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Comfort in the Cold (-9°C/16°F outside right now)
Like many gardening professionals my summers can be very work filled and taking time off has to be deterred. This summer I actually had some free time in July, but most of it had to be put for a later date. Some of that I spent in October when I took a trip with some friends to see another friend who was working in Cape Town. South Africa was one of those places that I wanted to visit some day, but unless my friend would have been working there I don’t think it would have happened so soon. Flying there was expensive and took 16 hours, but besides the flight…
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Hellebores
One of the first things that brighten up the new season is the Hellebores. Some years, they even brighten up the winter. A few years ago I managed to plant one in January and two years ago one actually flowered on January 25th. That’s not going to happen this year. Before the snow came I did see that some of the Helleborus nigers had a few buds, but then the snow came in spades and now I’m just hoping that they will survive for a few months. I’ve bought most of my Hellebores as plants, but I’ve also managed to raise one plant from seed. They are a bit…
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Garden Design Magazine
Recent slightly disappointing covers and the new one on the right. I got a bit bewildered surfing the net the other day, I was quite certain I was going to the Garden Design magazines web site but when I got there I had a bit of whoa-moment before I realized I was in the right place, but Garden Design had done themselves a bit of a makeover. I got the actual issue the other day as well and it looks as it isn’t just the surface that has gotten a redesign. I’m a bit on the fence, it’s interesting and its line with certain mega trends that have the most…
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Climate Envy
I follow a few garden firms and garden magazines on facebook. Some of them have nice updates and link to good sites, but this time of the year they can be a bit annoying. The culprit this time around was gardenersworld. They linked to “tasks of the week” and it was PLANTING bare root roses… yeah, maybe in three months time around here. Ilmastokateus Seuraan muutamaa puutarhayritystä, muita puutarhatekijöitä ja puutarhalehteä Facebookin kautta. Muutamilla on ihan hyviä postauksia ja ne linkittävät kiinnostaviin saitteihin, mutta tähän aikaan vuodesta ne voivat myös olla hiukan ärsyttäviä. Tällä kertaa syyllisenä oli gardenersworld. Ne linkittivät ”viikon puutarhatehtäviin”, ja heillä se tarkoitti paljasjuuristen ruusujen ISTUTTAMISTA… jep,…
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What I Also Wanted to Get
Ordering plants from Jürgen Peters yesterday I was also severely tempted to get a nice posse of Auriculas. However, I showed some restraint and I decided to wait another year or so until I could think of a nice place for these showy small plants. A few years ago I explored the student/budget way of getting a nice collection of Auriculas. I bought a packet of seed and raised those plants but they were a bit of a disappointment. Out of the packet that was supposed to give a fairly diverse collection of Auriculas, all of the plants looked more or less like the ones I snapped below. Primula Auricula-hybrids:…
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