Asparagus leaves and herbs for the gardenToday we have thunder and lightning one minute and the other the sun is out here in Vaxholm. This is what we call typical April wheather hm...but it's May. So when the wheather is like this I think we shall have a nice bowl of soup for dinner together with a fresh baked bread and a nice cheese. I have some nice nettles behind a shed I think I will take

Sigrid's Iris - inquiry

Does anybody know the name of this beautiful Iris? Right now I have it under the name Iris 'Sigrid' and I cannot just rename flowers like that :-) Sigrid is a dear friend of mine that gave them to me last summer. I would be very glad for all information. ...Är det någon som kan hjälpa mej med namnet på den här underbara lilla irisen. Just nu går den under namnet Iris ' Sigrid' efter min gode vän

Tulips in the gravel - Tulipa

Do you remember that I did some late planting of bulbs in November last year?Here are the result, tulips in the gravel! I just love botanical tulips and my deers doesn't likes then, perfect. I think I like them so much because they are 'in floribus' early and they are so small, pretty and really genuine looking. When it's cold they close up and says -"We are freezing where is the sun" and when

Good Morning

Friday morning just before six o'clock. I just couldn't sleep anymore. Got out of bed, made a coffee and took a walk in the garden....what a glorious morning. Tänk att morgonar kan vara så underbara, såhär års kan man bara inte ligga kvar i sängen och gona, nej man bara måste ut och njuta av soluppgången och den sköna friska morgonluften. Fullständigt underbart jag vet inget som kan mäta sig med

Nordiska Trädgårdar 2008 Nordic Gardens

Oh....it was so crowded, we arrived to the exhibition hall one hour after it opened and we couldn't even park the car! After 20 minutes we finally found a spot to park. Here are some pictures of a few things that caught my eyes.Nordiska Trädgårdar 2008, Balcony Specials.Precis som utställningen i somras Ulriksdals Flower Show hade de även här en balkong utställning och det är ju alltid trevligt

Nordic Gardens - the annual Garden Fair

Today is the day that the big annual Garden Fair opens - Nordic Gardens, the biggest garden exhibition in the Nordic region. They open today at ten and I have been invited to visit this event by a blog admire....someone who actually likes my blogs :), thank you very much. I will take my daughter with me and of course my camera and tomorrow I'll give you a guided tour. I found this lovely group of

Are you drowning in seedlings!

Are you drowning in seedlings? Are they taking over the place?Look how my veranda looks right now! It's a mess...and I love it!Welcome to what once was the Veranda! TYRAVälkommen in till min knöfulla veranda!