Lilioceris lilii, Scarlett lily beetle

The Scarlet lily beetle.Lilioceris lilii. LiljebaggenThe Scarlet lily beetle in (unfortunately) Tyra´s GardenRed alert! The Scarlet lily beetle is really a menace to lily lovers. They are quite easy to spot but a little bit tricky to pick. I really don´t like them so at this time of year I go for a small beetle hunt almost everyday.Lilioceris lilli, liljebaggen så vacker där med den lysande röda

Tyras Garden, May

Tyras Garden in May, the Syringa vulgaris starts to bloom. This is a lovely time in the garden. Everything looks quite neat and tidy. I love the sun and I really enjoy sunshine, especially from the shade. This is a perfect spot to sit and philosophize, to admire and observe. This is a very old garden seat that I have to repair each year but I love it still. My brother on visit, with "freetime

A tribute to Linnaeus.

"A tribute to Linnaeus" took the goldmedal at The Chelsea Flower Show! Congratulation.......... bild från Linné 2007 Guldmedalj till Ulf Nordfjell och Linné i Chelsea. Ett riktigt stort Grattis!Linné 2007 tog guldmedalj på Chelsea Flower ShowI samband med att årets Chelsea Flower Show öppnade på morgonen den 22 maj blev den svenska jubileumsträdgården "A Tribute to Linnaeus" belönad med

Man tager vad man haver....

Pudrade rabarber bakelser.... Mmmmumsich! Låter det inte underbart, ett litet baktips inför Pingsthelgen.Spröda rabarber från Tyras Trädgård, det är nu man skall frossa i rabarberPudrade rabarber bakelserKunde inte motstå denna frestelse som jag hittade i DN.Portioner: 4 styckenTid: 35 minuterIngredienser:2 frysta smördegsplattor2 mindre rabarberstjälkar2 msk strösocker1 msk vattenmarsánkräm av 2

Hip, hip, hurra! Linnaeus

Vår store botaniker Carl von Linné skulle fyllt 300 år i dag. Happy Birthday to Linnaeus! Just 1,54 cm tall but still huge. One of the worlds greatest scientist. Born in 1707 in Råshult as son of a priest. He grew up in Stenbrohult, moved to Uppsala where he married Sara and got a lot of children. 5 of them reached adulthood. Carl von Linné was born Carolus Linnaeus and was raised to nobility in

The grass is always greener......

Yes, that may be so, but it is beyond any doubt more flower power in mine. I do need to cut the lawn today but the dilemma of the day is "Who is going to live and who is going to die" This is going to be worse than the French revolution. No, I will try to save my darlings and make a "lawn in bloom" to save the capsules with valuable seeds.....there is going to be a lot of paths and islands of

Hibiscus rosa sinesis

Hibiscus the Rose from ChinaJust a small test with for me new photo collage. I just put together some stuff I like...oops a lot of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis. Ett litet test med collage av bilder.... Satte ihop lite sådant jag gillar, mycket Hibiskus blev det! hihiHibiskusen är en växt som trivs bra i sol och som vi kan se utomhus i länderna runt Medelhavet. Jag brukar sätta ut alla mina hibiskusar