Queen of Light - Autumn song

...for this is the turning of the year,

the final scene before the curtain falls.

Autumn song - Epilogue

Today I've had a song in my head it was the Autumn song by Magna Carta from the Seasons album. This is an album I often listen to even though it is very old, it must be from the late sixtees.

Well, it is now the last days of September and the Autumn song- the Epilogue of my garden begins. This Rose is called Lichtkönigin 'Lucia' which means the queen of the light and she is certainly the brightest of all flower in my garden now. Planted in 2007 and she has been fantastic the whole season.

And she is fragrant as well! A scent of lemon and apple.

Lichtkönigin 'Lucia' in Tyra's Garden

LICHTKÖNIGIN LUCIA
(Kordes 1966).

En av de bästa gula buskrosorna och mycket eftersökt. Blommar rikligt och bildar en välformad buske med talrika, stora, siennafärgade knoppar som slår ut till fyllda, gyllengula blommor. Utmärkt på spaljé, pelare och husvägg. Frisk doft av citron och äpple. Namnet betyder 'Ljusdrottningen Lucia' på tyska. Storlek: 2.0x3.0m. Zon IV.

Här kan du hitta Lichtkönigin Lucia. Flora Linnea.

Happy gardening - Don't be a stranger! Do write something...

Det är så trevligt om du skriver en rad, det uppskattas verkligen./ TYRA

Boost up your Immune System - with a remedy from the garden.

This post 'Boost up your Immune System - with a remedy from the garden.' was originally uploaded by Tyra in the blog Tyra's Garden

The 2009 flu, the Swine Influenza. A virus subtype H1N1 is here but is it going to be pandemic? Well we don’t know this yet. But here are some tips and ideas what you can do to avoid getting the Swine flu.

They say to wash your hands thoroughly and often are the most important thing to do. You can also boost up your immune system with vitamins, minerals and herbs. Some of them are quite familiar; perhaps you already have them in your garden.

Boost up your immune system with a remedy from the garden.

1. Zinc you find among other things in seeds like; sunflower, poppy, sesame, mustard and linseed.

2. Vitamin C - Fruits and berries and do you remember the Sea-Buckthorn Hippophae L? It has 12 times more vitamin C than oranges!

3. Vitamin D – Gardening is excellent for the vitamin D uptake :-)

4. Vitamin E, omega 3 and 6 and Zinc as well from Flax. Linum usitatissimum Flaxseed or linseeds oil.

5. Herbs good for the immune system; Echinacea augustifoliae radix, Echinacea purpurea and Echinacea pallida. (radix)

6. Probiotics - like the Acidophilus (a beneficial bacteria)

This last one is not from our gardens but you can find it in a lot of products, I buy as Filmjölk and it is really good for the stomach.

And then again, wash your hands! It's easy and absolutely free.

Update

From our Doc. Green thumb.

'That post was so insightful dear Tyra! The only effective method to fight Swine Flu has to be through personal hygiene and immunity enhancement. While the health authorities keep harping about the masks and Tamiflu, they neglect the most important and basic things which you beautifully highlighted.'

Thank you!

Another huge thank you to my Blotanical friend that has nominated my blogs for best European blog! I'm amazed and very happy. Blooming Friday again, the weeks goes so very fast! This is the last Friday of this gorgeous month September. You find more participants here at Katarina.

Happy Gardening!

TYRA

Plum marmalade with Yogi tea

This post 'Plum marmalade with Yogi tea' was originally uploaded by Tyra in the blog Tyra's Garden

Blooming Friday with Plums and Sweetpeas

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Plum marmalade with a Jamaican touch.


This is what you need; 6,5 pounds of plums, about 6dl/20fl.ounces of water, Rom, 1 red hot chilli pepper, YOGI tea and 17,5 ounces of sugar with pectin.

And this is how you prepare it.

6,5 lbs of plums and about 6dl/20fl.ounces of water just enough to keep it simmering nicely without burning. Simmer for an hour. After 45 min. pour in a ‘splash’ (½dl) of Rom, add a piece of finely chopped red hot chilli pepper and at last 1 tablespoon of YOGI tea the ‘Jamaica blend’ which contains a lot of lovely herbs and spices, Chicory, cinnamon cassia, barley malt, carob, cardamom, black pepper, licorice, blessed thistle. Now to the sugar, add 500 gram/ 17,5 ounces of sugar with pectin and simmer for 5 min.

