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About gravitation

The force of gravity works the way that mass is attracted towards the surface of the earth. In most cases we accept the arrangement. Some of us think that bums and tits should be excepted, but other...

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Magnolia sieboldii

Late autumn 2007 I planted a Magnolia sieboldii. It has partly shade and is well protected from wind. After having read a lot about Magnolias, I found that this one prefer acid soil. It is said that...

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Winter storage

When autumn arrive I have a new pace of working. It is almost as when you are changing gear. During spring and summer I want every thing to be done carefully and thorough. Now it is more like “now or...

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Corydalis

I have a south facing flowerbed with a Corydalis in. I don’t know which one, I bought it at a flee marked some years ago. That lady works quickly. She flowers, develops seeds and withers away, all...

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Our hens

We have hens. Mostly they bring us joy. It makes it livelier at the farm and we can collect fresh eggs. But the calculation pellets+electricity+materials for henhouse=the worlds most expensive eggs. In...

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Alcea rosea

This far but no further.I think this is a Alcea rosea ‘Charters double’. At least that is what it said on the seed envelope. I sowed it indoors, in May 2007. I gave it a huge provision of compost from...

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Hepatica

I am not sure, but I think it all started here:Then this happend and it became even worse:This did difinetly not help:Read the article here.When this situation occurred I could not be saved anymore....

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Pick up all labels

I am preparing my garden for the winter these days and I guess that I am not the only one. Today I found some pots standing at the greenhouse wall. Well, I did not exactly find them, I have seen them...

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Article 16

At this time of the year all apples are ripe and 'Filipa' is the best of them all. I guess I have told about it before. Not far from here there is a garden with an old 'Filipa' tree. The house is emty,...

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It will soon be spring

I have learned this about seasons: Autumn gives leaves with nice colors. They'll fell off and become compost. Winter is snow, ski and cold. Spring is hotter the snow melt and there are buds in my...

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Unemployed Sunbed

I try not to think about it, but this is the hardest part of winter. The sun is low and the trees are too high. My green house is in shadow until the 24th of January. My sunbed will be out of work for...

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Garden design book

I ordered this book a late evening I was sitting here on my own. Lonely women should not have access to credit card and internet. Everyone knows that.The book is very practical and thorough. It is...

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My garden year

My (eh-our) computer is not well. My fear is that we one day wake up and he doesn’t. And our back-up? It is not working, but I’m supposed to fix it. Old pictures are no saved elsewhere, and I’m...

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I long for the spring

If you come across somebody who tells that I like this time of the year, you can inform that you know better. I have tried it all; candles, wool blankets, Christmas treats, gifts… everything, but it...

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My enemies

Plants are usually my friends but I have some enemies among them. Not many, but some. It is not nice to slander about them here where everyone can read, but one of them more or less asked for it.It is...

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Don't do as the producer says

Well, usually that is for the best, but when it comes to salad, I have found better solutions than the instructions given on the package.“Stored in a cool place” means you can extend the durability...

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Did you have fun?

This is what met my son when he came home from school the other day. He could barely find a place to set his foot. His only comment was: “I can see you have had fun today.”I’ll tell you it was not any...

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My kitchen garden in January

This is my kitchen garden today. It is not as cold as it used to be, but it is cloudy and windy and not nice at all. There is nothing much to do either. I would like to start pruning, but it’ll have to...

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Choosing only one - or maybe five

I have been reading Helen Fredholm’s book, and have been inspired. (Her homepage is in Norwegian, but there are nice pictures. Click on button two on right side.) I wish I could have a garden as...

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Violas in bigger pots

My laundry has now been turned into plant room, the living room also, but it will last only 4 – 5 months so that is OK.Now I am potting up Violas. I chose 9 cm pots, If I am going to have Violas they...

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Kitchen garden in February

In a kitchen garden nothing much is happening from January to February. Specially not in Norway, but I had decided to take a picture from the same spot every month, and here it is. The sun is a bit...

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Fresh air

Today I have had more fresh air than I had trough whole January. I made myself comfortable on the easterly terrace. After a short while I learned which trees are going to be wood next year.I moved to...

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My kitchen garden in March

I wanted to show the changes in my kitchen garden through the year, that is why I take a picture every month. But this is the third picture showing snow and not garden. And worst of all, it is showing...

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Bench

Before I used to think about garden as flowers and trees and everything else was, yes something else. Yes, I have heard that terrace and furniture have to match the garden, that it has to be in...

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Chickens

Our hens are a bit stupid. They produce eggs, well that is not stupid, they are after all hens. The only thing is that they to it all at the same time. Every day we find 8-10 eggs. The refrigerator is...

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