The end of March this year was mild with little frost. I was surprised to find the first flowering sallow / selje (Salix caprea) on 19th March and […]
Perennial vegetables / Spring
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Hablitzia beginnings
If I’m asked what my favourite perennial vegetable is, I will struggle to only mention one (I wrote a book about my 80 favourites after all), but the […]
Birds / Spring
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Suddenly it’s spring
With the huge shift in temperature this week, spring is suddenly here and several bird species are now singing in the garden: blue tit (blåmeis), great tit (kjøttmeis), […]
Birds / Spring / weather
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3 swallows don’t make it summer
I was surprised yesterday to see my first swallows of 2020, 3 of them hunting in the garden for a few minutes. We’re experiencing the coldest weather this […]
Interview / Perennial vegetables / Spring
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Spring harvest video by Friends of the Earth, Norway
(English: Short Norwegian video of a few things I’m harvesting from the garden now)En kort norsk video om litt av det jeg høster i hagen for tiden. Dette […]
Spring / Sprouts
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Back home to abundance!
I returned home this afternoon from my 6 city tour of Canada to a beautiful cool day here on the Trondheimsfjord. Spring is further advanced than anywhere I […]
Spring / Trees
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First spring leaves
As usual, mild winter weather makes Padus asiatica think it’s spring! Post Views: 122