Beauty, life and gardens home and away
I cut down the frozen-to-death Powder Puff shrub (Calliandra haematocephala) yesterday. As you can see there are small sprouts from the ground again, so I had to remove the frozen-to-death…
I am starting to reveal what the January hard freeze did to our garden. For instance, I do not think all of the Princess palm trees survived. As you can see from…
Her er en liste over norske og internasjonale frøfirma som leverer til Norge. Zimtrade AS Har både frø, løk og småplanter. Garden Living Nettbutikk som har spesialisert seg på stauder,…
This is an updated list of seed and plant companies, mostly in the US. The list is updated in January 2017. I have purchased seeds and plants from some of the seed…
Frost damaged, dead and sickly looking plants and trees are not big news for me. Having tended and cultivated gardens in Scandinavia most of my life makes you pretty toughened up…
There are three things that can be nice to know about Brugmansia and all three facts a pretty interesting. It is, first of all, a nice shrub/small tree with beautiful and exotic…
I love climbing plants and vines. They provide their surroundings with a lush and exotic feel. The garden emerges quickly with a more mature look because climbing plants pretty fast…
Here on the Texas Gulf Coast, you have to rethink plants around the outdoor sitting area. Why? Because it’s all about staying in the shade protected from the scorching sun. So…
There is time for some holiday cleanup in the garden. The amount of biomass evolving over the summer is somewhat overwhelming. Branches, leaves, and weed are removed. Gradually plants and…
Where I come from, in Scandinavia, a lot of people has the impression that all of Texas always is warm and pretty dry. We are in a hot spell right…
How do you prepare a garden with trees, bushes, roses and even perennials for long absences? Regardless if you live in a cold or a warm climate you have to take some…
We are back in Houston, TX, after three weeks at our cottage on Orust, Henaan in Sweden. There is always some mixed feelings for our cottage holidays back home. We do…
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