Plant of the week: Cosmos bipinnatus has a rather odd name, doesn’t it? When I think of cosmos I think of the universe … How come a worldly pretty flower […]
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Nothing going on but green
Read any garden magazine or other relevant media and you will be inundated with blooms in hues covering the colour spectrum left to right. I reckon it’s fantastic what nature […]
Read morePlant of the week: Hippophae rhamnoides
Plant of the week: Hippophae rhamnoides is a relatively new acquaintance to me. Which now when I know it seems rather odd, how come I’ve never really paid attention to […]
Read moreA short story about allées
Alley, avenue, allée – different name, same thing? In relation to garden design the terms in essence refer to long walks or drives bordered by rows of evenly spaced trees […]
Read moreOMG how exciting – a shrub …
OMG how exciting – a shrub on a seen-better-days quayside! Well, yes, actually. At least for a person into garden design. Not that this is a garden but my intention […]
Read morePlant of the week: Quercus robur ‘Fastigiate Koster’.
The common oak, Quercus robur, is a huge tree with a wide, impressive crown and mighty trunk. Plant of the week: Quercus robur ‘Fastigiate Koster’ on the other hand has […]
Read moreMeadows can save money.
The world is running out of pollinators. A human response, at least in northern Europe, is to reintroduce meadows. Before mechanical cutting and chemical weed-control, lawns more closely resembled what […]
Read morePlant of the week: Lythrum salicaria.
If you are looking for a stunning bloom for a part of your garden with moist soil, plant of the week: Lythrum salicaria could be a strong contender. This is […]
Read moreIs Boston Ivy the new black?
Is Boston Ivy the new black in garden design? After having spotted rather a few sightings in various media lately it is indeed my thinking that Parthenocissus tricuspidata is trending. […]
Read morePlant of the week – Lysimachia clethroides.
I made a new acquaintance the other day, lucky me. Found that plant of the week – Lysimachia clethroides was growing just around the corner. A fairly new corner actually. […]
Read moreCan there be too many water lilies?
Can there be too many water lilies? The thought has never really occurred to me before. Until today that is. Or rather the other day when they were brought to […]
Read morePlant of the week – Dasiphora fruticosa.
Plant of the week – Dasiphora fruticosa, might be better known to you as Potentilla fruticosa. For some reason and at some point, unknown to me, it was decided that […]
Read moreHouseplant colour & interior decor.
It was a rainy day, but not that it bothered me. I was being far too busy redecorating my abode. It’s the second time I’ve been doing this recently. Before […]
Read morePlant of the week – Hortensia.
They take your breath away with their long-lasting blooms. Plant of the week – Hortensia (Hydrangea macrophylla) – who can resist them? Garden Centres know this very well and have […]
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 moreWhat’s blooming in mid-July?
We are now half way through summer. Officially speaking summer is, as most would know, those lovely months between June and August when vegetation is working overtime to please us […]
Read morePlant of the week – Hollyhock.
They are impossible to miss, being mid-July they are towering bright and stunning above the head of almost all other blooms. And some human beings. The plant of the week, […]
Read morePlant of the week: Salix caprea Kilmarnock.
Plant of the week: Salix caprea ‘Kilmarnock’ is actually a ground cover shrub that does not form a leader. That is, it does not have a stem. Which is hard […]
Read moreThe grass is greenest where it’s watered.
Fences have nothing to do with it. The grass is greenest where it’s wateredRobert Fulghum The watering of a garden requires as much judgement as the seasoning of a soup.Helena […]
Read moreA master of parterre art.
Once upon a time parterres en broderie were the height of fashion in garden design. Formal parterres started off in Italy and soon gained popularity amongst royalty and nobility in […]
Read moreI’m now in Oleander …
I’m now in Oleander I was about to say. But closer to the truth is that I’m in Alghero, Sardinia where I can see oleander (Nerium oleander) in and around […]
Read moreSome kind of cedar trees?
Well, I’m back in London. The weather this morning put on a grand show with full sun and lovely summer temperature. Took a stroll in Battersea park and as per […]
Read moreSoaked in garden knowledge.
Out and about on this sunny day in London I decided to pay a quick visit to the RHS Lindley Library located in a majestic Arts and Crafts-style building in […]
Read moreWhat blooming is going on now?
This time of the year it’s like you want to hold up a Stop sign, putting time on hold. Blooms and vegetation in general are just exploding in front of […]
Read moreBonsai – the ultimate in garden design?
Went to a neat little exhibition at the Botanical Garden here in Gothenburg yesterday. A chap called Magnus Svenningsson who’s been working with and had bonsai trees as an interest […]
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