Highgate Cemetery - London

This post, 'Highgate Cemetery' was originally uploaded and written by Tyra at the blog Tyra's Garden http://waxholm.blogspot.com/......Highgate Cemetery(Western)...Today I'm going to show you some pictures from my visit to this amazing place called Highgate Cemetery, just about one hour from the City of London's hectic pulse. I'm a huge fan and admirer of this enchanted spot on earth. It lush,

London my Metropolis

This post, 'London my Metropolis' was originally uploaded and written by Tyra at the blog Tyra's Garden http://waxholm.blogspot.com/... ... I’m back from London, my favourite Metropolis.... ... I didn’t know and I actually just found out that London was in fact called Metropolis during the Victorian era. During this much to short visit to London my only ambition tourist-wise was to visit the

Forsmarks Bruk - Walloon Ironworks Town

En skön september dag tog vi bilen och for till Forsmarks Bruk. Det här ar ett av mina favorit bruk. Det är ett av Sveriges bäst bevarade bruk, det härstammar från 1570 talet. Kyrkan invigdes år 1800 och är ritad av Olof Tempelman, lite träffande namn ellerhur?This absolutely gorgeous day in September we decided to go to Forsmarks Bruk. An industrial village where natural resources are processed

Jesus in the green.

Healing - Just one look at this picture and I felt much better. I cannot explain but my headache and cold felt better after studying this picture. Weird? Yes, perhaps but I think I felt the coolness and stillness, it made me lower my head and close my eyes. The picture is taken this August when I visited the beautiful gardens of "Trädgårdsföreningen" in Gothenburg.Jesus in the green

Café and Bakery in Gränna - Fiket i Gränna

Chocolate balls, Sarah Bernards, Tosca, Vanilla Creme Hearts....and I have to choose one! The Bakery in GrännaThis weekend we visited The Open Wharf Boat Fair in Gothenburg and on our way to GBG we stopped in a small and very picturesque town called Gränna. Gränna is famous for a special candy called Polkagrisar they are white and red striped candy sticks that taste mint, very nice but very bad

I have an itch to paint!

Flowers upon the wall?That could be an idea!Lily at Baby TajYou know I love painting as well as gardening. I showed you one’s my “Topiary upon the wall” painting I have done in one of our rooms and after the trip to India I’m so inspired to do some more painting!... perhaps a “flowers upon the wall” room. This is one of the places in India that truly put some ideas into my head. Look at

Flowers of India - The Lotus Flower

The biggest flower in India and probably in the world! I stumbled on this magnificent Lotus flower in New Delhi. It is The Bahá'í House of Worship. Isn't it fantastic? Built in 1986, 40 meters tall and it is capable to hold 2,500 people. It's number of visitors per year 4,5 million or 13 000 everyday! More about the Bahá'í religion below.The central theme of Bahá'u'lláh's message is that humanity

I'm back!

Fascinated, dead beat and 6 pounds less of me I’m back after a journey to India.What a country! 1 billion people and it feels like I met at least half of them. This was my first time in India and I hope I will be able to go back, there is so much to discover. Delhi India Taj Mahal Agra IndiaWhenever I go abroad I always look up the botanical gardens, this time was an exception, the nearest I came

Topiary - Thai style

A few years ago I visited Thailand and on my way down to Koh Chang (Elephant Island) I met these wonderful Topiary Elehpants at Trat Airport. Aren't they cute? And the shuttle too, look at that absolutely wonderful decorative painting of the shuttle. Topiary the art of creating a sculpture of a plant More Topiary in Tyra's Garden Colourful shuttle at Trat Airport in the province Trat, Thailand

From 'The Land down under'

PhotoHunt - longMusic to go with it, Men at Work 'Land down under'The theme on this weeks PhotoHunt is long. Not that long time ago I visited the 'Land down under'. The pictures are taken outside Port Douglas, very long roots, long beaches and a cute fellow that loves looong naps. The last picture is from Great Ocean Road, The mighty Twelve Apostles are world-recognised icons and those stone

In - Law Weekend

In -Law Weekend in Umeå. A lot of fun, food & drink, 'relax' and walks. A visit to Gammlia and the "Egil the tug" museum. The city offers world-class art, drama, films, industries, music and research. It aims to attract more companies, break new construction records and, not least become the European Capital of Culture 2014. Umeå is one of Sweden's fastest growing cities. The average age of the

Margerita is the Latin word for pearl.

