Vaccinium mytillus - Superfruit

Vaccinium mytillus a SuperfruitBlueberry is not the same as the Swedish Blåbär but they are closely related. The wild Bilberry Vaccinium mytillus is the same as Blåbär and it is a low-growing shrub and the wild or cultivated Blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum is a much taller shrub. I took this picture in the woods near my summerhouse, do you know I read somewhere that there are 250 miljon kilos of

Recycling an Old Dead Tulip

This very mature tulip has certainly seen it's best day's. Sometimes I like dead flowers especially tulips they really ages gracefully. This morning I took a picture of this very, very old dead flower (I think it's from last year) :-) Recycled tulip - I added some light, color and ops.... Revived! This is even more colorful version - 'Tulipa colorfullus vulgare' Have a nice week/ Tyra

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

Trädgårdsskribenten Lena Israelsson

One Saturday last summer I got a visit from a person I really do admire a lot. It was the famous Swedish authoress Lena Israelsson. She contacted me one day about a visit to my garden, Tyra's Garden, overwhelmed with joy I said yes of course. She came on a sunny morning and we had a great time. Photos were taken of my garden, she made an interview and she was very kind to sign and write something

New Years Concert, Ivanhoe and a slight hangover

The same procedure as last year! I celebrate the 1st of January 'comme d'habitude'.A concert, a good movie and a slight hangover! New Years Concert in ViennaMaestro George Pretre 2008The 2008 New Year's Day Concert, conducted by the eminent conductor Georges Prêtre for the first time. What an honour, Prêtre is the first Frenchman that concucts th New Year Concert. Maestro Prêtre has a special

Christmas Holiday 2007 - Engarn, Vaxholm

From all of us to all of you - we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! This year our family have guest from Japan staying with us during the Christmas Holiday. It's going to be great fun to share our very traditional Christmas with someone from a completely different culture. Her name is Rina and comes from Tokyo. The Gazebo at Engarn, VaxholmFrån oss Alla till Er Alla önskar vi en

Seed is the small embryotic......

PhotoHunt small. Small is this weeks theme.Seed - a very small most amazing thing. The seed is the small embryotic stadium of a plant.Once upon a time there was a very very SMALL seed,that grew into a very SMALL plant that grew into..... a huge, old tree........like this one the Giant Ash, can you see the small cow? Actually... she was a he and not very small. As a matter of fact he was a big