Vertical Garden in the Ladies Room

When I visited the Garden Fair in Stockholm last weekend I had a wonderful time. There where so many gorgeous flowers, plants, pots, greenhouses and people to look at and admire but what really cought my eye was a 'vertical garden', a wall in the 'Ladies'. Absolutely stunning!

As I got home I looked up Vertical Garden and found Patrick Blanc.. just look at this

Patrick Blanc  

Very inspirational...:-)....hm....now where can I build a vertical garden?

xoxo TYRA

Wild Flowers Native to the Forest Floor

April Blooms

The wild flower ~ Common Hepatica ~

Today the botanical name is Hepatica nobilis but Carl von Linné gave it the name Anemone hepatica. Common names: Common Hepatica, Kidneywort, Liverwort, Pennywort. This little pretty flower is a member of the Ranunculaceae family that is native to the forest floors of temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. In my country you are not allowed to pick the Hepatica nor dig it up. In the beginning of April each year we can admire and enjoy its astonishing yet uncomplicated beauty in the woods. Among the dry leaves on the forest floor this little fellow reaches up towards the sun and says 'Hello it is spring!'

 
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This is my contribution to this weeks Today's Flower as well as Monday Mosaic. I wish to say Thank you to our dear hosts and to all the visiters,


 I wish you a lovely week 



...and now something in my native tongue

photo: Tyra 'Arty Hepatica' 

Blåsippan ute i backarna står,
 nigen och säger att nu är det vår!

Se men inte röra!

 Jag hörde på naturmorgon i morse att Blåsippan är fridlyst i hela landet.

I bland kan man hitta blåsippor som är nästan röda, lite cerice rosaröda i färgen och de kallas rödsippor men är alltså samma blomma. Hepatica nobilis och tillhör familjen Ranuculaceae. Läs mer om vår älskade blå sippa här i Den virtuella floran Det äldre vetenskapliga namnet var Anemone hepatica

Peace-in-the-home ~ Soleirolia soleirolii

Mother of thousands,
 Angel's tears or Irish moss?


What do you call this little darling, we call it hemtrevnad and of all the english names of this plant I think Peace-in-the-home is the closest equivalent.
It is Easter Monday and the last day of the Easter Holiday. We have had a most wonderful Easter even wheather-wise until today, another set back in the wheather...but they say it will be over quickly and the spring will be back tomorrow.

Mosaic Monday

"The plant Soleirolia soleirolii (syn. Helxine soleirolii) of the nettle family has a number of common names, including baby's tears, angel's tears, mind-your-own-business, peace-in-the-home, pollyanna vine, mother of thousands, and the Corsican curse. It has also been called Irish moss; however, it is not a moss, nor should it be confused with Sagina subulata or Chondrus crispus, which are also known as "Irish moss". It is a delicate-looking creeping herb with juicy bright green or yellow leaves and multitudes of tiny white flowers. It grows close to the ground in mats and is sometimes used in ornamental gardens alongside ferns and other moisture-loving type of plants." wikipedia


TYRA