Magnolia, Cherry & Wild Beauty

Beatiful warm days, a tad rain and my new garden is thriwing. I will be intresting to see what will like it here, or not!

Descition made, my potted Magnolia "George Henry Kern" got a home.

I planted the Magnolia in apretty protected half shady corner in my entrance garden, and I really hope it will survive there and bloom nicely against the Rock wall

The new home. It has 2 flowers so far, hopefully one more

In the hood there is a few deserted fruit orchards and kitchen gardens which is fun to explore. In one of them there is a lot of Young Cherry trees growning like shrubs. I decided to dig one up and plant it in my own garden

I would be very happy if anyone could tell me what they think it is. Not a Cherry lover myself (can change), I like it for the flowers.

The New home, it's a little bit crooked, but that just adds caracter:

My favorite Tulipa Tarda start to bloom out, but in the packade was three variations and now the second one start to bloom, and it's red

The next color is coming now

My first Rhodonedron start to bloom now as well :D

It's growing everywhere, at one of the seating areas this beautiful Pensee sticking up it's colourful face

And the Grape Hyacinth still showing off

As well as the Ramson/Ramslök and that I'm using a lot, here in a Chili, Ramson & Olive Oil

The other day I wen't to our seaside cottage by the Baltic and enjoyed the very fragant blooming of our Bird Cherry/Hägg, fantastic

I can't say it enough, I just love to live where I do, we have very long springs, usually 2-3 months and I would not change that for warmer areas, I truly love the spring!

 And what is better to enjoy that then going on a photo excursion to the coastal area here in Uppland: the Island of Gräsö where one of the largest fields of our regions symbol flower Fritillaria Meleagris/Kungsängslilja thrives!

In Swedish Kungsängslilja! It means the Kings Meadows Lily, and the Kings meadow where Carl von Linné first found them is south of Uppsala where he lived and worked.

In English: Snakes Head, Lazarus Bell, Checkerd Lily, Chess Flower, Frog Cup,........

On the Island of Gräsö did a lady start to put seads from flowers at Kungsängen in a little meadow for over 50 years ago.

They loved the environment and are now naturally and wildly spread over a huge area from the meadows down to the sea, and it's hundreds of thousands of them, in all colour variations!

Enjoy, I definately did:

My colleague Håkan Karlsson took this action photo of me crawling on the ground with my camera :D

Well, I hope You all have a fantastic time now as well and enjoying all things around, large as small!

Best Regards, Per!

Perennial Flowers at our cottage by the Baltic Sea

Today I went to our cottage at Kopphuslandet in Northern Uppland close to the Baltic by the river Dalälven!

I wen't there to see my parents for coffee and also get cuttings from our Lilac hedge to take to my house in Lövstabruk.

On the seaside it's really hard to get flowers growing so my mother usually have flowers in pots here, but on the west side does she have my favorite perennial flower beds! Here I have been taking a lot of photos through the years

 A lot of old style cottage flowers in abundance along the wall and around the rock. Along the mixed hedge (Lilacs/Syrén & Bird Cherry/Hägg) do we have flowers from the nature; Anemone, Lily of the Valley, Primroses, Snowdrops,....

Here is my favorite Tarda Tulip/Flocktulpan that I also planted at my house as You saw in yesterdays blog

A white Fritillaria Meleagris/Kungsängslilja

And the same but with the regular checkerboard pattern

Lupines on their way

Stunning Primula from seeds my mother put here for many years ago and some Peonies/Pioner with intense red colour before they turn green.

A flower I want in my garden as well is the Martagon/Krollilja, love this powerful flower standing over everything, for now it's just growing but beautiful anyway.

A Bergenia with the first flowers

Later we wen't to my parents place for dinner and there it is a smaller forrest of Birches/Björkar I just love.

Specially to follow the season through them, just now with bright green small leaves

Have a great weekend!

Wishes, Per!

Lövstabruks Historical Trädgårdmästeri have open the doors for the season!

At last, our village Lövstabruk Garden Nursery have open the doors for the season

I have been taking photos of this exciting green house from 1735 since I moved to our village Lövstabruk in Northen Uppland-Sweden last fall.

(See earlier blog)

Lövstabruks Trädgårdmästeri's Gardener Josephina Wesström Juhlin is a lover of older traditional plants, and that is what You can find here, a lot. Geraniums, specially the traditional "Lövsta Pelargon" are from here and are still sold here.

(as well as spring flowers just now)

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She has written about the garden history in these Industrial villages here in Uppland called "Bruk", and specially Lövstabruk, the gardens and the gardeners (among the famous ones being Garden Director Johan Olof Strindberg, brother of the Drama writer August Strindberg).

The Green house and gardens supported the Manor with Vegetables, Berries, Fruits, even excotic ones and off course Flowers

Enjoy my first and not last visit in Lövstabruks Trädgårdmästeri:

 Off course You can find our Region Flower Fritillaria Meleagris/Kungsängslilja here

 Old fashion garden tools like the long growing pot to cover the Rhubarbs can be found here

The local made potter are are based on old traditional forms

Trädgårdsmästare/Gardener Josephina is a well of information about garden history & traditional plants, such a pleasure to chat with.

Here Josephina standing by my own Flower Photo cards that are sold here

This one I made for Lövstabruk with the Manor house and Snowdrops

Hope that You all will have a fantastic Easter Weekend

Warmest Wishes, Per!