Category: gardening
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It is a rainy day up here in the north and time to relax a bit. Past few days have been hectic but most of the spring tasks are now done. Kiss Me (Narcissus ‘Kiss Me’) has also started to bloom. I like the gentle yellow color it has and it seems to be a…
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The Grass Snakes (Natrix natrix) have woken up and seem to be everywhere. The population has grown stronger over the years and luckily they are harmless. The Dutch Master (Narcissus ‘Dutch Master’) is now blooming at my moms garden. Planted it to a good spot some years back. It is such bold and big daffodil.…
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Endless flocks of wild geese are flying over the summer cottage on their way to north for nesting. The geese have taken an advantage of the beautiful and warm weather. So have the daffodils which are now nearly all flowering. Accent (Narcissus ‘Accent’) started to bloom in my parents palace on the other side of…
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The birdhouses are now getting occupied by the summer residents. Only few of them are available anymore for the new comers. Eurasian Great Tits (Parus major) and Eurasian Blue Tits (Cyanistes caeruleus) have spent the winter up here in the north and are the ones that can choose the best houses. The European Pied Flycatcher…
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It has been a beautiful day up here in the north. We reached the summer temperatures and the long winter seems to be over. I even managed to take the first swim. The water in the lake is still freezing, only about 5 degrees Celsius but it was a refreshing experience. Pinocchios (Tulipa ‘Pinocchio’) started…
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Summer has finally arrived to the north! We are now expected to have a warm period that will last several days. The trees do not yet have leaves but that will change within few days. For the time being the night frosts are gone and everything will start to grow with a staggering speed. Tete-a-Tete…
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It is a rainy day up here in the north. We have had cool weather for the past two weeks but tomorrow it should start warming up. I am spending the week in the summer cottage and starting the planting season. Plenty of things to do and not much to see yet in the garden.…
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It will still take three more months before the lilies (lilium) start to bloom up here in the north. The first ones will be blooming in July. Noticed a lily pot in the local grocery store while shopping. It will bloom nicely in the balcony. This is again a flower which, after blooming, will find…
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The spring flowers are finally starting to bloom up here in the north. The week long warm period has done wonders to the nature. Though it will be cooler from now on, which is not a bad thing because the blooms last longer in the cold weather. Garden Grape-hyacinth (Muscari armeniacum) is blooming in my…
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The violets (viola) are now in the stores. It seems that this year I was not able to select my favorite color. I just ended up buying all kinds of colors. This season the most popular colors seem to be different shades of violet, purple or blue. Black is a color you do not often…
Gardening in the North 