Soon to be.

First time blooming.

Mellow Yellow.

Oh how I have waited for you. <3

Show me your colours.

Garbage find from previous summer. First time blooming.

Jerusalem Artichokes.

I had no idea that that was what they were called until just today. They can also be called Sunroot or Sunchoke. I got a few bulbs early this spring from the same friend I got the two African Violet Minis. Figured what the hell, this could be fun. Never grown them before. Let's try it. Planted 11 of them and got all these now when I harvested. 

I've given a lot of it away, cuz I don't think I'd be able to eat it all even with the help of Sugar. So I left some with my mom and gave some to 3 friends. Also left a bunch in the ground so we can get more next year. And the rest I took with me. Ofc I got a few funny ones in the bunch. Like this pretty heart shaped one. Forgot to bring it tho.

Another first.

Yes, something I haven't done before is happening in the garden. I planted some artichokes recently. Got them from a friend that didn't want them in her garden any more. And I thought, why not. I planted on a fairly ok day, but right after we started to get more cold days and nights again. Got me a bit worried. So I'm happy to see that at least one of them is still alive, and apparently growing. Hope to see lots and lots of babies here.

The garden ninja.

This little fellow. Cuz you never see him coming. Google translate says it's a "King bed ( or meadow ) Lily". He's so easy to miss while growing up. I moved him from the grass last year after we found him. We only saw him because he was blooming. Before that, it just looked like a weed or thick grass. 

I know there's a white one out there in the garden somewhere too. I had a look too see if I could find it and move it into this flowerbed too. Would be sad to see it lost, but I couldn't find it sadly. But until next spring, I'm gonna try and see if I can get some seeds of this one and plant some more. Would be awesome. 

Random picture day, Clematis.

I'd say it's a bit early.

But if she want's to bloom, I'm not gonna argue.

Oh!

Now we know what the mystery plant was/is.

Strangers in the garden.

We have no idea what it is.

But what ever it is, we must have planted it last year.

Still gardening.

I've got this growing in the living room window.

I plan to eat them this week.

I'm sure it will be nommy nommy.

New arrivals.

We just got them today in the mail, they looked a bit starved but I hope they survive.

It is 2 kinds of Iris flowers, a white strawberry plant and ( according to google translate ) a Plumbago flower / bush. Very curious about that one. It was called "Blyblomma" ( Lead flower ) in swe, and looked kinda like a cross between Geranium and Hydrangea. Beautiful. 

The first few.

The first few flowers planted outside. I did a raid last Tuesday when my mom was at the dentist. I thought she'd like to come home to a few freshly planted flowers after having to go to such a horrible place.

Got a ten pack of these cuties, so well enough to fill 3 pots. 2 in this one, 2 in a small wall hanging one, and the last ones in a big brown pot just at the end of the stairs. Lovely.

Greenhouse season started !

Two plants that has survived from the previous summer. A white hanging Geranium and a pretty in pink Fushia. The later one has been a bit abused during the winter but she's still alive and blooming. This summer I've got two more. One white ( or at least I think it is ) and one purple-pinkish. 

I think I'll move more of the Geraniums out tomorrow, and then in a few days or more I'll move the seedlings too. Need to plant more seeds also, only a few of them are down in the dirt so far. Not like I'm in a hurry tho. Spring has finally come and summer is closing in pretty fast too. Awesome.

Ranting Wallflower.

It's snowing outside, and I'm feeling gloomy. I'm running out of days, again. Visiting my friend. I have to go "home" in just a few days now but I don't want to. I'm enjoying it here, I want to stay longer. Sometimes I feel like a traveler. Living a few weeks here and a few weeks there. No real place to call "My own home" but of course always a place where I can sleep and "call" my home. I know I know I shouldn't complain. It's ungrateful. So call me a bitch then.

If at least spring could come soon it would feel much better. Or honestly I don't know, but I pretend it will. With all the things I'm planning to do to that garden. I should be quite busy from time to time. If it all works. I wonder if I'll be able to fit it all. So many seeds and plants. Need to dig a new field. Possibly two. And maybe extend the strawberry one. I wish the greenhouse was bigger. So I could live in it. At least during summer. Nah who am I kidding.

Two of my flowers here are blooming. My pink Orchid and the flower cactus. And my "faith bush" that I cut down a while ago seems to be growing new leafs too. Along with the cut offs that I placed in water to get roots. Awesome. I'd like to take one of them with me but I have no room for it. *sigh* Oh yes, my Hoya has grown too. Sorry, too lazy to spell the common name. Speaking of names I learned a new one today. One I've been wondering about actually.

I found it by coincidence in a garden magazine I randomly bought yesterday. If the magazine is right, it's funnily enough called "Mind-your-own-business". A quick google search found me the right flower so I guess it's so. Apparently it can grow to become a garden weed in England. Funny, here I would doubt that it would survive outside at all. Oh well.

Seeds of happiness.

I've been good today. Replanting some flowers and digging through my storage once again. At least this time I found everything I wanted to find. Which was a few books, some flavored coffee and a mini coffee maker. Oh and yes, a few pots and soil ofc. I admit the soil wasn't top quality anymore but it worked, and a shame to throw away. I took the liberty of replanting a flower for my most awesome host and plant caretaker too. Forgot to take a pic of that tho, not that it matters much.

I also went to IKEA a few days ago. ( My but didn't like that. I hate the saddle on my bike. ) Didn't really need anything, just happened to be in the area. Lol. :-P But I found a set of 3 green paper cups with seeds. Thyme, Coriander and Basil. Cost me only 19:- sek so I had to buy it. I'm a sucker for growing stuff I know.  The same day my mom sent me an sms saying that the bunch of seeds we ordered online had arrived. Awesomeness. And it's soon time to start growing the first ones.

The mishap with all my seeds going down the drain doesn't feel that bad now. I've got new seeds and months of seeding and plant care in front of me. Spring should come around the corner in not too many weeks and I've started the work on applying to that florist school I found. Things are looking very peachy right now. I just hope I get accepted. Only bad thing is that my mood has been like a small roller coaster for a few days now but it's a good day today. Let's hope for more like it. :-)

Planting a seed.

It's time to start thinking about the summer and what I want to grow this year. I'll need to make a list. Just the thought of it makes me happy. :) I need to go through the seeds I've saved from last year also and check if the seeds I took from plants look like they're usable. So much fun to do.

It's just a little sad that it's colder here than where I lived with my ex. You do notice that the summer is shorter and cooler. Might not be much but it makes a noticeable difference when growing vegetables and flowers. Good thing we got the greenhouse up last summer. Yippie. ^^

I have a feeling it's going to be quite full in there. It's already getting full in my room. I can't complain, but I have to do something about it. I need to make some rearrangements for my clothes and doing so I'll need to move the flowers a bit. Still a bit unsure just how to do it tho. It's a bit tight.

Pics.

Enjoying the summer, even tho it's rainy.

Not in the mood for blogging just yet but here's some pics.

Random picture day ; Flower walk.

There and back again. Yes I'm "home". Came here yesterday. I can't say I'm overly thrilled by it. But it's not bad either. I feel welcome, all my plants have survived and my stuff is here so it's good. I'm gonna show some pics from my visit but first, some flowers.