tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24751599261755243882011-11-30T22:23:27.134+02:00I hear the evening corncrake calling. Moonlight flood the fields of tasseled grain. -<i>Eino Leino: Nocturne, 1903</i>-Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.comBlogger791100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-27752179125767180612010-04-26T22:43:00.009+03:002010-04-26T22:53:53.012+03:00Ensimmäiset uskaliaat kukkijat (kuinka tekisikään mieli hyppiä riemusta!)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/4555057737/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3268/4555057737_ec0df6b5ab.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0.8em;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/4555057737/">Spring blues</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/4555687646/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4052/4555687646_812f7c21e7.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0.8em;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/4555687646/">Anemone hepatica</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/4555687376/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3122/4555687376_26df0c9edc.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0.8em;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/4555687376/">Snowbells</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/4555687154/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3094/4555687154_7e5116cfa0.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0.8em;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/4555687154/">the first</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/4555056869/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4006/4555056869_ec1c1b1470.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0.8em;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/4555056869/">light yellow crocuses</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p><br /><br />The first brave bloomers (how I'd love to jump for pure joy!)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-2775217912576718061?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-66048982339824857712010-04-20T22:16:00.011+03:002010-04-20T22:41:14.654+03:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/S84BrW7lSnI/AAAAAAAAA-g/jzWHhY-_qNI/s1600/11.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/S84BrW7lSnI/AAAAAAAAA-g/jzWHhY-_qNI/s320/11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462305242448480882" border="0" /></a><br />Taisin olla hieman liian hätäinen tuon edellisen postauksen kanssa... tämähän on ollut kuin syksyllä: kylmää, tuulista ja kalseaa. Haluaa kesän nyt!<br /><br />Sitä odotellessa muutamia viimevuotisia kuvia pihamaalta...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/S84AdH8d3-I/AAAAAAAAA9o/3CAONxep_JM/s1600/7.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/S84AdH8d3-I/AAAAAAAAA9o/3CAONxep_JM/s320/7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462303898395860962" border="0" /></a><br />I think I was too hasty with the previous post... it's been like autumn here: cold, windy and chilly. I want my summer now!<br />Whilst waiting, here are some older photos from the backyards...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/S84BiPBRctI/AAAAAAAAA-Q/NJBdDM19t5U/s1600/10.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/S84BiPBRctI/AAAAAAAAA-Q/NJBdDM19t5U/s320/10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462305085706040018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/S84AdrYAUhI/AAAAAAAAA9w/6zcVAZ3FTa4/s1600/8.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/S84AdrYAUhI/AAAAAAAAA9w/6zcVAZ3FTa4/s320/8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462303907906605586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/S84BiwaYGEI/AAAAAAAAA-Y/LWM0Hwoq46c/s1600/13.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/S84BiwaYGEI/AAAAAAAAA-Y/LWM0Hwoq46c/s320/13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462305094669703234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/S84AcjWawNI/AAAAAAAAA9g/4PyQETbwTWQ/s1600/6.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/S84AcjWawNI/AAAAAAAAA9g/4PyQETbwTWQ/s320/6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462303888572596434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/S84AwZuBbLI/AAAAAAAAA-I/g62N6hueh08/s1600/12.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/S84AwZuBbLI/AAAAAAAAA-I/g62N6hueh08/s320/12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462304229584628914" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/S83_mZQFToI/AAAAAAAAA9Y/DLYFKn1EAQ4/s1600/5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/S83_mZQFToI/AAAAAAAAA9Y/DLYFKn1EAQ4/s320/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462302958148734594" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/S83_luTYZ0I/AAAAAAAAA9Q/J7B60Ad3Fe8/s1600/4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/S83_luTYZ0I/AAAAAAAAA9Q/J7B60Ad3Fe8/s320/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462302946619844418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/S84Avm8_u7I/AAAAAAAAA94/UgXMKAn2yak/s1600/9.