I got this one as Taraxacum albidum from the Swedish gardening organisation’s seed list, but it’s very different from Taraxacum albidum (see http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=22302). Notice that the flower petals are […]
Dandelions
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Taraxacum albidum: Japanese White Dandelion
Taraxacum albidum from Japan is flowering! The leaves are more bitter than Taraxacum pseudoroseum, but pleasantly bitter! Post Views: 242
Bees / Birds / Dandelions / Edible flowers / Insects / Perennial vegetables
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Dandelions for bees, beetles and birds
Before my D.A. (Dandelion Awakening) I would religiously remove and cut down as many dandelions as I could, but nowadays my garden perennial beds are full of them. […]
Birds
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Brambling song in the garden
I was woken to the simple single-note song of a brambling (bjørkefink) atop a spruce tree in the garden! This is such a characteristic sound of Norwegian wilderness […]
Brassica / Perennial vegetables
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Diamondbacks in their thousands
Since I first blogged about an invasion of diamondback moths (kålmøll) two days ago, reports have been coming in across Scandinavia of the enormity of this invasion, even […]
Birds / Fruit
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Bulfinch visit at Apple blossom time
Bullfinches (dompap in Norwegian) have an unique biannual appearance in the garden. They feed from autumn to early spring on natural food and on the bird feeder. Of […]
Birds
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Female Pied Flycatcher
Sat in the garden this evening and I noticed both male and female pied flycatchers (svarthvit fluesnapper) having a bath in a bucket planted up with the water […]
Community Garden
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KVANN’s Annual Meeting Weekend: Day 3 visit to Væres Venner
Here are a few pictures from our Sunday afternoon visit to the Community Garden at Væres Venner where KVANN are establishing both a so-called Vegetable Sanctuary for old […]
Birds / Conifers
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Eurasian siskins on pine
There’s one Norwegian pine tree in the garden (Pinus sylvestris) which has grown slowly over the years since we moved here and is now approaching the height of […]
Edible flowers / Edimentals
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Dandelion time
Dandelion time has come around again! This is the only dandelion field I can see from the house! Is this the most productive field in the area? Post […]
Fjord views / Sun
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Patterns
The endless variations of patchiness and reflections on the fjord and in the sky keeps one in tune! Post Views: 135
Uncategorized
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Protected: Hallelujah
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walks
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KVANN’s Annual Meeting Weekend: Day 4; Ostrich Fern hike along the Homla
On the 4th day of the Norwegian Seed Savers weekend (6th May 2019), the traditional spring walk along the Homla river and canyon was on the programme with […]
Brassica / Insects / Perennial vegetables / pests
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Diamondbacks are back :(
There’s been a major arrival of diamondback moths (kålmøll) here since yesterday and there are hundreds of this major Brassica pest in the garden today! I am thankfully […]
Food / Perennial vegetables
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East meets west salad
The udo (Aralia cordata) shoots had begun to lift the forcing bucket, so time for the annual udo salad, a variant this year, East meets West salad…the udo […]
Edible flowers / Edimentals
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Primula veris mutants
Hybrids can also occur in gardens. I’ve several strains in my garden from seed, including “Sunset Shades” and “Red Strain”. I also grow the earlier flowering subspecies macrocalyx […]
Blanching / Food / Perennial vegetables
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Bellflower-chokes / Storklokkeskokker
I’ve previously introduced the gourmet part of the dandelion, the dandichoke! I write in my book: My favourite foraging author “(Samuel Thayer’s) favourite dandelion vegetable is what he […]
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Visit from Permalin
Lovely visit and the year’s first picnic last night from Permalin Farm, currently being established in Agdenes Kommune, just south of Lensvik (see permalin.no). Dominika Bučková and Håkon […]
Food
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Never before pizza?
More or less anything can be used in a pizza, but I wager these have never been used in the same pizza: Oplopanax horridum, Allium scorodoprasum, Crambe maritima […]
Fjord views
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Misty morning 16th May in Malvik!
Very unusual views from the house on the hill yesterday as the weather shifted to warm and cloud-free skies! Mist and fog are very rare here, but maybe […]
Onions
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The Allium garden at Ringve
(Norsk under) The Allium garden at the Ringve Botanical Garden (Chicago) in Trondheim contains a collection of old Norwegian onions used for food from all over Norway including […]
Arctic Gardening / Garden tour / Mountain Gardening
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Beredskapshagen (Preparedness Garden) i Valdres
Følgende artikkel ble først publisert i KVANNs Nyhetsbrev #9 fra desember 2018 . English: An article about Anders Nordrum’s Beredskapshagen (Preparedness-garden) in the Norwegian mountains in Valdres (see […]
Meeting
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KVANN’s Annual Meeting Weekend: Days 1 and 2
During the first weekend in May 2019, about 30 members of KVANN (Norwegian Seed Savers) assembled in Trondheim for our Annual meeting weekend! Thanks to Kjell Hødnebø, Bell […]