Plommon marmelad med en touch av Jamaica


Det här är vad du behöver; 3 kg plommon, 5-6 dl vatten, Rom, en röd chili, en dryg matsked YOGI tea ’Jamaica blend’ och ½ kg syltsocker.

Tillagning

Till knappt 4 kg plommonmarmelad, ta 3 kg plommon och knappt 6 dl vatten (eller så lite som möjligt utan att det bränns vid) . Låt sjuda långsamt en timme tills plommonen nästan har löst upp sig och bildat ett jämnt fruktmos. När det är en kvart kvar häll i en skvätt Rom, en bit finhackad het chili, och en dryg matsked av YOGI tea ’Jamaica blandning’ med bl.a. kanel, kardemumma och svartpeppar. Tillsätt nu syltsocker c:a ett halvt kilo, koka ytterligare 5 min.

The Sweet pea Lathyrus odoratus a most welcome September flower in my garden, it has this wonderful scent that I love so much, it reminds my of my grandma's garden.

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Luktärtens doft är så underbar tycker jag... den påminner mej om min mormors trädgård. Den sprider skönhet och väldoft i min trädgård så här i september månad.

Fler härliga bidrag till 'Blommig fredag' hittar du här hos Katarina

I wish you all a great and happy weekend in the garden.

Ha det gott mina vänner!

TYRA

Dahlia Mignon in my Potager

This post 'Dahlia Mignon in my potager' was originally uploaded by Tyra in the blog Tyra's Garden

Blooming Friday September, the weather is still great and the air is warm. I love this time of the year, golden days and kind of 'Chillout time' in the garden, harvesting is the main work now and it is so joyful and rewarding.This Friday I want to show you a dear friend in my potager, Dahlia Mignon. Among all my vegetables and herbs I plant dahlias and especially this undemanding single flowering dahlia the Dahlia Mignon 'Firebird'.

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Blommig fredag igen och den här veckan tänkte jag bjuda på en lite skönhet. Dahlia Mignon 'Firebird' en enkelblommande mycket lättskött dahlia som jag både har på friland i köksträdgården men även i krukor där de faktiskt trivs rikigt bra.

I love it and so does the beautiful butterflies as well.

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I have written before and I say it again 'To combine flowers with vegatable is the Yin & Yang in my potager' I think it give me a healthy sustainable garden and it certainly adds beauty as well. Yin & Yang in Tyra's Garden 2007



Att kombinera blommor och grönsaker är både vackert för ögat och nyttigt för trädgården.


.. Dahlia Mignon among the Kale 'Nero di Toscana'



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'Nero di Toscana' kallas även Svartkål och Palmkål och jag har den alltid med i min potager. Palmkålen är en form av grönkål och har avlånga krusiga blad och har en härligt mörkt svartgrön färgton.






It's is time to start gather the seed from this years flowers, are you a collector? As you know I'm a 'seedaholic' as a result of that my seedbank is getting a lot of deposits :-)



more cabbage...this time Brassica oleracea var. sabellica


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Fler härliga bidrag till 'Blommig fredag' hittar du här hos Katarina

I wish you all a great and happy weekend in the garden.

Ha det gott mina vänner!

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TYRA

The last lily of the season

This post 'The last lily of the season' was originally uploaded by Tyra in the blog Tyra's Garden

It was raining this morning when I went for my morning round in the garden. There are still some lovely blooms to enjoy, roses, dahlias and this the last lily of the season. The lilies has been incredible this year and this is the last one out...a bit sad, it has a different but lovely colouring this lily hasn't it.

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Det regnade i morse när jag tog min lilla runda i trädgården. Liljorna mina har varit fantastiska i år och den här lilla skönheten är sist ut. Lite annorlunda färgkombination tycker jag, läcker ellerhur? Det är blommig fredag igen...helt otroligt vad fort en vecka går.

Last lily of the season - Årets sista lilja

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Harvest in pink and green.

Parsley, onions and a bouquet of lilies, cabbage and seed capules of papaver.


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I wish you all a great weekend out in your gardens - Happy gardening!


LOLove TYRA

Harvest of my Sea buckthorn

This post 'Harvest of my Buckthorn' was originally uploaded by Tyra in the blog Tyra's Garden

Harvest Monday in Tyra’s garden - Tomatoes, blackberries and Sea-buckthorn.