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/S84Avm8_u7I/AAAAAAAAA94/UgXMKAn2yak/s320/9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462304215957224370" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/S84AdH8d3-I/AAAAAAAAA9o/3CAONxep_JM/s1600/7.jpg"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/S83_bn-ZwFI/AAAAAAAAA9A/35TtTKs7zZY/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/S83_bn-ZwFI/AAAAAAAAA9A/35TtTKs7zZY/s320/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462302773122547794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/S83_lR7zoPI/AAAAAAAAA9I/gHXPh4XBl70/s1600/3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/S83_lR7zoPI/AAAAAAAAA9I/gHXPh4XBl70/s320/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462302939004772594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/S83_bJpiP4I/AAAAAAAAA84/LhCG9rcy29I/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/S83_bJpiP4I/AAAAAAAAA84/LhCG9rcy29I/s320/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462302764981960578" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-6604898233982485771?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-5444268865305914112010-04-06T22:35:00.002+03:002010-04-06T22:46:48.150+03:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/S7uPfNpQbTI/AAAAAAAAA8Y/Cu_iynGhHZ8/s1600/pelaQ.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/S7uPfNpQbTI/AAAAAAAAA8Y/Cu_iynGhHZ8/s400/pelaQ.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457113139890908466" border="0" /></a><br />Vihdoin! Herääminen kevääseen alkaa. Pelargonitkin talvehtivat hienosti, jopa riippapelargonit olivat terhakasti hengissä. Kuvassa ennen leikkausta...<br /><br />At last the winter is over! My pelargoniums survived as well, even the hanging ones. The photo's taken before the cutting...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-544426886530591411?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-3584002709291703422009-10-02T00:08:00.005+03:002009-10-02T12:34:15.443+03:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SsUa5wJAIiI/AAAAAAAAA7w/zSTxXI7unns/s1600-h/21.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SsUa5wJAIiI/AAAAAAAAA7w/zSTxXI7unns/s400/21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387742108696191522" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Minä suorastaan rakastan tuoksuherneitä! Onneksi ne viihtyvät hyvin puutarhani kosteassa maaperässä. <span style="font-style: italic;">"Madame Butterfly</span>"n raidallinen, taivaalliselta tuoksuva kukkameri oli ihan uusi tuttavuus minulle.<br /><br />I just adore the sweet peas! Happily, they seem to like the moist soil of my garden. "<span style="font-style: italic;">Madame Butterfly"</span> and it's masses of small, sweetly scented striped flowers was a new <span lang="en">acquaintance</span><span lang="fi"> to me. </span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SsUaxaPTlrI/AAAAAAAAA7g/H5Msf66SVsE/s1600-h/19.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SsUaxaPTlrI/AAAAAAAAA7g/H5Msf66SVsE/s400/19.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387741965378098866" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SsUawrUCBPI/AAAAAAAAA7Q/EcYBKcA4dDg/s1600-h/17.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SsUawrUCBPI/AAAAAAAAA7Q/EcYBKcA4dDg/s400/17.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387741952781452530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SsUawDu1owI/AAAAAAAAA7I/-HY2DBFZtZk/s1600-h/16.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SsUawDu1owI/AAAAAAAAA7I/-HY2DBFZtZk/s400/16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387741942156468994" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SsUav5-5PCI/AAAAAAAAA7A/NxbJaxLAzoQ/s1600-h/15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SsUav5-5PCI/AAAAAAAAA7A/NxbJaxLAzoQ/s400/15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387741939539459106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SsUa5pWX3rI/AAAAAAAAA7o/Nwt3UN8hR2A/s1600-h/20.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SsUa5pWX3rI/AAAAAAAAA7o/Nwt3UN8hR2A/s400/20.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387742106873224882" border="0" /></a><br />No, <span style="font-style: italic;">Madame Butterfly</span> oli todella hurmaava, mutta mikään ei oikeasti pysty päihittämään <span style="font-style: italic;">"Cupani"</span>a. Sen tuoksu on kerrassaan pökerryttävä. Sillä on pienemmät kukat kuin moderneilla kanssasisarillaan, mutta paljon makeampi ja voimakkaampi tuoksu. Tämän ihanuuden "löysi" sisilialainen munkki Francesco Cupani, joka lähetti siemeniä Englantiin jo vuonna 1699!<br /><br />Well, <span style="font-style: italic;">Madame Butterfly</span> was truly <span lang="en">enchanting,</span> but nothing can really beat <span style="font-style: italic;">"Cupani"</span>. It's scent is just purely <span lang="en">dizzying. It has smaller flowers than modern varieties but a much sweeter, stronger scent. It was "discovered" by Sicilian monk Francesco Cupani, who sent some seeds to England already in 1699!</span> <span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SsUaxPbqEFI/AAAAAAAAA7Y/5FM_zqNfcD0/s1600-h/18.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SsUaxPbqEFI/AAAAAAAAA7Y/5FM_zqNfcD0/s400/18.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387741962477113426" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-358400270929170342?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-20718472319697900722009-09-17T23:39:00.006+03:002009-09-18T00:00:01.094+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3929199579/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3513/3929199579_9bec4aff9d.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3929199579/">Autumn flowers in my garden</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p><br /><br />Simenestä kasvatettuja ranskantulikukkia. Liikkuvaa sorttia, eivät pysy penkissä :)<br /><br />Nettle-leafed mulleins from seed. They are travellers and don't stay where you'd like them to be :)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3929199197/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2470/3929199197_bd2eaaf855.