Vernal Equinox & Nordic Garden Fair in Stockholm

Today, the day we here in Sweden have been waiting for: Vernal Equinox/Vårdagjämning!

It's still snow left in parts of the country so what better to do than enjoy the first day of:

Nordiska Trädgårdar-Nordic Garden Fair in Stockholm

Theme this year: Urban Garden

Crowded house already the 1st day and it will be even more upcoming weekend.

Here are a few inspirational photos from today:

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Wij Gardens

A beautiful plate from Turbin Konsthantverk in Wij Gardens amazing display

André Strömqvist "THE PLANT" voted best Balcony

This beautiful Clematis will be a "E-planta" next year at POM!

And my favorite "E-Planta" the "Ornäs" Birch (genuine), I love the leafs :)

A favorite is the display by Hovdala Castle & the gardener Georg Grundsten

Ending with my beautiful Region Flower / Landskapsblomma for Uppland

Fritillaria Meleagris/Kungsängslilja

Can hardly wait until mine start to come up in my flowerbeds!

With my friend Hannu Sarenström that also where there

Happy Spring to You ALL!

Per!

Garden Inspiration: Caribbean

Well, what to do when the winter came back and coloured my garden temporarily white again?

I planted more seeds in pots, planned, read garden magazines and books!

But also went back to work with my photos from this winter in Caribbean, and will here share a few, just to keep the spirit up :D

Curacao

Belize

Belize & Colombia

 Colombia

Belize

Colombia & Sint Maarten

Honduras

Colombia & Curacao

Honduras

Colombia & Sint Maarten

Turk & Caicos

Feeling better already ;-)

Per!

A slight interuption in the Gardening

Oh well, it is March after all :D

New home for New Dawn, Saving Rhubarbs & making Ramson Pesto

Yet another great day before the cold weather are back!

The pallet collar that I oiled yesterday are dry and put in place around the Garlic Rossi di Sulmona from Gourmet Garage

Continued the preparations for the Rose and Peony flower bed, digging deeper holes for where the larger plants will be placed later.

 Filled the holes with soil

 Covered the ground with barksheets that let the water through, made a opening for the deeper parts

 I covered the wood with plastic & The Climbing Rose New Dawn is the first down.

 Filled with more soil

 I trimmed the plastic and voila, New Dawn in the New Home

On the other side of the road/stream are the old areas for vegetable gardens, with two of my Black Currant bushes. Between them and I are a area where I struck gold ;)

 Rhubarb Buds was sticking up through the weed here and there :D

 After hours of work, taking away loads of weed like the horrible "Ground Elder/Kirskål" a nice bed for the Rhubarb!

I know there will be much more work weeding in the future, but after checking this season how the Rhubarb grows I will cover all areas around with Bark sheets to make it easier next year.

My friends Susanne & Evy here in the village made me aware that the 1st Ramson/Ramslök in the English Park is ready for harvest.

I went there at once, and ohh, they where everywhere :D

 I picked large leaves and filled a bag, and took the bicycle home with the gold.

My own recepie is with Ramson, Almond, Chili & Olive oil!

 The day brought the Best in the end: Ramson Pesto, Yum :9

Hope Your Friday is as good :D

Per!