marmalades and I think that the end result that he made up was just delicious. Not really like traditional gragefruit marmalde but this delicious tangy lime flavour with hints of kaffir lime. I know I had it on my toast this morn.
Now as for the recipe I will hit him up for it as he will have remembered the relevant details and I can add it to our whats cooking page.
Something that I have always found fascinating about my home grown limes is that they are mostly yellow compared to those that you see at the supermarket which are a glossy green. I have always assumed that its because ours are tree ripened as opposed to being picked early, consequently Petes lime marmalade is quite yellow in colour.
Witch Hazel to treat haemorrhoids???
Witch hazel is far more an exciting name than Hamemelis and I did some googling to find out why. Apparently wiche meant pliant or bendable in middle English. Hazel twigs were used as divining rods in England and I guess folk lore over time put it all together, after all water divining is not a skill that we all have. But wait, there's more, an extract from the bark and leaves also referred to as Witch hazel is an astringent used in aftershave lotions, treating bruises and insect bites and wait for it, shrinking haemorrhoids.just in case you want to know LOL
Witch Hazels are shrubs that are characterised by their shaggy spider like colourful flowers in winter and spring. We have three new varieties of witch hazel available in the nursery now:
Hamamelis Arnold Promise,
Hamamelis Diane and
Hamamelis Jelena. Great for adding some bright splashes of colour into the winter garden. They are easy to grow and prefer soil that does not completely dry out in summer.
One of my favourite winter flowers and they have been so popular this year, but I have managed to get some more.... From mid winter the bare branches of this lovely shrub are covered with pale yellow flowers, that have a wonderful fragrance. Just perfect for picking a piece and the fragrance will scent the whole room.
Forsythia an oldie but a goodie
These are just stunningly bright in the late dull days of winter lighting up your garden with bright yellow flowers from the striking Forsythia plant. The flowers appear in early spring before the leaves. They make excellent flowers for picking and putting in vases, great for using in floral displays. Easy to grow in a sunny position. Prune after flowering. Twisted Hazelnut or Harry Lauders Walking stick plant!!!
Twisted Hazelnut, or Corylus Avellana Contorta is an unusual hazelnut tree! It looks really cool in the winter when the branches are bare as the branches are all twisted and contorted. Very unique! Fresh green foliage appears in spring. This tree can also be grown as a container plant, Daphnes
Daphne Genkwa is a little bit different in that it has pretty lightly scented lilac flowers. The flowers appear on bare stems in spring. Prefers a sunny sheltered position in the garden. Daphne O Rubra has tight little clusters of deep pink and white flowers.
Daphne Burkwoodii is a sweet little shrub with small pointed green leaves and clusters of highly perfumed pink and white little starry flowers that smother the whole bush in spring and summer. Can also be grown in a container. Daphne Burkwoodii Variegata has long thin dainty green leaves with cream margins. In spring through to summer clusters of highly fragrant pink starry flowers smother the whole bush.
Syringas
We also have lots of new varieties of
lilac, or
syringa available at the nursery. These old fashioned shrubs or small trees are just gorgeous. They produce beautiful large panicles of often sweetly perfumed flowers and are just perfect for picking and putting in vases. They prefer sun to part shade and deeply worked soil. Side dress with lime occasionally.
The days are sneaking out to be longer and If I didn't know better I;d say that spring has arrived as my Magnolias are almost in full bloom, well the early ones anyways ........I need to get into the garden and get all my pruning done so if you haven't and its fine, then get onto it
Have a great weekend!
Lloyd, Harry and the Wairere Team
Make it a Wairere weekend where even GNOMES know that gardening's not a drag.
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