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3929199197/">verbascum chaixii 'Album'</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p><br /><br />verbascum chaixii 'Album'<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3929199043/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2579/3929199043_fbf4cc4171.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3929199043/">verbascum chaixii 'Sixteen Candles'</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p><br /><br />verbascum chaixii 'Sixteen Candles'<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-2071847231969790072?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-48830924187178023322009-09-17T21:33:00.005+03:002009-09-17T23:35:50.127+03:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SrKYK6xA-WI/AAAAAAAAA5k/TK4gvAPexP8/s1600-h/11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SrKYK6xA-WI/AAAAAAAAA5k/TK4gvAPexP8/s400/11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382531818002119010" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Kaunis syyskuun sunnuntai, ei aikaa laiskotteluun...<br /><br />A beautiful Sunday of September, no time for laziness...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SrKYLRNLxnI/AAAAAAAAA5s/ejcjslm4fYA/s1600-h/10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SrKYLRNLxnI/AAAAAAAAA5s/ejcjslm4fYA/s400/10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382531824025847410" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Siirtoa odotelleet puut ja pensaat pääsivät uusille paikoille.<br /><br />The trees and shrubs, which had been waiting for the move, finally got their new positions.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SrKYL1oYN4I/AAAAAAAAA50/FYj0VTj7Hfg/s1600-h/12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SrKYL1oYN4I/AAAAAAAAA50/FYj0VTj7Hfg/s400/12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382531833803585410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Uusi japaninsiipipähkinä (Pterocarya rhoifolia), jonka ostin viime viikolla Annalan sadonkorjuujuhlista.<br /><br />The new Japanese Wingnut (Pterocarya rhoifolia), which I bought from the Annala harvest fiest last week.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SrKYMBLjD5I/AAAAAAAAA58/JuBlhEnrKls/s1600-h/13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SrKYMBLjD5I/AAAAAAAAA58/JuBlhEnrKls/s400/13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382531836903886738" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Kaksi vuotta vanha kameliajasmike (Philadelphus x virginalis), jonka rusakot söivät viime talvena.<br /><br />Two years old Virginal mock orange (Philadelphus x virginalis), which the hares ate during last winter.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SrKYMrmNPRI/AAAAAAAAA6E/gbNWwjzjWsk/s1600-h/14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SrKYMrmNPRI/AAAAAAAAA6E/gbNWwjzjWsk/s400/14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382531848289991954" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Tänä vuonna yritän ehtiä suojata kaiken ennen rusakoiden tuloa... ensimmäisenä suojat sai nuori Tallinnan päärynäomena.<br /><br />This year I'm going to be aware and protect everything before the hares arrive... the first one protected was the young apple tree "Tallinn pear-apple".<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-4883092418717802332?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-2179860660210360192009-09-15T18:52:00.012+03:002009-09-15T19:28:08.071+03:00<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3923497158/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2613/3923497158_3b7b340754.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3923497158/">Marigold 'Bo Jangle"</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p><br /><br /><br /><div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3923497534/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3519/3923497534_68d2fe5935.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3923497534/">Surrounded by marigolds</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p><br /><br />Yllättäin tämän kesän kesäkukkasuosikikseni nousi ryhmäsamettikukka, Tagetes patula 'Bo Jangle'. Se muodostaa lukemattomia kerrottuja ja yksinkertaisia, keltaisena ja mahonginpunaisena hohtavia kukkia, jotka houkuttelivat pölyttäjiä (ja lapsia) paikalle. Korkeus on yli puoli metriä ja kukkia muodostuu paljon yhä vielä syyskuussa. Siemenpussin mukaan muistuttaa "silmiin tuijottavaa pantteria"!<br /><br /><div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3923497284/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2489/3923497284_1a7209b8b5.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3923497284/">Marigold 'Bo Jangle"</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p><br /><div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3923497668/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3487/3923497668_d049345e72.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3923497668/">Marigold 'Bo Jangle"</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p><br /><br />Quite suddenly my favourite annual this year was marigold, Tagetes patula 'Bo Jangle'. It produced plenty of doubles and singles in brilliant shades of mahogany and orange and it also attracts lots of helpful insects (and children). It's over 50 cm high and flowers splendidly still in September. It's written on the seed packet: "resembles a panther looking deep into your eyes"!