We may know that some of are most spectacular butterflies like red admiral (admiral), painted lady (tistelsommerfugl), comma (hvit C), small tortoiseshell (neslesommerfugl) and peacock (dagpåfugløye) may lay […]
Beans
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Mini-glut of runner beans
The climate is such here that starting runner beans / blomsterbønner (Phaseolus coccineus) in mid-May they normally aren’t ready to harvest until September and the first frosts in […]
Butterflies and moths / Pollinators
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Buddleja davidii
One of the few plants in my garden which isn’t edible is my large Buddleja davidii (butterfly bush / sommerfuglbusk), a wonderful entomental (loved by insects and an […]
Butterflies and moths / Pollinators
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Painted lady on teasle
The first painted lady (tistelsommerfugl) of the year in the garden (2 years since the last one during the 2019 invasion year). On teasle / kardeborre (Dipsacus). Post […]
Beans / Edimentals
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Edimental Runner Beans
My Dad (95) has always grown Runner Beans, so I have them in my blood. Moving to Norway, I was surprised to find that they were mostly grown […]
Beans / Berries / Climate
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Towards a record early harvest
This summer we’ve experienced a big swing in temperatures from one month to the next…from a record cold May to a record warm June followed by most of […]
Butterflies and moths / Hoverfly / Insects / Pollinators
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Early Autumn Pollinators
With only a few inflorescences left on my Buddleja plants, the red admiral and painted lady (tistelsommerfugl) butterflies are transferring their attentions to other flowers in the garden, […]
Butterflies and moths
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Peak butterflies
There are record numbers of butterflies in the garden at the moment, crowding on the last Buddleja flowers. A few days ago, I counted 35 butterflies, about equal […]
Butterflies and moths
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Painted Ladies vs Red Admirals
Yesterday there were 15 Red Admiral butterflies in the garden and 2 Painted Ladies, today the Ladies beat the Admirals 8-6 :) Post Views: 129
Butterflies and moths
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Painted Lady Larva on Mallow
When I saw this larva in the garden on a cultivated Malva sylvestris (common mallow / apotekerkattost), I didn’t imagine this was a painted lady / tistelsommerfugl (Vanessa […]
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 […]
Butterflies and moths
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Painted lady on old man’s beard
Painted lady on old man’s beard this morning ! (Tistelsommerfugl på tysk klematis) Post Views: 102
Butterflies and moths
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Flutterbies
After a very cold start to the summer, Malvik has had record warm weather over the last month which has helped the populations of butterflies! They love my […]