Gardening in the North
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One of the early bloomers is snowdrop windflower. Six were planted last year and only two made it through the winter. Not sure that I will have any next summer. It is nice to try new flowers but you do not always succeed. Snowdrop windflower has beautiful white flowers and when they are gone decorative…
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Spring came early this year. Normally we can enjoy tulips early June. Purple Prince started to bloom few days ago and it is just mid May! It is a new variety I bought last year and one of the few survivors! I can now see that I have lost most of my tulips. The winter…
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The lake is now free. Liberated from ice and ready for the spring. The cats are happy. The fishing season has started and they are ready for the fresh fish. I am thrilled. Finally I can start to plant and grow flowers. My pockets are full of seed packs and I am running around wildly.…
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This spring seems to be all about the daffodils. Each time I go to a store or shop I manage to buy one pot more. I have been trying to collect different varieties and there are so many available this year. My plan is to take them all to the summer cottage after the snow…
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Indoors the firs daffodils are starting to bloom. They brighten my mood and bring me joy. The weather up here in the north has been grey with plenty of rain. Not something we are used to at this time of the year. Usually we have snow and sunshine but no such luck this time. Well…
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This is now becoming a habit – a spring hyacinth in a pot. I used to have hyacinths only during the Christmas time. Here in the north it has always been considered a flower for the holiday season. Now that they have become available also during the spring I always end up buying one. I…
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When it comes to irises there are incredible amount of different colors available and most of them are simply stunning. Alida caught my eye in a local store and it ended up to my home. I simply could not resist those light blue flowers. Now I am hunting for more. Trying to find different colors…
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Dreaming of an early spring. While dreaming I have managed to fill the apartment with different kinds of pots. To me it is starting to seem that each time I go to a store I come home with a new pot. Pixie iris was one of the flowers that managed to sneak in to the…
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It is always nice to try something new. Just to see if you succeed or not. In the autumn I bought few tulip bulbs and planted them to a pot. I left the pot to my balcony and took it in after Christmas. Just before it came too cold outside. Tulip bulbs do not care…
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Winter came to the north. It has been freezing outside these past few days. The coldness has crept everywhere and is keeping us as a hostage, forced to stay inside. Past few winters have been mild but this one seems to have found itself and is biting us hard. We do not have much snow…
Gardening in the North 