<br /><br /><div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3923497926/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2552/3923497926_4698228671.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3923497926/">Marigold 'Durango Red'</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p><br /><br />Toinen hehkuva samettikukka 'Durango Red'.<br />Another brilliant marigold 'Durango Red'.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-217986066021036019?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-61516450157677572892009-09-14T23:27:00.002+03:002009-09-14T23:30:58.302+03:00<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3920891802/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2612/3920891802_ba51382f3b.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3920891802/">Green Tomatoes</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p><br /><br />Not so fried green tomatoes.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-6151645015767757289?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-61772918920430354752009-09-07T21:00:00.015+03:002009-09-07T21:32:47.411+03:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SqVLIB46yKI/AAAAAAAAA5c/ryicQemUVZY/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SqVLIB46yKI/AAAAAAAAA5c/ryicQemUVZY/s400/7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378787931282131106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kesäkurpitsa 'Custard White' </span>. Siemenet olivat yli 6 vuotta vanhoja, mutta itivät tosi hyvin. Tässä tulos.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Squash </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">'Custard White'. </span>The seeds were over 6 years old, but germinated well. Here's the result.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SqVLEgXRh7I/AAAAAAAAA5U/bOxiBoY_S3I/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SqVLEgXRh7I/AAAAAAAAA5U/bOxiBoY_S3I/s400/6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378787870743037874" border="0" /></a> Punaherukkaa tuli tänä vuonna valtavasti. Isoin pensas antoi yli 5o litraa! Tässä jämät ja mehevät karviaiset bonuksena.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We had lots and lots of red currants this summer. The biggest bush gave us over 50 litres! Here are the last ones and the juicy gooseberries as the bonus.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SqVLBHWXXFI/AAAAAAAAA5M/Cwp3adV_4eA/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SqVLBHWXXFI/AAAAAAAAA5M/Cwp3adV_4eA/s400/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378787812488731730" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Mangoldi</span> 'Bright Lights'<br /><b>Swiss Chard</b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chard#cite_note-0"><span></span></a> 'Bright Lights'<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SqVK5pUgK_I/AAAAAAAAA5E/VBYwJZyEaV8/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SqVK5pUgK_I/AAAAAAAAA5E/VBYwJZyEaV8/s400/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378787684168772594" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Yrttimaan satoa pöydällä: tilliä, oreganoa, piparminttua, ruohosipulia ja sitruunamelissaa.<br /><br />Herbs on the table: dill, oregano, peppermint, chives and lemon balm.<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SqVKzVUaBLI/AAAAAAAAA48/NBNwHlI0Trw/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SqVKzVUaBLI/AAAAAAAAA48/NBNwHlI0Trw/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378787575720445106" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Cheers!<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SqVKtpn8nmI/AAAAAAAAA40/CjLkuZso_78/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SqVKtpn8nmI/AAAAAAAAA40/CjLkuZso_78/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378787478091898466" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Pensaspapu 'Purple Queen', vahapapu ja pensaspapu 'Borlotto Lingua di Fuoco Nano'.<br /><br />Beans 'Purple Queen', wax bean and 'Borlotto Lingia di Fuoco Nano'.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SqVKn2SRCnI/AAAAAAAAA4s/t9kCNDGVRwM/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SqVKn2SRCnI/AAAAAAAAA4s/t9kCNDGVRwM/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378787378411407986" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Porkkanat 'Parmex' ja 'Sugarsnax F1 Hybrid' kasvoivat sangoissa.<br /><br />The carrots 'Parmex' and 'Sugarsnax F1 Hybrid' grew in the containers.<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-6177291892043035475?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-11881566225996106742009-08-31T22:05:00.035+03:002009-09-01T20:46:13.952+03:00Vietettyämme lähes neljän kuukauden kaikki viikonloput maalla, nyt oli aika jäädä kaupunkiin. Teimme sunnuntaina lasten kanssa pyöräretken Helsingin Viikkiin ja lopulta Lammassaareen. Tässä kuvakavalkadia, mukana muutama kasvikin :)<br /><br />Since May we have stayed nearly all the weekends at the countryside, but now we spent the weekend in Helsinki. On Sunday we made a bicycle trip to Viikki and Lammassaari (Sheep Island). Here are some photos, flowers too :)<br /><br /><div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3875274426/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2522/3875274426_d841ca3f3e.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3875274426/">Dahlias</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p>Ensi pysäkki Viikin viljelypalstan reunassa. Daaliat pysättivät minut, auringonkukat hurmasivat perheen pienimmän. Meillä ei moneen vuoteen ole kasvanut kumpaakaan, olisi ehkä aika. Daaliat olivat nuorempana mielikasvejani.