Wild Iris & Trouble in Paradise

Over the road from my frontgarden is a smaller stream. 

Everybody that has been following my blog know that I'm maintaining the area on the other side and that I've discovered and taking care of Rhubarbs, Black Currant, a White Lilac and cutting the grass there.

For a few weeks I felt a strange smell while being over there picking Rhubarbs! I thought it was some small dead animal somewhere and thought it would disappear sooner or later.

The other day when I was suppose to take photos of a Duck family in the stream did I to my horror discover what the stench came from: In the stream was a dead Wild Boar/Vildsvin laying :p

I called the police, that called the community service and next morning they came to take away the cadaver!

Wild Boar doesn't belong in Sweden, but was taken here for hunting pleasure by the landlords in Castles and Manor houses for many years ago. Now they are totally out of control and destroy parks and gardens, so one down!

Paradise restored

Here by the footbridge do I take all the water for my garden, it's very clean, again!

On the other side and along the stream does the Wild Iris Siberica grow and now it's their time to perform

I always liked them, seeing them at my aunt May's summerplace and our own cottage by the Baltic.

And now I have them in my own Paradise, a lot :D

Other Yellow Flowers spreading quickly now as well, the Dandelions/Maskrosor

And with this do I wish You a great day/night!

Per!

Geraniums and Spring cleaning of the Stream garden

What a productive Saturday, the weather where mild and nice so it was perfect for some gardening.

But first in the morning did I take cuttings from all the Geraniums/Pelargoner, turn out to be over 100 of them, a lot!

I prepared all the trays with soil

The put in the cuttings with namesticks

There is a lot, I will not keep all of them, will probably exchange with others or give as gifts!

The weather was perfect to work outside and I decided to clean up around the stream and the front of the house towards the street.

The Snowdrops are everywhere

Clean and nice, ready for the green grass to come up and what I guess a few surprises :D

Here against the South wall towards the street will I plant Hollyhocks/Stockrosor, I planted one in the fall already

Over the street, the foot bridge over the stream and to what in the old days where kitchen gardens for all these homes. 

I have decided to keep 2-3 meters on the side of the stream clean. That land is now a days owned by a forresting company, but I still want it to look nice from my house.

 These two Black Currant bushes/Svartvinbärsbuskar I discovered in the fall and will take care of them with cleaning up and cut them

The nice surprice in the grass this time was 3 Rhubarb plants/Rabarberplantor, I guess I have to sort them out as well, cannot get enough of Rhubarbs :9

And what better end of a nice day in the garden isn't a Fika (coffee break) with some new and fresh garden magazines, a Perfect Saturday in my mind!

Have a great weekend, Per

A White Surpise in my village of Leufstabruk

This morning when I woke up I had a feeling that something was different with the light, it was very bright!

And wow, the whole landscape was covered in white beautiful snow.

I know, it's February and it should be snow, but after the last weeks of no snow and spring weather it was a surprise.

I know it will not last for long, it will be warmer than usual in a couple of days, so it was just to quickly down a cup of coffee, put on warm clothing and get out there with my camera!

Enjoy, I did :D

My future Woodland/Lund in the end of my garden

My Barn, Woodland and the Perennial bed in the front

 Luckily I covered the New Dawn Rose properly before

 My beautiful barn

My stream and footbridge

My house and entrance to my property

My village Leufstabruk / Lövstabruk looks like a winter wonderland!

The South gate to the village

The Manor House

The Brewery: Leufstabruk Bryggeri

The South gate to the Manor house

The Greenhouse: Lövstabruks Trädgårdmästeri

The Orangerie

 The Archive of Natural History

The Church with the famous Baroque Cahman Organ from 1728

Hope You enjoyed my walk as much as I did, Per!

Frozen farewell to the stream and garden!

For 5 days ago I left my dear garden for warmer weather and greener pastures!

The days before I left I took a few photos around my stream where the ice have started to close up the stream for the winter.

Now more exotic gardens will be posted here for a while but before that here is some last photos from my garden.

Enjoy!

Thank You for Your interest, next blogg will be about a garden in Sintra Portugal, see You then, Per!