Tag: flower garden
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In a Vase on Monday | 27th April 2026
I wasn’t expecting to join in for another few weeks — there’s nothing to cut outside yet. But the windowsill pelargonium needed trimming, and the bud vases needed filling, so here we are.
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Six on Saturday | 25th April 2026
Snow that didn’t arrive, kalanchoes from three different Christmases, an accidental amaryllis discovery, and dahlias plotting their summer takeover.
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Six on Saturday | 18th April 2026
Hügelkultur experiments, crocus dreams, heritage seeds from Nordgen, and a school greenhouse with a story I’ll tell you someday.
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Six on Saturday | 4th April 2026
Week five, beds waking up, and the neighbors are still giving me looks. Asparagus and garlic beds cleaned up and interplanted, carrots in the ground chasing 2023’s legendary surplus, and a mystery volunteer that may or may not be borage.
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Six on Saturday | 28th March 2026
Week four, and the rain did its work. Rhubarb shoots, an overgrown yew getting identified, snowdrops under the plum trees, and a birthday party revelation about raw rhubarb.
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Six on Saturday | 7th March 2026
I took a year off from the garden. Not on purpose — 2025 was just that kind of year. But it’s early March, the snow is pulling back, and I went outside with a cold and a pair of boots to see what survived. Turns out the garden carried on without me, slightly offended.
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Six on Saturday | 22nd June 2024
Happy Midsummer weekend! With last week’s rains, several days of clear sunny skies and only a couple hours of twilight to call night, our garden has been growing at a breakneck pace. We are absolutely inundated with leafy greens at the moment and I have already started showing up to friends’ houses bearing whole lettuces.…
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Six on Saturday | 15th June 2024
I am determined to actually do this on the proper day this week, yes I am! The clear weather today after a week of thunderstorms (some of our friends had localized hail!) made it a very pleasant day for photography. Sadly, I will have to wait until next week to share whatever I pick up…
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Six on Saturday | 8th June 2024
The post discusses various updates on the garden, including the early blooming of Rosa pimpinellifolia ‘Plena’ due to unusual weather, a self-seeded lilac’s growth, and the neglected state of the Rhododendron ‘Helsinki University’. The author also mentions the spinach bolting and a visit to a nursery resulting in the acquisition of new herbs. The post…
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Six on Saturday | 1st June 2024
This year’s SoS posts finally kick off after a lull, with the excitement of the first asparagus harvest, apple trees in full blossom, forget-me-nots adding color to the garden, and the first stinging nettle harvest. Despite setbacks like high temperatures burning up some plants, the vegetable garden is mostly planted and sprouted.