Last autumn, while working on a Mountain Meitheal volunteer day in the Burren, I collected some hazelnuts¹. When I got home, I planted them in a tub which got pushed under a bush in the back garden and was promptly forgotten. About a month ago, I was doing some tidying up, and dragged out the tub to find the hazelnuts were now saplings. I’ve potted them out for the winter while I figure out where they will eventually be planted.