Gardening in the North
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One bloom, no more, no less. I guess I can say it bloomed this year. Bought my mom a new peony (Paeonia lactiflora ‘Shirley Temple’ this spring. Let’s see how it overwinters. The bloom was beautiful though did not last long.
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The California Poppies (Eschscholzia californica ‘Aurantiaca Orange’) are enjoying their spot in the full sun. Their roots grow deep and in this spot reach an endless supply of water. They started to bloom few days ago and with good luck continue to do so for the next month. The flowers are in various shades of…
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I have been looking for different colors of lupine to my garden and finally managed to grow a red one from the seeds. My Castle (Lupinus ‘My Castle’) sure is a beautiful lupine with red flowers. Sadly the thunderstorm we had took the most beautiful flowers and only left some to bloom. Well hopefully I…
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Finally got the Brilliant (Papaver orientale ‘Brilliant’) to bloom. It has been difficult to find a spot for it where it would flourish. My grandma always had hers blooming under the window. I just adore the color of its blooms. So bright red.
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I have had Yellow Queen (Aquilegia chrysantha ‘Yellow Queen’) in the garden for few years now but never blooming this well. Finally found a spot this columbine likes. Moderate shade and well drained soil seems to be the best place for it. The Yellow Queen is quite tall but surprisingly survived the thunderstorm we had…
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I would love to have the garden full of roses but unfortunately they do not do that well up here in the north. There are exceptions though. Tornedal (Rosa Majalis ‘Tornedal’) is one of them. It can tolerate the long and hard winters extremely well. The blooms are beautiful and many. Unfortunately the blooming season…
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Today we are close to having the warmest day in June ever. The previous record is from the year 1935. It sure is unusually warm up here in the north now. The Chandelier (Lupinus ‘Chandelier’) seems to enjoy the warmth and blooms by the lake. Nowadays it is forbidden to grow many of the lupine…
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Up here in the north the days are now long. The sun goes down at 11 PM and comes up at half past 3 AM. We are also enjoying a heatwave temperatures reaching 30 degrees Celsius. Chives (Allium schoenoprasum) are now blooming beautifully. In May I collected some to the freezer and now I am…
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The Darwin Reds (Tulipa) have now bloomed. Have to wait another year again. These Darwin Hybrid Tulips are early to bloom and have been doing well several years. Just cannot wait for the next spring. Miss the spring flowers already.
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Seadov (Tulipa ‘Seadov’) is a newcomer to my garden. Acquired 100 bulbs last autumn and all of them are now blooming. In the beginning the color of the flower is modest but intensifies with the time and becomes something close to cranberry. What I like most is the way Seadov grows. It is mid high…
Gardening in the North 