Showing posts with label Spruce twigs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spruce twigs. Show all posts

Oct 14, 2013

Friends & Frost

So there it goes, we had the 1st frost this night, 2 days earlier than expected.
Lucky me, I'm travelling on wednesday so I prepared the flowerbeds this weekend already, Spruce twigs for the Roses and Maple Leafs for all flowerbeds, today I put on one more layer.

It could be a expensive experience to create a new garden without friends!
I already got Rhubarbs/Rabarber, Brush Carnations/Bortsnejlikor & Columbines/Akleja from my village flower friend Evy (Thanks)!
Yesterday my friend Ann-Cathrin came the whole way from Vendel here in Uppland with some big plants of  Ball Thistles/Bolltistel (Thanks)!
And today my parents came here with Bulbs of Grape Hyacinth/Pärlhyacint (Thanks) :D

I also ordered Red Garlic Rossi di Sulmona from my friend Anna on Gourmetgarage in Denmark :D

Woke up to this beautiful view of frost and mist around my stream :D



Luckily I started to cover the new flowerbeds already this weekend




The bulbs of Grape Hyacinth from my parents I put in the entrance garden in the hole where I plan to plant a smaller tree in the future.

Tha Ball thistles I got from Ann-Cathrin I did put along the border to the neighbor, they will be big and bushy (hopefully) and be a part of a natural border in the future.

Digging those holes along the border resultet in a fun discovery, I came upon one of those garbage holes they had in the old days. The time before garbage trucks and sorting, the house & farmowners just digged a whole or used a hollow part of the property to throw down what couldn't be used.
I found porcelain and handmade crooked nails :)

Have a great day/evening, Per!

Oct 12, 2013

More land & Winter Bedding for Louise, Dawn & Ilse!

In a few days time are the first frost here and I have to protect the new roses. I took this beautiful day to go out in the forrest to look up some Spruces to get twigs for the Roses winter bedding. I also met my neighbor that live in the other half of my pair house.

A absolutely stunning day in the forrest, perfect to pick up Spruce twigs for the Roses, also because the Hunting season start next week, best to stay away then :D

The first frost coming in 4 days, I'm not at home then, but my Roses are prepared:
"New Dawn"
 "Ilse Krohn" (will also add on Burlap/Säckväv here)
 "Louise Bugnet"

I met the lady that live in the same pairhouse as me today, very nice, but unfortunately is she moving. I asked her where the border goes between our properties, and VOILA I have more land! My newly digged patches to the left (Rhubarb & Black Currant) and the property continue to the right, the Black currant bush is mine :) So now this whole area will be my "Kitchen" Garden!

Have a great weekend, Per!