It’s difficult to believe that these tiny seedlings can grow into something as big as Aralia cordata, Udo…currently germinating in the garden! (that’s a knife handle in the […]
Climbers / Forest Gardening / Perennials
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Hablitzia racing anyone?
Can you see your Hablitzia grow?? I must measure mine next year! http://backyardlarder.blogspot.hu/2016/05/how-fast-can-climbing-spinach-climb.html… Thanks, Alison Tindale! Post Views: 252
Insects / Perennials / pests
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Diamond back moth invasion
One of the worst invasions of diamond back moth / kålmøll happened a couple of days ago….here is a video showing hundredds swarming over one of my Lily […]
Fjord views
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Magical midnight in Malvik!
We are nearing midsummer and there was a magical light in the northern skies last night dominated by reds and blues… Post Views: 174
Edible flowers / Edimentals / Perennials
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Fast Slow Edimental Lunch!!
15 minutes from garden to table must qualify as fast food, but unlike its namesake this is highly nutritious and with a few flowers becomes gourmet edimental food… […]
Edible flowers / Edimentals / Perennials / Salad
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Grennessminde and the fantasy salad beds
On 13th August I’ll be doing an edible wander at Grennessminde, the organic nursery just outside of Copenhagen. A large number of edible flowers are also produced here […]
Edimentals / Nursery / Perennials
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Naturplanteskolen looking good!
I’ve had a couple of meetings in Copenhagen over the last couple of days and I visited Naturplanteskolen again. The nursery was looking really good and plants had […]
Edible flowers / Perennials / Salad
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Visiting Camilla Plum
On 2nd May 2016 I finally got to visit Camilla Plum and Fuglebjerggaard. Camilla is one of Scandinavia’s best known authors and broadcasters on edible gardening and cooking. […]
Edible flowers / Edimentals
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Cowslip cultivars
Here are all 3 Primula veris (cowslip) forms to be found in my garden!! Post Views: 175
Onions
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Allium humile
I call Allium humile (syn A. nivale) the snowy onion, and is my favourite spring flowering Allium! I saw it flowering first in the Tromsø Botanical Garden and […]
Ferns / Food
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Ostrich Fern pie
Ostrich fern pie was the culinary high this week…made with cooked ostrich fern, Allium scorodoprasum, garlic, chili and standard quiche ingredients and a 100% whole grain barley / rye […]
Garden views
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Walled garden
Ha ha!! My helper Lorna used to work in the walled garden at the National Trust garden Mount Stewart in Northern Ireland….I’d joked about the fact that she […]
Beans
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Ianto’s Yellow Fava Bean
Originally introduced by Alan Kapuler of Peace Seeds, who gave them to me during my visit last September and sowed in my garden today! This a large-seeded tall […]
Perennials / Seed
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Pricking on perennial edible seedlings
Perennial seeds are all germinating together, so a lot of work this week pricking them into larger pots before a permanent place in the garden! Post Views: 151
Edible flowers
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Primula veris “Red Strain”
Primula veris “Red Strain” (red cowslip / rød marinøkleblom) is a favourite spring edible flower and is looking good just now! * Post Views: 171
Fjord views / Moon / Sun
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Lights in the sky!
Last night’s almost full moon…and the sun was going down, now in the north west and reflecting in my office window, folk in the background fishing on Malvikodden […]
Seed
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Experimental Farm Network
I finally got round to joining the Experimental Farm Network and these arrived in the post from Nathan Kleinman. Thank you guys! Post Views: 258
Annuals / Perennials / Seed
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Sonchus seed
I couldn’t resist these two packets in a Chinese seed catalogue someone tipped me about. Never seen common sow thistle seed for sale (first picture), perhaps a cultivar?…and […]
Birds
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Spring choir including Icterine Warbler
On the way to work this morning my first singing Icterine warbler / gulsanger of 2016 at Leangenbukta. The warbler is heard at the beginning with a chaffinch/ […]
Fruit / Grafting
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Bonus Day 4 Permaveggies grafting course
It wasn’t planned at all (the best things aren’t), but our Swedish guests Christian Odberger and Dante Hellstrøm stayed over until Monday evening to dig up a few […]
Course / wraps
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Day 4 of the Permaveggies course and Ligularia wraps!
This was an unscheduled course day for me, my helper Lorna and Berit the camper, as it was a national holiday in Norway and Christian Odberger gave us […]
Course
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Permaveggies course / participant pictures
Here’s an album of wonderful pictures taken by 4 of the course participants, Lorna O’ Lynn, Ilka Clemens, Berit Børte and Christian Odberger :) http://www.edimentals.com/pictures/index.php?/category/108 Post Views: 167
Course
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Permaveggies course Day 1 : Introduction to forest garden design
I was very glad to have Christian Odberger and Dante Hellström from Stockholm University as guests on this year’s course! They kicked off the course on Friday evening […]
Ferns / Perennials
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Permaveggies Course Day 3: Ostrich fern tour along the Homla
As usual, the highlight of these weekends is the incredible walk along the river Homla just 20 minutes from home with large quantities of Ostrich Fern along the […]