In early April 2016, on my study tour to Japan, I was invited to the mountain home of Ken Takewaki (and Masama) for a short visit. I wrote about […]
Norrland visits Norrland Onion
A pleasant visit today from Angelina Hjelm from a little place called Lillpite (pop. 429 in 2010!) in Norrland in Sweden and a friend, traveller from Brisbane in […]
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My very first garden in Edinburgh!
My very first garden in Balerno, on the outskirts of Edinburgh, probably 1978-1979! I was renting a flat and living in with the landlady. She didn’t use the […]
Lorna and Kia
My two garden helpers left today. Lorna is from Belfast and was recommended to me by the Head Gardener of Mount Stewart in Northern Ireland, Neil Porteous, who […]
Reflection
After the snow showers had passed, it was a beautiful evening here last night with this colourful view and reflection.. Post Views: 108
Snow showers all day
Snow showers all day, laying in the hills but not down here, leading to this picture taken from the house :) Post Views: 120
Old snow in the garden
Plenty of snow still in the garden..a long time before I start digging ;) Post Views: 118
Balcony view
Looking down from the bedroom balcony on to a bed I know as “SSHB” (south side house bed, of course!). Here we see Akebia quinata attempting it’s world […]
Kamikaze Horseradish?
Is my variegated horseradish in the process of committing suicide? No green in any of the leaves… Post Views: 246
Midnight in Malvik
Red sky in the morning or night, shepherd’s confused! Post Views: 96
More books…
400 copies of my book Around the World in 80 plants have arrived in Trondheim! This means I’ll have very heavy suitcases for some time yet, the negative […]
Green birthday party
Well, no one turned up to my birthday party at the weekend :( We had fun anyway, me, myself and…… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EEIU2RHtGQ :) Post Views: 133
Norwegian summary of the Heritage seeds seminar in Bulgaria 16th-18th April 2015
Om seminaret jeg ble med på i Strandzha montains, Bulgaria forrige helg! About the seminar I attended in the Strandzha mountains in Bulgaria last weekend! http://www.skogoglandskap.no/nyheter/2015/arealtilskudd_for_dyrking_av_gamle_plantesorter Post Views: […]
Nordic Permaculture Festival workshop
I will hold a 3+ hour workshop on perennial vegetables (in English I think) at the Nordic Permaculture Festival, Stjernsund, Sweden on 8th August!! Looking forward to visiting […]
Major storm Ole
A major storm which has been given the name Ole is hitting our coasts today….violent storm (sterk storm) on the outer coast…and people are being advised to stay […]
IT’S BACK
Sitting at my desk and there was suddenly this blinding light…took me a few seconds to realise I had just emerged from the tunnel….WOWWWWWWWWWWWW!! Post Views: 153
AGS seed
In the post box today from the Alpine Garden Society’s seed exchange… :) To be sowed this evening for stratification (cold treatment outside). Post Views: 138
Kort foredrag i Trondheim / Short talk in Trondheim
I’m doing a 30 minute slot (is it possible?) on Edible Plants in Trøndelag, Wednesday 19th November at JABB, the day my book is published in the UK! […]
Foredrag / Talks / Minikurs / Mini-courses in 2014
A list of my talks and courses in 2014 in connection with the launch of my new book…. [gview file=”http://www.edimentals.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Foredrag_060714.pdf”] Post Views: 182