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

BEGONIA in the greenhouse

This post was originally uploaded by Tyra Hallsénius Lindhe in the blog Tyra's Garden/ Tyras Trädgård


Today's flower is a Begonia

I grow most of my begonias in my greenhouse. They really thrive in the humid, warm greenhouse in the shade of all my chillie plants. I once, now many years ago, saw Begonias grow in the shade, on the ground under the trees in Mexico. White small-flowering Begonias in the wild, it was amazingly beautiful sight. I will never forget it and now when I have them in my greenhouse I think of that extraordinary trip to Mexico every time I attend to my little flowers.



Cultivation of Begonia  "Most are forest understory plants and require bright shade; few will tolerate full sun, especially in warmer climates. In general, begonias require a well-drained growing medium that is neither constantly wet nor allowed to dry out completely."




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Thursday

Flowers of August - Zinnia and Dahlia

This post 'Flowers of August - Zinnia and Dahlia' was originally uploaded by Tyra Hallsénius-Lindhe in the blog TyrasTrädgård/Tyra's Garden


Today's flowers from my potager are Zinnia and Dahlia. I think, both are very stunning flowers, true eye-catchers in the garden. They are typical August flowers for me. Both this Dahlia 'Thomas Edison'and Zinnia 'Elegance' are the same height as myseft! I had to climp up on a stool to reach up and take this photo.  


Photo: Dahlia 'Thomas Edison' and Zinnia 'Elegance'/ Tyra

The Zinnia is from seed and was planted in April and the Dahlia is from tubers that I've had for some years now and was replanted in fertile soil in last May.




Don't be a stranger my friend  - Do write something./ Tyra

Common Chicory in my Potager

This post "Common Chicory in my Potager" was originally uploaded by Tyra Hallsénius Lindhe




A blue little "sun" that just shines for five hours, after that it fades away and start to make seeds for next years Chicory lettuce. An amazng and beatiuful flower in my August potager.


Photo: Tyra