Ambisjonene for hagen overgår nok mine evner. Men, drømmer holder meg i gang. Først og fremst ønsker jeg å bo i vakre omgivelser. Jeg kvier meg for å snakke om ideene til folk som sier «er ikke det nok», men har funnet nettsiden vår er kanskje du også interessert i hagearbeid. Jeg vil gjerne dele hagen min med andre mennesker og snakke om hagearbeid med likesinnede.
Some people claim that you can do almost anything with a tractor and an excavator. During 2022, we have done a lot of gardening with an excavator. We have created a large fire pit behind the house as well as creating a new flower bed and planting.
Chatting about the garden at Bliderud through a series of garden walks from April to July 2022. Images from the pond and the stream.
This year I’ve grown sunflowers for the first time. They are magnificent flowers and I hope to be able to harvest seeds from them too.
The garden borders at Bliderud are under development. Some are created from scratch, while others are redesigned. But then again, I assume garden borders never are completely finished.
The long flower border is a combination of small trees, shrubs and perennials. For variation a few annuals are placed here and there every year.
Despite the cold weather, the plants are ready for a new season. Tulips, daffodils and fruit trees are competing for our attention and we’re looking forward to a new season in the garden.
It is the end of March 2022 and our garden is in the early awakening stages. This is the first in a series of garden tours which will show the changing seasons and development in our garden.
January is nearing the end and my first seeds have already germinated. Last year was miserable in that respect. Due to the pandemic, Frank and I were stuck
This autumn I have treated myself to huge amounts of flower bulbs. Bulbs are expensive to buy, both in Norway and Sweden. When we were in Poland a
De siste ukene har jeg «gått på jobb» etter frokost og, bare avbrutt av tissepauser, sydd til det har blitt mørkt. Jeg er inne i et sy-maraton som har blitt til bøttehatter, toalettmapper, vesker, grytekluter, pannebånd m.m.
In Sweden, most houses have a garden room where 2 or 3 walls are of glass. We decided to build a garden room instead. We call it the orangery
Spring is the busiest time of our year. There’s seeds to sow, plant s to grow and garden beds to make or remake. Yet, I dream of spending time in my hammock with a good book.
