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My Fitness Pergola
It seems like I always need a gardening project. This summer I finally had the chance to take care of something that has been annoying me for a long time. I fixed a good and natural place to park my car. At the same time I created some exercise equipment for myself. My car has been parked at a spot where the road widens, but that never satisfied the garden designer in me. I don’t like having cars on display (even though mine is fairly neutral and not an eyesore) but I think cars should have a suitable spot near the house and your door. Since I live in Finland,…
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Trillium Highlights
Another plant genus that was loving my new border this past year was the Trilliums. I had ordered a few new ones from Kevock in 2013 and they all made it through their first winter! Trillium recurvatum was not that impressive yet and naturally Trillium rivale was quite small, as it should be. Trillium kurabayashii though, was already quite impressive! (Above) Out of my old Trilliums, the T. erectums continue to thrive. They seem to manage fine even in quite dry soil. (Above and below) Trillium grandiflorum ‘Snowbunting’ (below) had an impressive showing of two flowers [yes I’m a bit sarcastic], but it is a slow grower, as they all…
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Magnolia Gallery
The Magnolia genus is another plant family that manages to take my breath away. You can only grow a few magnolias in Southern Finland, so I treasure the ones I have very dearly. My best magnolia is Magnolia kobus var. borealis, Magnolia ‘Leonard Messel’ does quite well and my mother has a ‘Merrill’ that shows potential. I have a ‘Raspberry Ice’ that struggles. Before I was forced to move ‘Sunsation’ and ‘Woodsman’ they were doing well, but the move killed them. I had a Magnolia sieboldii that was doing fairly well, but it was planted in a place that was too dry. A few summer’s ago the drought killed it.…
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Iris Gallery
As Irises might just be my favorite plant genus, I just thought I could add a compilation gallery of the iris pictures I’ve published on this blog. I addition there a few new ones from this summer!
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