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

Monday

Hippeastrum - Amaryllis 'Sweet Nymph'


This post Hippeastrum - Amaryllis 'Sweet Nymph' was originally uploaded by Tyra Hallsénius Lindhe in the blog Tyras Trädgård/Tyra's Garden



'Sweet Nymph'


Soon January is coming to its end and so it is for all my dear Hippeastrums (Amaryllis). I have had six different varieties this year and they sure have given my so much joy. This is one of the last, the stunning 'Sweet Nymph'










'Sweet Echo, sweetest nymph, that liv'st unseen

Within thy airy shell
By slow Meander's margent green,
And in the violet-embroidered vale
Where the lovelorn nightingale
Nightly to thee her sad song mourneth well:
Canst thou not tell me of a gentle pair
That likest thy Narcissus are?'




John Milton (1608-1674), 'Comus'












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Sunday

'Aphrodite'- Goddess of LOVE, Beauty and Pleasure

This post  'Aphrodite'- Goddess of LOVE, Beauty and Pleasure was originally uploaded by Tyra Hallsénius Lindhe in the blog Tyras Trädgård/ Tyra's Garden



Still hibernating...zzz




I have a Goddess in bloom on my window-sill. It is the stunning Hippeastrum Amaryllis 'Aphrodite', named after the Greek goddess of love, beauty and pleasure. This magnificent amaryllis has been 'in floribus' for some days now and I just cannot take my eyes from it. Double pale pink almost white flowers with accentuated edges. Thank you 'Aphrodite' for brighten up even the darkest of days in January.



And now some in my native tongue.

Dagarna börjar nu bli längre och ljuset lite starkare men det här med trädgård och odling känns som det är oändligt långt borta. Men nu har i alla fall halva januari gått och det känns skönt. Jag tycker att januari är den tyngsta av vintermånaderna. Ingen riktig vinter har vi fått än heller och det tackar jag för. Vi har ett par minusgrader har vi här idag och ett par cm snö...det är lagom tycker jag. Och tänk så mycket pengar man tjänar när det är så här milt, elräkningen var på flera tusen kronor billigare den här perioden jämfört med samma förra året, thank you!



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TYRA





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Monday

'Exotic Star' - Amaryllis, Hippeastrum

This post 'Exotic Star' - Amaryllis, Hippeastrum was originally uploaded by Tyra Hallsénius-Lindhe in the blog Tyras Trädgård/Tyra's Garden

Winter flowers - My January blooms on the windowsills are all the different Amaryllises or should I call them by their botanical name, Hippeastrums

This one is called Exotic Star  (Gracilis Amayllis - Hippeastrum) and it sure looks very Exotic, don't you agree? I planted this bulb in late October and just before Christmas the first flower opened and revealed it's Exotic beauty. It is now the 2nd of January and it is still 'in floribus'





"For many years there was confusion amongst botanists over the generic names Amaryllis and Hippeastrum, one result of which is that the common name "amaryllis" is mainly used for cultivars of this genus, which are widely used as indoor flowering bulbs. The generic name Amaryllis applies to bulbs from South Africa, usually grown outdoors." Wikipedia





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