Category: gardening
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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…
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Tulips are still blooming up here in the north. This year the weather is warm and it will make the season a short one. Cannot complain, I just enjoy the sunshine. Beauty of Apeldoorn (Tulipa ‘Beauty of Apeldoorn’) is doing well and displaying its beautiful colors. Already made the tulip bulb order for the autumn…
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The daffodil season is now over and other flowers have begun blooming. One of the late bloomers is Avalon (Narcissus ‘Avalon’). Already a bit beaten by rain but still beautiful. Daffodils are so many. I already have more than twenty different varieties growing and each year try to add few more.
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The spring flowers will soon be gone. The nice warm weather we are having will make sure of it. The Marinettes (Narcissus jonquilla ‘Martinette’) are late bloomers and only made few flowers this year. All the summer birds have now arrived and the black-throated loons (Gavia arctica) are swimming in the lake. They are quite…
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Something new for the garden. Bought two Nova Zemblas (Rhododendron ‘Nova Zembla’) to the summer cottage. Fell in love with the bright color they have. The location is a bit too north for them but decided to give it a try. It usually depends on the amount of snow fall how well they do during…
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The Cunningham’s White (Rhododendron ’Cunningham’s White’) is a new addition to the garden. Bought two plants last year and both of them made it through the winter. We are a bit too north for them but let’s see how they make it in the following years. This winter we had plenty of snow to protect…
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I still have few Banja Lukas (Tulipa ‘Banja Luka’) blooming this year. It sure is a beautiful tulip with strong colors. I have always been a fan of yellow and red tulips. It will be a difficult task to choose the next varieties in the autumn. Nowadays I usually go for the ones that are…
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The Flaming flags (Tulipa ‘Flaming flag’) are doing well. This is a third good year in a row for them. When I bought the bulbs I was not sure how Triumph tulips would do up here in the north but they seem to be just fine. They are strong and sturdy. Even though the weather…
Gardening in the North 