<br /><br />First stop by the Viikki cultivation patches. The dahlias brought me to stop, the sunflowers charmed the youngest one. I haven't grown neither of them for years, maybe I should... I just adored dahlias when I was younger.<br /><br /><br /><div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3874486509/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3520/3874486509_e0c80ddc71.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3874486509/">Frog</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p>Rantakalliolla pienen pieni sammakko pomppi reppuumme sisään kunnes jatkoi turvallisesti matkaa :)<br /><br />On the bedrock a tiny frog jumped into our <b></b>backpack until it jumped safely away :)<br /><br /><div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3875274856/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2485/3875274856_270dc565d9.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3875274856/">Bark boat</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p>Pojat tekivät kovaa kulkevan kaarnalaivan.<br /><br />The boys made a fast bark boat.<br /><br /><div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3875275064/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2583/3875275064_f75615e678.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3875275064/">Eastern Finncattle</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p>Kyytöt laitumella, taustalla siintää Helsingin keskusta.<br /><br />Eastern Finncattle herding. The city centre on the background.<br /><br /><br /><div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3874487165/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2399/3874487165_f4e645db13.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3874487165/">Canada Geese migrating</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p>Kanadanhanhet muuttavat.<br /><br />Canada geese migrating.<br /><br /><div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3874487041/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2603/3874487041_e69f84eb3e.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3874487041/">Canada Geese and cows</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p>Kanadanhanhia mustanaan pellolla.<br /><br />Canada geese on the field.<br /><br /><div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3874487319/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3449/3874487319_047175665c.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3874487319/">Duckboards</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p>Pyörät parkkiin ja pitkospuita pitkin Lammassaareen.<br /><br />Walking on the duckboards towards the Sheep island.<br /><br /><br /><div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3875275778/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2529/3875275778_40430a9b36.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3875275778/">fungi</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p>Sieniä matkalla, tuskinpa syötäviä :)<br /><br />Mushrooms on the way, probably not suitable for eating.<br /><br /><div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3875276110/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2447/3875276110_9c17bef4af.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3875276110/">on the rock</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p>Katinkultaa kalliolla.<br /><br />"Cat's gold" (biotite) on the rock.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3875277134/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2535/3875277134_0bd4b9eced.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3875277134/">Cone curtain</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p>Lammassaaressa on paljon pieniä mökkejä. Tämä käpyverho ihastutti :)<br /><br />There were lots of tiny cottages on the island. This cone curtain was lovely :)<br /><br /><div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3875277474/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3482/3875277474_eca37f4fc1.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3875277474/">Gate to the Sheep Island</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p>Uusien pitkospuiden päässä häämötti portti.<br /><br />In the end of the new duckboards there was a gate.<br /><br /><br /><div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3875276770/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2601/3875276770_6de1709eb7.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3875276770/">Sheep in the forest</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p>Portin takana yllätys: lampaita. Lammassaaressa tietenkin :)<br /><br />Behind the gate was a surprise: sheep. Well, it was called a sheep island :)<br /><br /><div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3875276350/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3532/3875276350_3b7e1a8dea.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3875276350/">Summer cottage</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p>Pieni mökki, iso puu.<br /><br />Small cottage, big tree.<br /><br /><div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3874488269/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3483/3874488269_e6f4687c9b.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3874488269/">Arabia, Helsinki</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p>Vastapäätä mökkiä, meren tuolla puolen on Arabia.<br /><br />Opposite of the cottage, over the sea is Arabia.<br /><br /><div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3875277674/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2459/3875277674_371bbdc8a7.