The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

This post The Hanging Gardens of Babylon was originally uploaded by Tyra Hallsénius-Lindhe in the blog Tyra's Garden


I have a dream…




The photo in the center of my fantasy collage is a 16th century engraving by Dutch artist Martin Heemskerck"Hanging Gardens of Babylon" and all the others are from Kew Garden U.K. 



... and that is to visit the Hanging Gardens of Babylon




I know I can't..

Calamondin and Cerula vinula

This post Calamondin and Cerula vinula was originally uploaded by Tyra Hallsénius-Lindhe in the blog Tyra's Garden.

Beauty and The Beast

The Beauty, my Calamondin tree had a visit this summer of a beast or at least shall we say a beastly looking thing. The visitor was a larvae of the Puss moth. An odd looking little fellow don’t you think?

 The Puss MothScientific name: Cerula  or Cerura

Water for Body and Soul

This post Water for Body and Soul was originally uploaded by Tyra Hallsénius-Lindhe in the blog Tyra's Garden

Water for Body and Soul
Born in the sign of Taurus my element is Earth and that is an element that I of course as a gardener just L.O.V.E. But I couldn’t live without the water, nor my garden. What would life be without water?...Now I just do not mean pure water for my (65% water content

Backlit Photographs of my Garden.

This post 'Backlit Photographs of my Garden' was originally uploaded by Tyra in the blog Tyra's Garden
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Against-the-light
 It is not that often we garden people take pictures with backlight in our garden but it is rather charming and perhaps we should use this photo technique a bit more frequently.
I read an article in takegreatpicture.com 

Wild, Beautiful...and Bad

This post 'Wild and Beautiful' was originally uploaded by Tyra Hallsénius-Lindhe in the blog Tyra's Garden The Scarabaeidae Cetonia aurata.By tomorrow half of the month October has already passed and I must say it has been wonderful so far. Sunshine almost every day and up to now no frost here in Vaxholm, I still have my Dahlias in bloom and chilies in the greenhouse! Time flies fast and it is

Arty Artichoke

This post was originally uploaded by Tyra Hallsénius Lindhe in the blog Tyras Garden

Arty Artichoke
T.G.I its Friday and once again It is Blooming Friday
For this weeks theme Katarina our host choose 'USED' 



My used leaves of my artichoke dinner represents this week theme in Tyra's Garden. I always think my plate of artichokes looks the most beautiful when I'm just about to take them to the

PRIMULA - The First

The First - Primula
A bit pale from the tough winter and the lack of bright light...
Who isn't ? I am!
"Primula (pronounced /ˈprɪmjʊlə/)[1] is a genus of 400–500 species of low-growing herbs in the family Primulaceae. They include primrose, auricula, cowslip and oxlip. Many species are grown for their ornamental flowers. They are native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere, south into tropical

Helleborus 'Pink Frost' - Spring in the Greenhouse

Spring in the the Greenhouse
The snow is slowly melting and the sun is getting more bright for each day. This week has been just wonderful with all the sun oozing down onto my grounds. The greenhouse and I loves it! The Auriculas look just fine and I'm sure I'll see them in bloom quite soon.  +20 C (68F) in the greenhouse, now that is nice...I bought my first Helleborus this week and it is

Much to much of the colour of white!

It is much to much of the colour of white in my garden at the moment and the sky...it is totally grey today,  I'm so tired of gloomy weather...I need something positive to brighten up my day. As I was browsing my photos I found these wonderful roses. Now this is what I call a happy-pill. Thank you Claus for adding some lovely pink colours to this Blooming Friday I don't know the names

To Taste Tomas Edison or Not...

...that is the question.

'Dahlia blooms are showy, but it’s their edible tubers that make them an excellent addition to kitchen gardens.'  ROB CARDILLO

 
  To those of you who have asked what colorful and somewhat showy flower I got in my hand on my Facebook avatar it's a Dahlia. Dahlia 'Thomas Edison'. I know that the native americans (Aztec) used the dahlia tubers for food, but I have not

I Bought the Crown Jewels

Chia - Crown JewelsWhat little did I know?…and when I entered the world of Chia. I have just received a few seed packets from Baker Creek Heirlooms Seeds for my potager. I always want to know a little about the plant I’m going to grow, consequently I looked up my Chia - Crown Jewels and entered a new world, most fascinating. I landed in American history, health, ancient food and future ‘super’

Formex mässan i Älvsjö - The Nordic Design Fair

It is Blooming Friday and today I would like to show you what I found at Formex the largest trade fair for Nordic interior design. The company Ceasar Collection - arrenged a competition for florists. Which one of these five participants do you think have the best designed 'room'. The five florists are: (all women) Anna Carlsson, Jenny Söderberg, Anna Berg, Marianne Walldén and Anja Palm.~~~

No Blooms - Still Bitter Winter

This post 'No blooms -Still Bitter Winter'... was originally uploaded by Tyra in the blog Tyra's GardenNo blooms for Blooming Friday!Just an iron urn with a frozen heather in it but I find it rather decorative with its white top hat of snow. This was a glorious winter day but frightfully bitter cold. -20 C. A nice walk and some fun in the snow playing with icicles and making snow angels.Kylan

Blooming Friday - January 2010

The guest are gonethe washing up is doneand this year started with a day with sun.God fortsättning på det nya året! What a great start of the new year, the sun is shining and it is a gorgeous winter day, it couldn't possibly start in a better way. this the first post of 2010 is a Blooming Friday Post and you find more partisipants at Katarina our host.~~~Året började med en fantastiskt vinterdag,

December blooms - Hyacinthus orientalis

Today we have had a terrible winter storm with up to gale force wind and heavy snowfall. It was a complete chaos in the traffic with a total stand still for the busses. Luckily I could convince my colleagues that they could cope without me and my boss said yes. As a result I have had a wonderful day baking a loaf of fruit bread, taking a long bath, doing some tidying among clothes that I never

Paperwhite - Narcissus papyraceus - Tazetter

I'm continuing on the theme winter-flowering plants, December blooms that have the ability to brighten up even the darkest of days. Last week I got two bulbs of Paperwhites from a friend and now they are 'in floribus', this delicate and elegant bulbous plant native to the Mediterranean region and it is very fragrant too.~~~Så här års gläds man verkligen av alla underbara blommor som blommar just

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

All Saints & Souls

This post 'All Saints and Souls' was originally uploaded by Tyra in the blog Tyra's Garden I wish you all a great Halloween, All Saints & All Souls' Day -Light some candles for all souls & give your absent friends a special thought.Update!! ops...I almost forgot it is Blooming Friday! The last blooming Friday of October, a big thank you to our host Katarina TYRA

Starflower - Trientalis europaea - Skogsstjärna

This post 'STARFLOWER' was originally uploaded by Tyra in the blog Tyra's Garden Artic Starflower the small and delicate beauty from the wood.Oops...I bit late with the blooming Friday post but here are some picture from a walk in the big old forest.... Starflower - Skogsstjärna in swedish is the same as Moonshine in english I mean the common term for home-distilled alcohol, especially in places

Wild Sweet Pea from Sicily

This post 'Wild Sweet Pea from Sicily' was originally uploaded by Tyra in the blog Tyra's Garden Sicilian Wild Sweet Pea , HeirloomLathyrus odoratus "Franciscus Cupani"An old heritage variety from 1699, scattered with medium sized flowers in violet and purple. Absolutely wonderful fragrance. In this northern climate we sow the seeds in March-June, it takes 10-30 days to germinate, blooms from