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I am back!

The last weeks I have been working hard in my garden. I was sick for almost a year - got a bad Pneumonia last spring and had respiratory problems all summer. I had surgery that really changed my...

May 24, 2010 Like

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Finding time to blog

In late spring and summer here on the higher lattitudes on the Northern Hemisphere it is hard to find time to update a garden blog. There are so many tasks to do in the garden - so much joy and...

Aug 6, 2009 Like

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Question about Souvenir Mme Drama Queen

Do you also read about your favorite plants on the Gardenweb Forums? I often see questions like the one I posted today - yes I know I am stretching it (a wee bit) to make the irony totally clear...

May 30, 2009 Like

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Jolly Bee or Rozanne?

Remember the controversy about geranium Jolly Bee and Rozanne? It has often been speculated whether the 2 plants were identical! Both are found seedlings but Rozanne was introduced some years...

May 28, 2009 Like

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A blank Canvas

I am so excited! This month I was able to rent a small plot of land nearby. Sort of a small allotment garden, that was used to grow vegetables. Only 12 yards long and 7 yards wide, surrounded by 5...

May 8, 2009 Like

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Fritillaria Meleagris - Snake's Head Fritillaria

One of my favorite springflowering bulbs is Fritillaria Meleagris. Their nodding chequered Purple-brownish elegant flowers are fascinating. For some years I bought bulbs and planted them in the...

Apr 27, 2009 Like

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Longing for the Violet Rain

Few plants smell like wonderful childhood memories like violets. The native violet: Viola Odorata may be small and few pay much attention to it. But after a few weeks of bright sunny spring days a...

Apr 22, 2009 Like

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A Dreamy Plant Combination

I have a preference for using roses in mixed borders - roses mixed with bulbs, perennials and annuals. I use companion plants with a long flowering time like hardy geraniums, nepeta and salvias....

Feb 17, 2009 Like

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A Divine Rose Garden Picture

Sometimes we see pictures of gardens that are so out-of-this world beautiful that we are left speechless. That happened to me last year on the GW antique roses forum, when Jon from Wessex in...

Feb 9, 2009 Like

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Changing the blog layout

So many things in our lives and gardens appear way too complicated and we give up. We settle - because we lack the knowledge and skills to carry out certain tasks. If we need to add or change...

Feb 3, 2009 Like

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Salvia Divinorum - a mindblowing Herb

Very few psychoactive herbs have received so much attention as Salvia Divinorum or Diviners Sage. It is a member of the Sage genus and the Lamiaceae (Mints)family. It looks like most salvias...

Jan 31, 2009 Like

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Benjamin Britten - David Austin Rose

Benjamin Britten is one of the Austin Roses I have become very fond of. It´s bright colors of the rose blooms makes it stand out among other Austin Roses. Introduced in 2001 and named to...

Jan 26, 2009 Like

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Lo, how a Rose e’er blooming

It is grey and cold here in Denmark. Wonderful sunny summer days are just a faint memory. Seems like we are getting yet another very mild winter even though it might get much colder any time now....

Dec 21, 2008 Like

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I am vegetating

I just want to let my online garden friends know, that the reason I have not posted for so long is NOT that I turned into a pumpkin at Halloween. I am however kind of vegetating, since I am going...

Nov 23, 2008 Like

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From the Mountains to the Prairies

America is in many ways a fantastic country. Having just returned to Europe again from one of the many journeys I have made there, I am filled with new impressions of people, gardens, roses and...

Sep 30, 2008 Like

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Flying to America

I have felt so sad lately, because of a big loss in my life, so I have not felt much like blogging, even though I have been taking many nice pictures of all plants flowering. I am packing my...

Sep 12, 2008 Like

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Eden Rose - Pierre De Ronsard

One of the most beautiful romantic roses ever created is the Meilland rose; Pierre De Ronsard also known as Eden rose. It belongs to a class of roses known as Romanticas. Fully double roses with a...

