25 meter hedge of Black Currant and Lilacs

Today it was a gorgeous and pleasant morning after a really freezing night.

Here is a view over my garden from the second floor, closest the "formal" garden with perennial flower beds and the little Cherry tree, to the left behind the barn are the half-shadow flowerbeds, mid-right is the Veggie paths and the border to the neighbor (to north east)

To protect the kitchen garden from the north-east winds did I decide to plant a tight Black Currant hedge (to also get the Berries off course).

Also to mark that it is a Kitchen garden with eatable plants, I already have Raspberries on the north border.

Putting down a line as a guidance and then it's just to start to dig! And Dig!

Rocks, Slagstone, Bricks, Roof tiles, Animal bones, China, Rusty nails, where to be taken up of this previous landfill and garbage dump. As it was in the old days, no communal garbage pick up, just dig it down!

36 Black Currant Plants down

and 48 Lilac plants along the rest of the border, from the kitchen garden and up to the furthest north border.

I discovered from above that there is more space for veggie paths to the right for next year :D

I'm happy with todays achievement

Cost: Nothing!

Black Currant cuttings from my own and others bushes

Lilac cuttings from our summer cottage

The last days the first Pelargonium flowers coming, always a special feeling after taking care of the plants over the winter

And first out is one of my absolute favorites, with no name. I bought it for many years ago as a regular Zonal Pelargonium from the nice flower people on Stor Torget in Gävle, Levins. So I simply call it the "Levin Pelargonium"

I love the colours, from pale green-cream over to brush strokes of peach-pink.

And is blooms forever, it's really a strong one

and so beautiful

Thank You all for checking in!

Have a great one, Per!

Villa Borghese Gardens, the lung of Rome

The other day when I was in Rome-Italy I decided to spend some time in Villa Borghese Gardens, this huge former private estate of the Borghese Family and now public park.

I know it's not really the flower season in Italy just now, but Borghese have spectacular trees as well.

Join we for a 4 hour promenade in the cool shade of huge pines and endless of other trees:

VILLA BORGHESE GARDENS

The Garden is situated on a hill above the city and have fantastic views, here over Piazza del Popolo

 This is the area above Piazza del Popolo

One of the few flowers still blooming, a Rose

Even in Rome they do have colorchange of leafs, but not much

Bougainvillea still in bloom, beautiful

There is antique statues everywhere, and they fit in the landscape perfectly. Love the Umbrella trees in Italy (Pines)

Its really intresting looking up in these pines, they don't grown in to eachother, they keep a strict border between their branches

 Many fountains and water features are scattered around the huge park

The promenade up to the Palace & Museum is packed with people and biking devices. The Museum have a waitlist for a couple of days and tickets can be ordered on-line

The Citrus Garden

 The Stunning Aviary in the Herbgarden

 Herbal Garden, nothing there now, but I can just imagine how beautiful it is

The Formal garden behind the Palace have many scupltures and formations.

There are huge planned forrest areas where people have picnics or stroll with the dogs

This is another view from the garden where it ends near the Spanish Steps

Thank You so much for joining me, next time I will show photos from another powerful Italian familys garden: Medici Familys garden Bobolo in Florence :D

Per!