Everything is still growing, even more so the grass!

Just now I'm working a lot, both in Stockholm and my village so there is a lot of time spent on buses and trains.

So I really enjoy the few moments I have in my own garden, and are grateful everything still is growing and have a lot of flowers.

The only problem is that the grass growing in rapid speed just now, and I just don't have time to cut it :(

My goal to minimize grass and gravel is more on my mind than ever!

But everything else growing as well, and are looking good

This Yellow Calla Lily I have had for over 13 years in a pot, it seems to survive everything

 My fragant "Attar of Roses" Pelagonium was bought as a cutting for 3 years ago, never bloomed.

Here in Lövstabruk is it growing enormous and yesterday got it's first flowers

A LOT of my flowers are just going in to a second bloom for the summer :D

 Veronica & Magnus thriwing together

Fuchsias and Pelargoniums loving the late summer

And so does the Cucumber

Now I'm going to try to move the lawn, or call in a nearby farmer!

Have a great week, Per!

Garden Catch Up 3/4

Hi again, here is day 3 of my photo catch up from the last weeks in my garden!

Enjoy and if You have questions, just message me below!

My first flower bed from October last year going white, not on purpose though, this year I'm just cecking out how the plants work together and how they take turns. Some will be moved this fall, and some stay!

Here are a white Astilbe, a Abyssinean Gladiolus, Veronika and Rudbeckia

A Pelargonium "Happy thought Pink" growing like crazy

Hosta Mediovariegata & Heuchera Palace Purple

Dinner time in the Day lily "Joan Senior"

Hollyhock Alba & Pelargonium Quinquelobatum

Fuchsia

Phlox

Unknown Daylily

 The Candle Larkspur/Stor Riddarsporre in blooming for the second time this summer, so does the Sage/Salvia

Marigold "Bronzed Beauty"

 Flowers of the Physalis/Kapkrusbär & the Cucumber/Gurka

One of three apples on the new "Signe Tillish" tree

 My "Inner garden" next to the house

 Sunflower "Ruby F1"

And at last did I enjoy the fruits of my labour: warm Red beets and real butter blended with Italian Lemon Seasalt & Chili! Yum!

Enjoy Your day, Per!

Gift of flowers and more First this and that!

This week I was extremely lucky, a Facebook friend of mine, Anita Eriksson in Skutskär, asked me if I wish to have some of her plants!

They are building a new patio outside her apartment where she have big flower beds and she need to downsize. I went to her on my way to our summer cottage and picked up the plants.

Here they are back at my home, and I'm SO happy for them, a white Iris, a couple of different Day Lillies, a Agapanthus and a lot of other plants!

Thank You Anita :D

There is a LOT of firsts lately in my new garden, here is a few:

First Potatoes

First flowers on the Agapanthus from Lövstabruks Trädgårdsmästeri, unusual for the 1st year

First Cucumber flowers on a plant I got from Evy

First Fragant Tobacco Flower & First Black Currant

This "Pink Gallery" Lupin are now having a total of 10 flowers, amazing.

Today the First Hollyhock/Stockros "Alba" started to bloom

First Beetroot

First Flower on the Agapanthus from Anita & First Phlox

First Flower on the September Charm/Höstanemon

First Flowers on the white Astillbe

There is also a few First Insects in my garden:

Frittilary Butterfly/Pärlemorfjäril

Dragonfly/Trollslända

In a corner in my inner garden do I have this solid Brass sculpture I dragged home from Cochin-India, He's watching out for that part of the garden

I got more stuff for my garden at the local summer auction today, antique Swedish Jam pots and a a heavy 50 litre wooden box with handmade Iron mounting for my potted Hellekis Manor Walnut tree

The south barn wall towards the entrance start to shape up. Growing more quickly by the day is; Sun Flowers/Solrosor, Tobacco Flowers/Tobaksblommor, Summer Dahlias, Marigolds/Ringblommor, Mulleins/Kungsljus and Tagethes

On the other part do I have Tomatoes, Paprika, Chili & Pelargoniums

That's all for today, and I end with a photo of my new Jubilee Fuchsia thats just growing and growing

Have a great week, Per!