Category: gardening
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Columbine Olympia (Aquilegia ‘Olympia’) also called Lapland’s Aquilegia is always the one that blooms first. Way too earlier than the other aquilegias. Even though it is a low growing variety it has big blooms and lots of them. I only have this one plant and have been trying to grow more from the seeds but…
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Columbus (Tulipa ‘Columbus’) sure is a very beautiful tulip. This peony tulip has glowing reddish pink color and has a decorative white edge. This spring has not been a good one for them. The strong rainstorms have beaten the blooms and it has not been an ideal year. The blooms are also a bit smaller…
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I have been looking for begonias (Begonia) to my balcony. Found this light yellow one and it blooms beautifully. Still trying to find another one to accompany it. Begonias are easy and carefree plants to have and relentless bloomers.
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It will still be few months before dahlias start to bloom up here in the north. Luckily there are fully grown available in the stores. Bought two of them to the balcony to brighten the day. Have to admit that only planted few roots this year. Simply do not have good space for them available…
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The speed is now staggering. With in a bit more than a week everything has changed. Suddenly all trees now have leaves and it seems that everything is blooming. Change happens fast up here in the north because summer is short and over in a blink of an eye. Daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus) also opened its…
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It has been cooler and rainier up here in the north for the past week and it seems to continue like that. The good thing is that it keeps the soil moist and gives a better chance for sown seeds to germinate. Monal (Narcissus ’Monal’) which I planted last year made it through the winter…
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The Tuolumne Dog’s Tooth Violet (Erythronium tuolumnense) is one of the spring flowers I have. It seems to like the place which it has been planted to even though the soil is poor and it needs to compete with the grass. The plant is originally brought to Europe from California but seems to do well…
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It is time for the Turban fungi (Gyromitra esculenta). These fungi are considered a delicacy up here in the north. The Turban fungus is deadly poisonous and must be prepared well and the right way. They emerge early in the spring and now is the best time to harvest them. You can usually find them…
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I bought yet another birdhouse and it was immediately occupied by a European pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca). It have been fun watching them to build a nest with huge enthusiasm. Though I suspect that they are nesting for the first time since building the nest has not been a very efficient or organized. They are…
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Summer’s first thunderstorm is now on us which leaves good time to write blogs. Daffodil (Narcissus ‘strike’) is a good looking flower. The structure of the flowers is interesting and a bit unusual. I just love the different varieties that are available each spring. When it comes to daffodils they are so many.
Gardening in the North 