• summer

    It’s an Iris Year

    It seems like it’s a particularly good year for bearded  irises, Iris germanicas, Barbata Elatior –Group irises and other irises that resemble them. Here are few irises from Ruissalo Botanical Gardens, some in my garden and one or two from other places. Barbata Elatior Group ’Gentius’ Vaikuttaa ihan siltä että tänä vuonna olisi erityisen hyvä vuosi kurjenmiekoille. Tässä on hiukan saksankurjenmiekkoja, Barbata Elatior –ryhmän kurjenmiekkoja ja muita hiukan samantapaisia. Muutamat ovat kuvattu Ruissalon kasvitieteellisessä puutarhassa, muutamat minun luona ja pari muualla. Det verkar alldeles som det skulle vara ett speciellt bra irisår i år. Här är lite bilder på Iris germanica, Barbata Elatior –gruppens irisar och andra som påminner om…

  • travel

    Villa Borghese

    The Villa Borghese is not so much a villa as it is a giant and beautiful park in Rome.  There is of course an actual villa, which in France would be called a chateau and in several other places a palace. Most of the showy planting is around the building in question and behind a wrought iron fence. These pictures have mostly been taken by extending my arm and camera through the bars, setting it for auto focus and hoping for the best. Considering that, I am happy with the result.. It was the perfect time (around May 1st) for seeing the massive plantings of Iris germanica (I’m guessing) in…