It’s not only getting darker in the evenings, but also cooler. That shouldn’t stop us from enjoying our green spaces. At least for a little bit. There will, in due […]
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The Big Picture of pieces
The other day I happened to find myself in a part of town I don’t normally frequent. Been there before of course, why I’ve never paid more attention to the […]
Read moreAbout the garden ceiling.
Gardens are these days no mere gardens. They are outdoor rooms. As such, they should be treated in the same way. Meaning that their design should echo an indoor room; […]
Read moreAnd so the new park opened.
And so the new park opened. The one that I blathered on about the other week that is. Important people from the local authority will be there and meet and […]
Read moreInspirational swimming pool designs.
If you live in the right climate having a swimming pool must be a real asset. At least I would think so as I love swimming. If I had the […]
Read moreA lesson in 17th century lawn management.
It was a fantastic summer day, hot and humid. So inviting to get on the scooter and go somewhere stunning. I decided that Gunnebo Slott (House) on the outskirts of […]
Read moreA rockery garden outlook.
Thought it was a nice day for a rockery garden outlook. Headed to the local Trädgårdsföreningen (The Garden Society of Gothenburg) to check one out. I haven’t been there for […]
Read moreJubileumsparken – make an entrance!
Lucky girl I am, living close to a soon-to-be-opened new public park. Make that a very near the city centre urban park. That does not happen every day these days. […]
Read moreGarden moments.
It’s the last Saturday of July 2022. The day has been glorious, which is a big distractor. Time sort of disappears … So today I will keep this post short […]
Read moreWhat about no grass?
Everybody loves a lawn I wrote in a previous post some time ago. Including myself stating that I could not see myself not having at least a small section of […]
Read moreThe Chelsea Barracks sculpture trail.
The Chelsea Barracks sculpture trail was launched in May, 2022. About two months later it came to my attention. What a great idea I thought as I explored the finely […]
Read moreA permanent land art installation.
There I am. Standing in front of a permanent land art installation. Did I say permanent? A basic idea with land art is that it’s supposed to be temporary. Make […]
Read moreHurrah to me!
It’s my birthday today. Hurrah to me! Am in London to celebrate this grand occasion. Blimey, was it hot yesterday. As hot as it has ever been with a record […]
Read moreThe Artist’s garden.
What is a garden? Wikipedia defines it as ‘a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the cultivation, display, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature’. This source […]
Read moreStained glass in garden design.
This year is the International Year of Glass as declared by the United Nations. To honour this there was a show garden at the Chelsea Flower Show featuring a number […]
Read moreSedumtak för att hjälpa till rena luften mm.
För ett par veckor sedan invigdes i Göteborg den första busskuren med sedumtak. Det är Trafiknämnden i staden som har beslutat att alla ca 100 busskurer så småningom kommer beläggas […]
Read moreThe allure of a secret garden.
Tomorrow is the opening day of an exhibition entitled The Secret Garden at the Garden Museum in London. It’s dedicated to Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic children’s book The Secret Garden. […]
Read moreA bird situation.
There is currently a bird situation going on. If us humans and other threatening species are not being subject to rather scary flyovers by seagulls, there are warning signs in […]
Read moreMatch blooms with the house colour.
“I always, always match blooms with the house colour”, I heard a garden designer say not so long ago. In my part of the world, most house facades come in […]
Read moreRenoir. 40th Ed.
Some years ago I was on holiday in Cagnes-sur-Mer in southern France. It was an interesting stay in many ways. One day out and about I found myself standing outside […]
Read moreLooking at rain gardens.
Up the road from me the local authority has recently constructed a new secondary school. Walking past post-completion I have many times admired two small gardens at the back of […]
Read moreEverybody loves a lawn.
That a freebie newspaper can offer so much valuable information. Such as the fact that everybody loves a lawn. According to the Enquirer, a media resource providing readers in upmarket […]
Read moreGarden design books @library.
I love libraries, have done so from a young age. Used to go there and read Tintin, amongst other literary achievements. Libraries are great for the wallet, for the grey […]
Read moreWhat is an arbor?
Indeed, what is an arbor? Cambridge dictionary defines it as ‘a sheltered place in a garden formed by trees and bushes that are grown to partly surround it’. Merriam-Webster on […]
Read moreRecycle them plastics!
When I went to school eons ago I was taught not to litter. Put the rubbish in the bin was the message. How come then when in present time I […]
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