En liten bit av Mexico i Tyras Trädgård.T.G.I Friday and the weekend is coming up. I love Mexico, mexican food and mexican drinks. One of my absolute favorite is the Margerita cocktail. There are a lot of recipes how to make the perfect Margerita (not as many as the perfect Dry Martini of course) This is how I make it.1 lime - 1 Tequila - 1 Triple secEasy enough? 1 part is about 5 cl/person. Now

Örbyhus Slottsträdgård

Välkommen till en liten pärla i Uppland. Örbyhus Slottsträrdgård, en pärla i Uppland, väl värt ett besök. På väg upp till landet passerar jag ofta Örbyhus slott. Den här gången stannade jag till för att göra ett hastigt besök i Slottsträdgården.Örbyhus slott med Slottsträdgården är ännu en pärla i Uppland. Det finns så många fina bruk, herrgårdar och slott som är värda ett besök. Jag besöker dem

Örbyhus slottsträdgård

På väg upp till landet passerar jag ofta Örbyhus slott. Den här gången stannade jag till för att göra ett hastigt besök i Slottsträdgården.Örbyhus slott med Slottsträdgården är ännu en pärla i Uppland. Det finns så många fina bruk, herrgårdar och slott som är värda ett besök. Jag besöker dem ofta, Det är underbara miljöer. Fina parker och trädgårdar att promenera i och ibland kan man få en god

I´m back!

I´m back! Fwjooo! Sailing is hard work... It is so VERY nice to be back with both feet on the ground and my hands in the soil...hmhm...dirty... I like it. I think it took me less than 2 minutes to put on my straw hat and garden shoes. But do not get me wrong, I love sailing! We have had a wonderful time at sea. The cruising has been fantastic, extremely good winds for sailing....... 475 nautical

Amsterdam - Amstel & Dam

Amsterdam en tidig morgon, staden hade inte riktigt vaknat då vi gick ut för att äta frukost på ett litet café. A quiet and beautiful morning, it is april in Amsterdam, the birds are singing and the flowers are "in floribus". I even saw the wisteria in bloom... not bad! On this particular morning we were stolling through the streets of Amsterdam and then had breakfast at a nice little café. Mm...

Woodstock & Tyra

This post, "Woodstock and Tyra" was originally uploaded and written by Tyra at the blog Tyra's Garden http://waxholm.blogspot.com/...WOODSTOCKNu kommer en annan Woodstock favorit, mina hyacinter.Tyras Trädgård Woodstock Tyras Trädgård Woodstock Yes I've been to Woodstock! I have actually been to Woodstock but Ops... this was in Woodstock Australia. The sun was shining and here you can see my

Three sisters.

När jag igår träffade på three sisters igen så var det inte Three sisters bergen i Oregon i närheten av Crater lake som jag besökte en gång på -90 talet. Inte heller var det Three Sisters "the echopoint" i Blue montains .........Australien, Blue Mountains, Three Sisters........De här systrarna är en samplanteringsmetod.THE AZTEC THREE SISTERS. Stora syster Majs, mellansyster Böna och lillasyster

Tyra y el vivero!

Tyras Trädgård, nja inte riktigt, men jag kan nu addera ännu en botanisk trädgård till samlingen. Jardin Botanico de Dr. Alfredo Barrera Marin. Trädgården ligger strax utanför den lilla standen Puerto Morelos, Mexico. .........Tyra y el vivero. El vivero, instalaciones para la propagación de plantas nativas.Jardin Botacino Dr. Alfredo Barrera Marin, this regional botanical garden was opened to

Kuranda Australien

Kuranda Australien/ Kuranda AustraliaDet här en bild ifrån Kuranda i Australien den har absolut inget att göra med Tyras Trädgård men jag håller på att testa en sak på nätet och jag skall ta bort den vid ett senare tillfälle. Det är en fantastisk plats Kuranda, jag kan rekommendera en tur dit.This picture is from Kuranda Australia, it´s really a fantastic place. It has absolutely nothing to do