Blooming Friday - White Dahlia in my Potager

White Dahlia in my PotagerIt is now the last of 'Blooming Friday' of the month of November, ah...I'm so glad this month is finally over I'm not a huge fan of November it is sooo dark. Soon we enter Advent and that is wonderful period these four week before Christmas, so much happens. We can all light our Advent candels and feast on our Advent treats. This is the blooming potager in July almost

Crab Cactus - A Light in the Darkness of November

This post 'A light in the Darkness of November - Crab Cactus' was originally uploaded by Tyra in the blog Tyra's Garden Crab Cactusa.k.a Thanksgiving cactus Schlumbergera truncata just perfect 'in floribus' in time for Thanksgiving.Thank God for durable colourful winterflowering houseplants that costs next to nothing, like the African Violets, Kalanchoes, and this Crab Cactus they really helps

Ready at last - Harvesting Mulching Material

This post 'Harvesting Mulching Material' was originally uploaded by Tyra in the blog Tyra's Garden .....Sunday evening - I'm so content because I'm ready at last. Yesterday we had a marvellous day with sunshine and quite warm weather for the season.At the moment I’m reading a very interesting book about the No-Work garden a Swedish book by Ingrid Olausson and it is based on a meeting and

GBBD - November in Tyra's Garden

This post 'GBBD- November' was originally uploaded by Tyra in the blog Tyra's Garden GBBD - November The flowers are getting hard to find these days, after several night with frost where are just some very brave roses that are still in bloom outside, the 'Lucia' and the explorer from Canada 'John Davis'. In the greenhouse I have more flowering blooms and even a gigantic chili plant, however the

Soothing remedy for coughs and colds

This post 'Once up on a Thyme' was originally uploaded by Tyra in the blog Tyra's Garden Once up on a Thyme... ...I walked on a path lined with of thymes and sensed the marvellous amoratic leaves and I fell in love...I just adore the fragrance and taste of this herb. It is a favourite both in the potager as well as in the kitchen. I even make a cough medicine with Thymus vulgaris in it, see

An Apple a Day keeps the Doctor away

This post 'An apple a day keeps the doctor away' was originally uploaded by Tyra in the blog Tyra's Garden Today the last apple fell from the tree...They say that an apple a day keeps the doctor away.Hm...I bet the Doctor didn't say -Make a delicious apple pie!But isn't it just the perfect treat on a wet, cold and dark November day?Apple pie recipesTYRA