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

Kitschy PEONY?

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

Can a flower be Kitschy?

Today, the peonies starts to flower in my garden. It has been raining heavily the last few days and the poor branches on the peonies really need all the support they can get. I think this peony is a masterpiece, I know they can be almost too good on the edge to being vulgar, but still this is really what I need on a rainy day as this one. 

If you like growing you own food, then do visit KÖKSTRÄDGÅRDEN - The Kitchen Garden. It is in my native tongue but you can always push the translate button./ Tyra 

June - A garden gone wild

This post "June - a garden gone wild" was originally uploaded by Tyra Hallsénius Lindhe in the blog Tyras Trädgård/Tyra's Garden.

June - with an impressive display with flowers and colours.

I let all my flowers run wild in the garden up to Midsummer. The upcoming weekend with Midsummer’s Eve has always been an important day in our family and I say for most of the Swedish families. We all come together family and friends and eat our special midsummer menu and dance with the younger members of the families around the Maypole.

A lot of decorations are made for the Midsummer festivities with wild-flowers from Mother Nature as well as flowers from the garden. This is why I always save and let my garden really run wild up to Midsummer. I need flowers for the Maypole, the vases, midsummer garlands and to make a midsummer wreath to put in the hair. 

The making of Midsummer wreaths.

Fram till och med midsommar så spar jag allt med blommor på i köksträdgården. De skall få pryda kransar och vaser till midsommarafton. Däremot efter midsommar förflutit så får de ge plats åt mer ätliga saker. läs mer i KÖKSTRÄDGÅRDEN

Papaver and  Aquilegia vulgaris

Irises i full bloom, the really thieves in a dry and sunny position I have in the garden. If I just make sure that their rhizomes not are overgrown by a lot of other plants. the rhizomes need air and sunshine.

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Irisen är riktigt lättodlad och nästan skötselfri. Mina står i ett stenparti tillsammans med vallmo och såpnejlika. Mina irisar stortrivs på sitt väldränerade, varma och soliga läge. Iris behöver sol minst halva dagen. Jorden här är torr och mager men irisarna gillar ju det. Vallmon däremot gillar det till en början men när allt efter sommaren lider och det blir snustorrt uppe på kullarna och efter blomningen så ser de lite tilltufsade ut men de gör de nog i alla rabatter när jag tänker efter.

Iris blommar inte om iris-rhizomerna ligger för djupt i jorden. Vid plantering ska de läggas horisontalt och ytligt. Översidan ska anas vid jordytan och det är viktigt att solen når rhizomen. På mina stenpartikullar växer också en hel del gräs vilket jag verkligen vill att det skall göra men rensar man bort lite runt irisarna så svarar de snällt med att växa till sig och ge fin blomning.

Show Auricula 'Fred Booley'

This post 'Show Auricula 'Fred Booley' was originally uploaded by Tyra Hallsénius Lindhe in the blog Tyras Trädgård/ Tyras Garden

So he decided to pay me a visit this year as well. He sure looks ravishing...eye-catching as always.  I’m so delighted to see that he is in such a good health. I mean, the winter was extremely hard-hitting for all the little auriculas.

Fred is an Englishman and he came from Drointon’s a few years ago.

You can get both the garden auriculas as well as the show auriculas delivered from  Drointon’s (UK). In Sweden you have Ray’s Perennials that you can buy them from. I would love to go and visit Ray (also an Englishman) but I don’t know if I dare to, it is going to be sooo costly. Although, I could take my Mini, then at least I have a very limited space to fill with plants.

Fred after a shower

Do visit the Kitchen Garden

Mon petit Potager

Köksträdgården

If you're not good at my native tongue, you can always push the transalte button.

TYRA

Auricula - in floribus

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

Today's Flower - Auricula

 My pretty Auriculas are all 'in floribus' now. Some of them didn't survive our though winter unfortunately. But this one did, isn’t pretty?

Here is an other one...

Easter Cactus "in Floribus"

ICE...Brrrr

Sadly but true, and oh-so-common in April we get this setback in nature. Cold winds have given us really cold nights with many degrees below zero. Every morning I find a thick layer with ice in my wooden water barrels. But during the day we have had sunny but still a bit nippy gorgeous April weather. I spend a lot of time in the greenhouse where there is 23 degrees C. (74F) and no wind whatsoever, that’s the way I like it.

Today Ester start and I wish you all a wonderful Easter Holiday! / xoxo Tyra

Let my tell you about the birds and the bees!

This post "Let my tell you about the birds and the bees!" was originally uploaded by Tyra Hallsénius Lindhe in the blog Tyras Trädgård/ Tyra's Garden

Spring has Sprung and the birds and the bees are in full action. I heard the characteristic bird vocalization of the Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus), also known as the Peewit, Green Plover down by the fields. When I hear them than I know it is spring! The small and pretty crocuses also got some visitors; it is the bumble bees and common bees that are buzzing around us. They are two of my benificial and most welcome friends in the kitchen garden. 

At this time of the year I treat myself with a lot of Pansies. They are so pretty and durable. If you plant them in a generous pot they usually they last all through the summer. And they are edible!

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'

 John William Waterhouse - Echo and Narcissus