summer
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Clematis in the Pale Family
‘The Bride’ There are white Clematis, and then there are sort of white, creamy, light blue and light pink clematis that are a bit indeterminate. I have to say, that out of this bunch of colors it’s hard to find a Clematis that I wouldn’t like. ‘Albina Plena’ Kärhöjä löytyy valkoisena, melkein valkoisena, kermanvärisinä, vaalean sinisinä ja vaalean punaisina tai hiukan epämääräisissä väreissä. Minun täytyy myöntää, että tästä joukosta on vaikea löytää kärhöä josta en pitäisi. ’Alba Luxurians’ Det finns vita klematisar, nästan vita, gräddfärgade, ljusblåa och ljusröda och lite obestämda till sin färg. Bland dessa färger är det svårt att hitta en klematis som jag inte skulle tycka om. Clematis…
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Spring is Approaching
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Knowing your Clematis – The Blues
Knowing which clematis is which gets harder every year. It’s not a case of old age in my case (I hope), but it has more to do with losing some clematis each winter to either cold or voles. I keep some kind of records, but I don’t like labels on plants. This means that especially with clematis with which I employ what my war correspondent friend used to call a “carpet bombing technique” it gets messy. She used the technique for dating, in my case it means planting a lot of similar clematis close to each other, clearly I’m the nerd.. Anyway, I end up with a tangle of blue/purple…
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Oh Åland Part 3
As promised, the last garden and shopping on Åland with my fellow members of Blomsterodlingens vänner. Ahvenanmaan viikonloppuni viimeinen puutarha ja shoppailua muiden Blomsterodlingens vänner:eitten kanssa. Mitt veckoslut på Åland med Blomsterodlingens vänner inkluderade ännu en trädgård och shopping! In the picture above / kuvassa yllä / på bilden ovan: a beautiful Geranium collection from the last garden / kaunis pelargonikokoelma viimeisestä puutarhasta / en vacker pelargonsamling från den sista trädgården. Could that be / voisiko siinä olla / kan det vara Hosta ’Krossa Regal’? + Dianthus barbatus & Lamium sp. A nice citrus tree + peonies / sitruspuu ja hieno pionipenkki / ett citrusträd och en vacker pionrabatt Really…
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Oh Åland Part 2
My weekend in Åland with my fellow members of Blomsterodlingens vänner, included three more private gardens that occasionally and by appointment open their doors. A common denominator seemed to be an appreciation of Fuchsias and two out of the three gardens had a really good Kolkwitzia amabilis in flower. The Kolkwitzia is one of those shrubs that really benefit from just that ½ zone of a milder climate. I have two, but they have barely flowered a little bit. To their defense, I have to say that they are probably planted where there is a bit too much shade. Full sun seems to work best. Ahvenanmaan viikonloppuni Blomsterodlingens vänner:eitten kanssa sisälsi vielä…
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Oh, Åland Part 1
Oh, Åland indeed, Åland [ˈoːland], the small group of islands between Finland and Sweden which are a bit special and very beautiful. I visited the islands with Blomsterodlingens vänner i Finland, BOVarna, and as my friends in that club are most likely to read this post, I am going to write mostly in Swedish for a change 🙂 Kävin Ahvenanmaalla Blomsterodlingens vänner i Finland, BOVareitten kanssa, joten oletan että minulla olisi tähän enimmäkseen kiinnostuneita lukijoita ruotsiksi joten jatkan sillä 🙂 Jag besökte alltså Åland med Blomsterodlingens vänner i Finland, BOVarna, för litet mer än en vecka sedan. Det var Bovarnas årliga trädgårdsresa för i år som den här gången gick inrikes. Vartannat år reser…