~HAVTORNSKÖRD~

Harvest of my Sea-buckthorn

I planted my Sea-buckthorn bushes a few years ago, three Juliet (female) and one Romeo (male plant) and this is my first harvest ever! This amazing power-food-berry has a fantastic exotic taste and of all the berries of the earth Sea buckthorn is probably that one berry that contains most vitamins in large quantities.

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This is what Wikipedia says about Sea-buckthorn berries - The fruit of the plant has a high vitamin C content—in a range of 114 to 1550 mg per 100 grams with an average content (695 mg per 100 grams) about 12 times greater than Oranges— placing sea-buckthorn fruit among the most enriched plant sources of vitamin C[1]. The fruit also contains dense contents of carotenoids, vitamin E, amino acids, dietary minerals, β-sitosterol and polyphenolic acids.

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Havtornsbären - Honplantorna producerar orangefärgade bär med en diameter av sex–nio millimeter, som är mjuka och saftiga och rika på C-vitamin (120 milligram C-vitamin per 100 gram bär, odlingsvärda sorter innehåller 300–1 300 milligram C-vitamin per 100 gram bär). En del sorter innehåller också mycket A-vitamin och E-vitamin. Av bären kan man bland annat göra saft. Havtorn är förmodligen det av alla jordens bär som innehåller flest vitaminer i stor mängd.

That was all for today, have a great week!

Ha det gott/ TYRA

Pelargonium - Geranium - Älskade Pellar

Pelargonium - Geranium

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Älskade Pellar!

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It is Blooming Friday and I just want to show you some of my Geraniums in the greenhouse. I think they are so lovely, they really add colour to the otherwise rather green greenhouse.

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Ett litet bidrag till Blomming Fredag. Det blir lite pellar från växthuset. Jag tycker de är så underbara, de verkligen är som små färgklickar i det annars väldigt gröna växthuset. Tävk så tacksamma de är också och inte kostar de en förmögenhet heller.

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Litet tips för dej som gillar böcker och pelargoner.

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Have a great weekend my friend - Don't be a stranger, do write something.

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Jag önskar er alla en riktigt trevlig helg! Skriv en rad och gör nån gla'

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LOLove Tyra

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Cantharellus cibarius - Chantarell/ Kantarell

This Harvest Monday comes from the woods

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A MINI field trip out in the woods.

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I just love these wonderful last days of summer when it is still warm and the air is crystal clear. A few days in the woods, looking for chanterelles, breathing in the fresh air and clear you mind. I think it is kind of a meditative feeling of walking in the woods. You can sit down for a while on a stone or log and just relax, no telephones, no voices, breath in -breath out... just the serenity of the forrest.

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The golden yellow Chanterelle - The yellow gold of the woods

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This is a favourite mushroom, beautifully golden yellow and so delicious.

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Here is what wikipedia says about Chanterelle/Kantarell:

Cantharellus cibarius, commonly known as the chanterelle or golden chanterelle, is a fungus. It is probably the best known species of the genus Cantharellus, if not the entire family of Cantharellaceae. It is orange or yellow, meaty and funnel-shaped. On the lower surface, underneath the smooth cap, it has gill-like ridges that run almost all the way down its stipe, which tapers down seamlessly from the cap. It has a fruity smell, reminiscent of apricots and a mildly peppery taste (hence its German name, Pfifferling) and is considered an excellent food mushroom. Up to 6.7% of their tissues is vitamin С; as for carotene, they can be as much as 23.1 %, surpassing all known mushrooms.

Kantarell (Cantharellus cibarius) är en ätlig svamp som växer i löv- och barrskog. Med sitt karakteristiska utseende och tydliga smak är det en svamp som är näst intill omöjlig att förväxla med någon giftig art, vilket har gjort den till en av de absolut populäraste matsvamparna för amatörplockare. Säsongen är vanligen juli-oktober. Kantarellen är en utsökt matsvamp som går att både konservera och frysa in. Torkning skall dock undvikas då kantareller blir sega och beska av det. Arten är allmän upp till mellersta Sverige, men förekomsten norr därom är blandad. Arten finns dock även i fjällen i fjällbjörksregionen.

Kantarellerna får sin gula färg av karotenoid-pigment.

