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

Antipasto from my Potager

Antipasto dal giardino – a simple appetizer straight from my potager.


Sometimes, quite often actually I take a little walk in the kitchen garden and pick a little of everything that is ripe and that feels just right for the occasion. Here I have an eggplant that I've glanced at for some time now, it together with some nice tomatoes are perfect for my little ‘antipasti dal giardino’.


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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

Blackberry Flowers and Bouquet of Carrots

This post, 'Blackberry Flowers & Bouquet of Carrots' was originally uploaded and written by Tyra at the blog Tyra's Garden. Blooms and Harvest in Tyra's Garden - JulyI don't think I have really looked properly at the flower of the Blackberry bush before but this morning I did and to my surprice I found that they in fact very beautiful. and for this weeks Blooming Friday a bouquet of a slighty

A Beauty or A Beast?

This post, 'A Beauty or A Beast' was originally uploaded and written by Tyra at the blog Tyra's Garden http://waxholm.blogspot.com/...A Beauty or A Beast?...Well they say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, this TOMATO 'Cherokee Purple' grown from seed is of course kind of beautiful in my eyes... but I must admit as they said about Whoopi Goldberg in Color Purple....- You sure 'is' ugly! .

What happens when you don't eat your CABBAGE?

This post, 'What happens when you don't eat your cabbage? was originally uploaded and written by Tyra at the blog Tyra's Garden http://waxholm.blogspot.com/ ......well it blooms!......I found this in my fridge a few days ago, a bit embarrassing! I mean it must have been growing in the root vegetable box for several days…Still I’m amazed over it and I think it looks great. I have saved it and when

From King Edward to Pommes duchesse

This post, 'From King Edward to Pommes Duchesse' was originally uploaded and written by Tyra at the blog Tyra's Garden http://waxholm.blogspot.com/From dear friend King Edward to Pommes Duchesse, do pop over into The Greenhouse and read what is cookin' in this week ABC post about a 'Tater' King.Det är ABC Wednesday och denna veckas bokstav är K, välkommen in till The Greenhouse och läs mer om

"Me pascunt olivae, me cichorea, me malvae"

This post, "Me pascunt olivae, me cichorea, me malvae"was originally uploaded and written by Tyra at the blog Tyra's Garden http://waxholm.blogspot.com/.Chicory not just a pretty flowerJust must visit M a s D u D i a b l e and read Laura Hudsons Plant profile of just Chicory & Endive"I love the robust, complex flavours and the variety of textures and colours that this family of leafy plants

Philatelic NEWS for a veggie geek.

Harvest stamps from Sweden. New Swedish stamps on my stones from Jaipur. Look what I found in the Post office yesterday! Absolutely perfect for a veggie geek like me. Now I can have 'my own' very personal stamps on my letters. Isn’t that just great? Precis lagom till skördetiden ger posten ut dessa underbara små skönheterna. Jag blev så glad när jag såg dom, de blir ju alldeles perfekt för mina

Powerfood

The Brassica - true Powerfood. They are beautiful and so good for you. .Brassica vegetables are highly regarded for their nutritional value. We should probably eat some Brassica each day. This is a huge vegetable family and they really do come in different shapes, structures and sizes. They provide high amounts of vitamin C and soluble fiber and contain multiple nutrients with potent anti-cancer

Dahlia 'Harvest' - tubers and seeds

It's late September and the frost can come any night now, that means that I have to dig up all my Dahlia plants, it’s so sad that indicates that the summer has definitely ended and the autumn takes giant leaps towards the winter. Time to dig in! On with the Wellington boots and ‘armed’ with a garden fork and my favourite secateurs I spend the whole day digging. Tough work…I store my Dahlia tubers

Blackberries and Gherkins - September

September in the garden time to harvest the last tomatoes, the Mexican gherkins, peppers and chillies. The Mexican sour Gherkins (above on the right) are a true favorite of mine, if you haven't tried them before I really recommend that you to have a go with them. The greenhouse in SeptemberRecept på Björnbärsmarmelad med apelsin 1 liter björnbär, tunnt skal från en ekologiskt odlad apelsin och

Tips 'n' ideas - My "antidepressant" drug

Today I really need an antidepressant drug. The weather is appalling, I had a bad day at work and I think I’m coming down with a cold. I need something to cheer me up!I found these “happy pills” Tyra's Garden with artichokes from Potager du Roi. The potager in July. Summertime how lovely!A simple yet beautiful Dahlia mignon "Firebird"Now I feel a little bit better, tonight I think I'll spend

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

Veggies from the Botanical Garden of Uppsala

I just wanted to show you som more pictures a took on my visit to the 'Harvest exhibition' at the Botanical Garden of the University of Uppsala. Lovely veggies! Solanum tuberosum. The potatoes, they are the world's most widely grown tuber crop, and the fourth largest food crop in terms of fresh produce, that is after rice, wheat, and maize. I grew french 'Almond' this year and they are delicious

Coffee, Stuart Little and Red Hot Chili....

....you must come and visit my Greenhouse.....

Squash and Pumpkin Parade

CLICK TO ENLARGE!Cucurbita maxima Duchesne 'Blue Hubbard' and 'Marina di Chioggia' are the green ones at the bottom. The yellow/orange one I think really looks like a how pumpkin should look like, it's a Pumpkin Racer F1. The rest are just small one's that I grow purely for decorations. Blue Hubbard has got this wonderful bright orange flesh, good for cooking.More about 'Blue Hubbard' in Swedish.

The Botanical Garden of Uppsala

On our way to our ‘summerhouse’ we decided to stop at The Botanical Garden in Uppsala . Uppsala is halfway and perfect for a quick stop. Do some shopping, have lunch or do something more interesting like this time a visit to a botanical garden. Miss M and I chose to have coffee first at a very nice Café called ‘Fågelsången’. The sun was shining from a crystal clear September sky so we were able

Yin & Yang in Tyra's Garden

Unity of opposites. The dual concepts of yin and yang – or the single concept Yin-Yang – originate in ancient Chinese philosophy and metaphysics, which describe two primal opposing but complementary principles or cosmic forces said to be found in all non-static objects and processes in the universe. The concept is the cornerstone for Taoism and TCM.Yin is often symbolized by water and earth,

Nu hänger mina lökar!

Harvest, onions hanging on my fence.This is an other fantastic time of the gardeners year. Harvest. Each day you can harvest something from your garden, to choose from all the wonderful berries, fruits or vegetables. All the work and love you have put into the garden finally pays off. Wonderful time.Tänk så underbart att få skörda. Skördetiden var nog mer av en fest förr i tiden då man fick