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

MY POTAGER SEEDS 2009

This post, My Potager Seeds 2009, was originally uploaded and written by Tyra at the blog Tyra's Garden http://waxholm.blogspot.com/A small step on the computer (just a click) but a huge step for the gardener. Seeds for my potager and images for the collage are from ImpectaPhiouu…( wonderful spelling isn’t it) it was not an easy task this year to order the seeds for my potager. I have been

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