Sep 5, 2008 Like

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Taking these Beauties for a swim

I will not be doing much desktop gardening this week, since I am going fishing for Atlantic salmon. A few rivers here in Denmark have good runs of searun brown trout and more and more Atlantic...

Aug 25, 2008 Like

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Pruning and training of lanky roses

The Bourbon rose 'Louise Odier' and the Austin rose 'Gertrude Jekyll' are some of the most fragrant roses in the world. They produce an abundance of very beautiful flowers. Their beauty combined...

Aug 21, 2008 Like

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Consider the Lilies? Or give up?

I love lilies, but they seem to hate me or my soil. Of the 12 Stargazer lily bulbs I planted this spring only 1 has bloomed. I think this is a very poor result! I could of course just stick to...

Aug 19, 2008 Like

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Gorgeous Pink Old Garden Roses

This year my old garden roses were gorgeous! Because of the dry warm weather we had when they flowered. I had to water my roses much more than I have ever done in the spring, since we had the worst...

Aug 18, 2008 Like

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The First Lady of Australia's Favorite Flower

I have heard that associations of the "First Lady of Australia" often turns some gardeners off growing this wonderful flower, which just shows that they do not have a sense of humor.Over the years...

Aug 16, 2008 Like

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Souvenir d'Alphonse Lavallée

During a wonderful summer vacation at the French Riviera in 1993, I visited some Danish friends who own a wonderful summer residence in Antibes. In their garden I saw a big arching shrub rose...

Aug 12, 2008 Like

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The Fairy

The Fairy is a fantastic polyantha rose, that has stood the test of time. It is so easy to grow and over the years forms a dense shrubby mound, that completely covers the ground. Bred in 1931 by...

Aug 9, 2008 Like

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Quiet Please!!!

When reading garden blogs I have noticed something that really turns me off : Music!You go to a garden blog directory and scan the posts to see if there is some interesting posts you want to read,...

Aug 7, 2008 Like

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Do you also have a Cottage Garden?

Recently some friends of mine came back from England and raved about all the wonderful "cottage gardens" they had seen over there. They showed me pictures of prominent estate gardens, most owned...

Aug 5, 2008 Like

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A Very Rare Clematis

Each year I seem to grow more and more fond of clematis. From May to October different types of clematis put on a massive display of flowers. My favorites are; 1)Early large flowering Clematis,...

Aug 3, 2008 Like

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Heritage - David Austin Rose

Heritage has always been one of the most planted Austin roses. It is a fantastic rose, with all the romantic qualities of Old Garden Roses, but with all the qualities of a modern rose too. Bred in...

Jul 31, 2008 Like

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Heritage Rose Bouquet

Having a cutting garden is a luxury! I have about 200 roses in my cutting garden and often cut large bouquets of my favorite roses. I love to have their scent fill my house. Here is a bouquet of...

Jul 29, 2008 Like

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Love thy Elderly Gardener Neighbour

In my neighbourhood there are a few elderly gardeners. I have learned a lot from some of them about gardening. But many of them have health problems, that prevents them from getting all the things...

Jul 27, 2008 Like

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Roses In Gardens

I am back!

Finding time to blog

Question about Souvenir Mme Drama Queen

Jolly Bee or Rozanne?

A blank Canvas

Fritillaria Meleagris - Snake's Head Fritillaria

Longing for the Violet Rain

A Dreamy Plant Combination

A Divine Rose Garden Picture

Changing the blog layout

Salvia Divinorum - a mindblowing Herb

Benjamin Britten - David Austin Rose

Lo, how a Rose e’er blooming

I am vegetating

From the Mountains to the Prairies

Flying to America

Eden Rose - Pierre De Ronsard

Taking these Beauties for a swim

Pruning and training of lanky roses

Consider the Lilies? Or give up?

Gorgeous Pink Old Garden Roses

The First Lady of Australia's Favorite Flower

Souvenir d'Alphonse Lavallée

The Fairy

Quiet Please!!!

Do you also have a Cottage Garden?

A Very Rare Clematis

Heritage - David Austin Rose

Heritage Rose Bouquet

Love thy Elderly Gardener Neighbour

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