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,

Leufstabruk - Orangery and Mansion

© This post was originally uploaded and written by Tyra at the blog Tyra's Garden http://waxholm.blogspot.com...Leufstabruk Orangery and Mansion -Leufstabruk Orangeri och HerrgårdWhen we meet Leufsta today she is dressed in December colours, it is cold and already dark despite it is just three o’clock when we walk through the baroque gardens of Leufstabruk. Last time I visited Leufsta it was

Calluna vulgaris & Norrpada Achipelago

Calluna vulgaris & the beautiful Archipelago of NorrpadaMissy M on the rocksHeather Calluna vulgaris Heather is very common out on our beautiful islands in the Stockholm archipelago. Here I want to show a couple of pictures from an island in Norrpada Archipelago that I really like. Sometimes I visualize that Mother Nature has made all this by herself, well perhaps not entirely by herself

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

Archipelago Boat Day - Skärgårdsbåtens Dagdag 2008

I know this has nothing to do with the garden but it is a special day for us in my home town Vaxholm. Vaxholm is a very small town about 25 Km north east of Stockholm, we use to say that it is the capital of the Archipelago. Tomorrow is 'The Archipelago Boat Day' and then all the old steamers and new archipelago boats have a parade from the city center harbor of Stockholm to the harbor of my town

Potager in Africa

If you’re interested in growing your own veggies look at these absolutely wonderful pictures from Louis. The picture are taken in Koudougou and that is in Burkina Faso. I just love these pictures with beautiful people and there Potager, there enthusiasm really shows. I wish I could be there and share the joy. Meet Marie Thérèse, Marie Riene, Innocent, Yannick, Ousmane and Sylvain and there work

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