Category: gardening
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Yet another daffodil (Narcissus ‘Mount Hood’) started to bloom. This variety is so similar to Snowboard that I have difficulties to tell them apart and most probably when I plant them to the summer cottage I do not know which one is which. It does not really matter to me anyway. The main thing is…
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They have promised few days of warm weather just before the Eastern. We should go above 10 degrees Celsius which is warm up here in the north for this time of the year. Pansies (viola) arrived and bought one for my balcony. I would love to have more but during the summer it simply gets…
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I have to admit that this is the first Persian Buttercup (Ranunculus asiaticus) that I have ever had. Do not know why but for some reason I have never tried to grow one. It is always nice to have something new and see how it grows. The shape of the bloom is gorgeous and there…
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Took a long walk with my friends to day and visited several flower shops when walking by. Not much more you can do since we have the lockdown. Sincerely hope that we are able to save as many lives as possible. We can worry about the economy later. Not exactly how I planned to spend…
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Daffodil Snowboard (Narcissus ‘snowboard’) is starting to bloom. It seems to be a very stern and steady variety. One I bought from a flower shop two weeks ago. The color of the flowers is nice white and it will find its way to the summer cottage where I will replant it for the next spring.…
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I have been trying to find different varieties of daffodils to my balcony. Daffodil (Narcissus ‘strike’) was a new acquaintance to me and I ended up buying it. Not quite sure though if it is going to make it up here in the north. Could not find the hardiness rating for it. Well, anyway I…
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Impatiently waiting for the garden grape-hyacinth (Muscari armeniacum) to open its blooms in my balcony. Wanted a blue one though was tempted by the white one as well. My plan is to take it to the summer cottage after blooming and replant it. Not sure though when I am able to visit the summer cottage…
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Spring is finally here and spring flowers have started to arrive to the shops. Bought my first violet (viola) today. It was a bit difficult to choose the color and ended up buying a classic white one. The scent it has is simply staggering. It sure has been a strange start for the new decade.…
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The Brilliant (Sedum spectabile ‘Brilliant’) is blooming beautifully. It is a new variety I bought this year and I like the color. The others I have are variations of darker pink. Most of the other flowers are now gone and it makes the sedums stand out. The first frost came few days ago but does…
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Autumn is here and it is time for harvesting. The potatoes did exceptionally well this year. Cannot even remember when was the previous year like this. The past few years I have been growing Vales Emerald (Solanum tuberosum ‘Vales Emerald’) just to see how would it do up here in the north. It grows well…
Gardening in the North 