Despite the continued very cold “summer” (still not over 16C), this morning I heard the last of the common migrant birds on my bike ride, an Icterine Warbler / Gulsanger (this is usually the last to arrive)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzAfmhDEHes
Edible garden tour at the Tromsø arctic-alpine botanic garden
I’ll be in Tromsø on 22nd and 23rd June. On the 22nd at 1800… I’ll lead a tour around the botanical garden :) The focus will of course be on what food we can find amongst the garden’s impressive collections! I’m not sure if you need to be a member to join this tour.
The next day, there will be a course/talk, probably at Holt, also in Tromsø. More later about this.
Books will be for sale at kr. 200!
Jeg skal være i Tromsø 22. og 23. juni! Det blir hagevandring den 22. juni kl. 18 i Tromsøs arktisk-alpine botaniske hage. Vi skal selvsagt se hva vi finner av spiselige vekster i samlingene :) Jeg er ikke sikker på om man må være medlem av venneforeningen for å være med?
Dagen etter (23. juni) blir det et kurs/foredrag, sannsynligvis på Holt, Tromsø – mer informasjon kommer!
Bøker blir å få kjøpt til kr. 200!
Grand potting on of perennials seedlings
I germinate seed of perennials naturally in a cold frame in the garden. They then germinate when they are ready. Due to much travelling in May, I hadn’t got round to potting on any of the seedlings that had germinated outside… Luckily it has been very cool all of April and May, so that most of the seedlings were still in good condition. However, there were more seedlings than I had bargained on and I finally finished at 10:45 last night after 10 hours potting on some 160 species in the garden!
Persian shallot seedlings!
So far so good, excellent germination outside of Persian shallot (Alium altissimum) – they had germinated some time ago and the young bulbs are already clearly visible. Planted out yesterday at different spacings to see how quickly they grow!
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Perennials thrive in a cold spring!
With plenty of rain and a maximum temperature of only 16C so far in May with no frost, it’s been perfect growing conditions for my perennial vegetables. My Udo (Aralia cordata) is nearly as tall as me already!
Taraxacum haemanthum
I just fell in love with a picture of a dandelion from the Caucasus, Taraxacum haemanthum, in this picture from page 76 of the Scottish Rock Garden Club journal “The Rock Garden” (Jan 2014). For a minute I thought the leaves at the front belonged to the dandelion, but they don’t. Just hope it really is that orange!
Join me on the island of the Angels in Northern Norway in June!
Bli med meg til Engeløya! Jeg skal holde helgekurs der fra 19. – 21. juni! Påmeldinger til Eva Bakkeslett!
Join me on a weekend to beautiful Engeløya / Island of the Angels (Steigen) in Northern Norway from 19th – 21st June!
Akebia / Chocolate Vine
The legendary moss-leaved dandelion today!
Taraxacum leucanthum flowering for the first time
