My potager garden is a small garden on the island of Resarö, Resarö is situated in the inner part of the archipelago outside of Stockholm. Tyra´s Garden is mostly an ornamental vegetable garden, potager. But flowers are of course an important ingredience, for beauty and pollination.
Tyra's Garden is a small garden on the island of Resarö situated in the inner part of the archipelago near the small town Vaxholm, outside Stockholm. Tyra's Garden is mostly an ornamental vegetable garden, my potager. But flowers are of course an important ingredience, for beauty and pollination. The climate in these parts is quite demanding as the northerly winds can be strong and cold. THIS BLOG 'Tyra's Garden' is not entirely a gardenblog it contains much more. About me: Enthusiastic amateur gardener and photographer from Vaxholm, Sweden. Designed and built my Greenhouse and Potager in Tyra's Garden 2003. Love the outdoor life, gardening and sailing especially. View my profile

Friday

Toil the Soil - Kitchen Garden and Fleamarket Gardening

This post Toil the Soil - Kitchen Garden and Fleamarket Gardening was originally uploaded by Tyra Hallsénius-Lindhe in the blog Tyra's Garden / Tyras Trädgård
 

 



In this issue you meet Charlotta,  Marie and me. Kitchen Garden and Fleamarket Gardening

Rubbish or treasure? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.  

So very true!

"It was actually rather by chance the whole project started. In 2002 the family found 36 very old windows in an attic, they dated from 1901. My husband thought it would be a great idea to throw the ‘junk’ away but I certainly disagreed with that, I didn’t like that idea at all. Now my resourceful mind started to work intensively. Those window had a history, they were beautiful, single glass windows with a lot of charm and in a fairly good condition too. It didn’t take long until the thought of building greenhouse of them begun to progress"...read more in Toil the Soil




Blooming Friday - This weeks theme On the ground
I'm bending it a bit...I'm thinking ground...earth...dirt...and soil





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16 comments:

Ruben said...

Vad prydligt det ser ut med dina sådder! Och - ditt växthus är ju helt fantastiskt fint! Idag, tycker jag, att du skall ta med dig en kopp varmt the och njuta ett tag därinne!
Ha det gott!
/Ruben - y.f.b.

One said...

Hi Tyra, I'm glad you kept those windows. You must have done miracles to it. The whole place looks beautiful.

AnnCharlotte said...

Du har ett helt underbart växthus.
Fast det vet du nog.....
Ha en härlig helg ;)

Anna/Flowergardengirl said...

Tyra--I very much enjoyed doing this with you--your work is an inspiration to me and now all those who follow Toil the Soil. It is an honor to have you, Charlotta, and Marie in this issue.

I very much admire the Swedish kitchen gardeners.

Warmest wishes, Anna at bestgardenblogs.com and owner of ToiltheSoil.com

Ingmarie We said...

Så fint Tyra. Det är alltid intressant att se de foton olika personer postar på ett givet tema. Ha en bra helg.

lisa said...

Ljuvliga bilder från ditt växthus Tyra ! Nu stundar härliga tider där:-)Ha en skön vårhelg !
Lisa/Lisas trädgård

Anonymous said...

Tyra, I've always loved your greenhouse but to read this story about how it came about is fascinating!! May it give you many many happy years of toiling the soil! Wonderful pictures!

Ylva said...

Du har verkligen en fin blogg! Tack för titten, jag återkommer.:o)
Trevlig helg!
Ylva

Vasi Dubreu said...

Frumos la tine in solar, o atmosfera prietenoasa si calda.Iti doresc o zi buna!

Mia said...

Ditt västhus är som en dröm, just precis så hade jag velat haft mitt om jag hade haft plats. Romanstiskt. Ordning och reda på insidan också :)

IreneL said...

Vad härligt det ser ut!
Ha en fin helg!

easygardener said...

I am glad the windows were put to such good use. I am also glad that the gardening season is in full swing and we can get our hands dirty!

NatureFootstep said...

så mysigt med ett växthus. Där kan man tjuvstarta lite.

The Sage Butterfly said...

Great way to reuse! And it looks great!

Katarina said...

Skulle vara kul om någon tidning ville utlysa en tävling om Sveriges vackraste växthus!

Kathryn said...

Hi, Tyra, Glad you got your beautiful creative story out to an even wider audience. It's a story that should be told and retold. Congratulations! I love your greenhouse and kitchen garden. Kathryn/Plantwhateverbringsyoujoy.com