A visit to the legendary Trädgår'n i Söderfors

Today my gardenfriend Evy from our village Lövstabruk and I wen't to the famous garden center "Trädgår'n" in Söderfors here in Uppland.

I have heard so much about it for years and now I atlast I got the oportunity.

What they don't have isn't much, and I found the climbing Rose Iceberg there at last, so happy.

We also had a coffee by the waterfront!

I was to excited to take photos of the environment, but got a few of flowers I liked:

When we had coffee by the water did we feel the amazing smell of Lily of the Valley, and saw these by the wall of the café

On the way home did we have to stop the car, what a cool sight: a huge Wood-Grouse/Tjäder. 

I only had my pocket camera, but got some shots out of the car, before he charged towards me and I ran like a chicken, haha

At home I had a coffee by the Pelargoniums that I'm moving out a daytime to get them used to the climate before I move them out for the summer

"Happy Thought Pink"

"Francis James"

"Hellekis Säteri"

The Pelargonium of the Year (Sweden) "Moonlight Katy 13"

This is the first perennial flower bed I dug when I moved in in October last year.

The perennials I planted then start to come up now.

My favorite Tarda Tulip are bloomed over, the Yellow one.

Now is the time for the Red Tarda Tulip

That slowly giving way for the Orange Tarda Tulip

Hope You all had a great day as well!

Per!

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!

Old trees and little new ones

Living in such a old village as Lövstabruk with parks and gardens there are some really intresting trees around and it's going to be fun to discover them and learn more.

My favorite, so far, is the Chestnut/Kastanj by the bus stop, I love to follow the dramatic development of leaves and flowers on it

Elegant season opening of the Common Lime/Parkolvon

This is a very rare one for Sweden: Caucasus Buckthorn/Kaukasisk Getapel

There are some I don't know what they are, so help me if You can:

Today it has been a brilliant sunny day and I planted some small trees myself, some rooted by me and some I bought small (to save money)

A Larch tree/Lärkträd to expand the meadow & a Weaping Willow/Hängpil in a wet area

My favortie Birch, the Swedish Ornäs Dalecarlia, small but still with the beautiful leaves & my Magnolia "George Henry Kern" is still in a pot, have not made up my mind yet, dig it down or keep it in a pot (a larger one). It has one flower (upper left) and more coming :D

Other things happens in my garden, like that my favorite Tulips start to bloom: Tarda Tulip/Flocktulpan!

I love the low flowers and that usually have 5-7 flowers on each bulb, the Roe deers don't eat them and the colouring is like a beautiful aquarell

And the Grape Hyacinths/Pärlhyacint I got from my parents last fall start to bloom as well

And OHHH the excitement, soon it's Rhubarb/Rabarber time, yum yum!

The Heavy wet snowfall the other night disappeared quickly, but brooke branches on young trees and flattened hedges, in my case only my beautiful fragant Narcissus (bought cheap in a pot at IKEA) where all flattened :(

But I cut them off and put them in my Finnish seven armed vase to enjoy

Have a great weekend all!

Warm regards, Per!