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The old wood

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This is the old wood, it is definitely the favourite. It is dark and quiet, the whole forrest is covered with different kinds of soft mosses. Here you kind find for me 'exotic' plants like Vaccinium uliginosum (Odon/ Northern Bilberry) or Trientalis europaea (Artic starflower/Skogsstjärna). The old forrests are often called 'the woods with the trolls' and if you have a great imagination you can actually see them, they look almost like John Bauer's wonderful trolls.

For late supper a pie with a filling of mature cheese and sundried tomatoes. Of course I got some lovely chaterelles fried in real butter to go with it... tomatoes from the greenhouse and a glass of claret from Bordeaux, oh it was so good.

Västerbottenpaj med soltorkade tomater


Pajdeg:

3 dl vetemjöl
1 krm salt
150 g smör
1 msk iskallt vatten

Äggstanning:
4 ägg
4 dl grädd/mjölk...mellangrädde
salt och peppar
1 nypa peppar

Fyllning:
200 g västerbottensost och hackade soltorkade tomater

c:a 30 minuter i 200 grader

Smaklig måltid!

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Perhaps YOU have a delicious recipe you want to share...

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Skriv en rad - Har du nåt gott recept med kantareller?

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LOLove TYRA

Gudrun & Christoffer - Wedding in the colour of love

This post 'Gudrun och Christoffer' was originally uploaded by Tyra in the blog Tyra's Garden

Gudrun och Chistoffers - ett sagobröllop i kärlekens färg!

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Det var verkligen ett sagobröllop vi fick vara med om då Christoffer fick sin älskade Gudrun. Ett riktigt kyrkobröllop i Djursholms kapell. Bruden som vanligtvis är vacker var denna dag strålande vacker, hennes klänning var vit, svalt klassisk design med drapperat liv och klockad kjol. Håret var delvis uppsatt med romantiska lockar och dekorerat med små pärlor, brudbuketten bestod av röda rosor, riktigt karminröda. Rosor i rött var förövrigt ett tema under hela bröllopetsfesten eller rättare sagt 'rött - kärlekens färg'; röda rosenblad, brudnäbbar i rött, röd matta och röda hjärtan etc. - Ah...the true colour of love.

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Musik av bl.a Benny Andersson, Mendelsohn bröllopsmarsch och
Psalm 201

En vänlig grönskas rika dräkt

Har smyckat dal och ängar

Nu smeker vindens ljumma fläkt

De fagra örtesängar

Och solens ljus, och lundens sus

Och vågens sorl bland viden

Förkunna sommartiden

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Sin lycka och sin sommar ro

De yra fåglar prisaUr skogens snår, ur stilla bo

Framklingar deras visa

En hymn går opp med fröjd och hopp

Från deras glada kväden

Från blommorna och träden

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Men du, o Gud som gör vår jord

Så skön i sommarns stunder

Giv att jag aktar främst ditt ord

Och dina nådesunder

Allt kött är hö och blomstren dö

Och tiden allt fördriver

Blott Herrens ord förbliv

Gudrun & Christoffer - The long kiss of love

Lycka till mina vänner!

Då fick till slut prinsen sin prinsessa och de levde lyckliga i alla sina dagar...

TYRA

I'm Back!

This post 'I'm back!' was originally uploaded by Tyra in the blog Tyra's Garden

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Land ahoy!

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At anchor in a peacefull bay Navigare necesse est!

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After several weeks at sea I'm now back, back to ordinary everyday life, back to work and back to my garden and greenhouse. Oh boy what a mess in my garden, what on earth happened while I was gone or perhaps more correctly put what didn’t happened? Some of the weeds are taller then I am, now that perhaps isn’t too hard :-). In some places I wonder what do I grow here...hm? Well give me I few days, by then I will have filled the compost bin to the brim with weeds and over-grown vegetables and then we are back on the track again. Perhaps I can sow some lovely Asian greens now…

Among the up-to-the-elbow-tall weeds my friend John Davis is looking good and a lot of other roses as well. Pure joy!

In the greenhouse I’m now able to harvest all my lovely tomatoes. All the heirlooms I ordered from U.S. are now mature and they are so lovely, beautiful and delicious. Cherokee purple is still the favourite. Much more about the tomatoes in The Greenhouse blog.

Nice to be back in front of the computer as well!

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LOLove / Tyra