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3875277674/">Aster amellus</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p>Kotimatkalla pysähdyimme vielä lepotauolla Viikin Gardenian pihalla. Tässä muutamia ihanuuksia, kuten elokuunasteri.<br /><br />On our way back home we had a break outside the tropical garden Gardenia. Here are some lovely flowers like this aster.<br /><br /><div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3875277960/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2475/3875277960_bfc1d6bd6b.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3875277960/">August in Helsinki</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p>Ihanat elokuun värit!<br /><br />The lovely shades of August!<br /><br /><div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3875278086/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2611/3875278086_9f6c0d4115.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3875278086/">Globe thistle</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p><script type="text/javascript">F.decorate(_ge('photo_notes'), F._photo_notes).notes_go_go_go(3875278086, 'http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2611/3875278086_9f6c0d4115_t.jpg', '3.1444');</script><form id="fave_form" method="post" style="visibility: hidden;"><input name="magic_cookie" value="0e531ca73292bcd476a9622c71886b38" type="hidden"><input name="faveadd" value="0" type="hidden"><input name="faveremove" value="0" type="hidden"></form> <!-- PHOTO CONTENT: DESCRIPTION, NOTES, COMMENTS -->Echinops bannaticus<br /><div id="description_div3875278086" class="photoDescription"><br />Sinipallo-ohdake<br /><br />Globe thistle<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3875278300/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2451/3875278300_ca3b195469.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3875278300/">Rosa Floribunda 'Amber Queen'</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.<br /></span></div><p></p><br /><br />Tämän ruusun luona oli nimikyltti Rosa floribunda 'Amber Queen', mutta eihän se voi ollakaan se koska tämä ei ole lähelläkään meripihkan väriä. Kaunis kylläkin :)<br /><br />By this rose was a name label: Rosa floribunda 'Amber Queen', but it can't be, because the colour is not at all amber. It's beautiful though :)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-1188156622599610674?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-242628029560517452009-08-29T17:11:00.009+03:002009-08-29T18:30:18.689+03:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SplGk3iEBRI/AAAAAAAAA30/sC2a6DxrxiQ/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SplGk3iEBRI/AAAAAAAAA30/sC2a6DxrxiQ/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375405229439452434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SplGrPjxRyI/AAAAAAAAA38/NwX5iUIJVO0/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SplGrPjxRyI/AAAAAAAAA38/NwX5iUIJVO0/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375405338968278818" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Crystal Palace Gem (1869) = "Palikaisten kartano"</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SplG1CcGkLI/AAAAAAAAA4E/5X91_1E_Nws/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SplG1CcGkLI/AAAAAAAAA4E/5X91_1E_Nws/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375405507245150386" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Mårbacka</span></div><br />Tänä vuonna kuistille ei paljoa muuta mahtunutkaan kuin talvisäilössä muhevoituneet pelargonit. Keväällä ostin Annalan taimitorilta muutaman uuden lisää, kuten pitkään havittelemani valkoisen Mårbackan. Parvekelaatikoihin ostin riippapelargonit ja lumitähteä. Pelargonit on ihan mahtavan väriset, taidanpa yrittää niidenkin talvetusta, jos vain johonkin vielä mahtuu :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SplG5RVg4nI/AAAAAAAAA4M/9GgSA6AKjyo/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SplG5RVg4nI/AAAAAAAAA4M/9GgSA6AKjyo/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375405579963523698" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This summer I only had pelargoniums on the balcony. They wintered surprisingly well again. I bought some new ones also, like the white Mårbacka, which has been on my wishlist for ages. I'm also going to try wintering the marvellously red climbing pelargoniums, if only there's some space left somewhere :)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-24262802956051745?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-21172734667431249662009-08-29T00:03:00.003+03:002009-08-29T00:10:39.443+03:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SphHnBpmCcI/AAAAAAAAA3k/ioseE4VmMtk/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SphHnBpmCcI/AAAAAAAAA3k/ioseE4VmMtk/s400/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375124891050052034" /></a><br />Kesä alkaa olla ohitse ja taitaa olla aika palata koneen ääreen. Valokuvia on sadoittain odottamassa ja kynnenaluset yhä mustat :) Yritän tästä lähin kirjoittaa sekä suomeksi että englanniksi, koska lukijakuntaa on nyt kotimaassakin. Kiitos myös Huiskulalle blogikilpailuun pääsemisestä :)<br /><br />Summer starts to be over and it might be the time to start blogging again. I've got hundreds of photos waiting :) Oh, I'll write both in Finnish and in English now, because there seem to be Finnish readers as well. Thanks to Huiskula for the blog award nomination :)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-2117273466743124966?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-4239411703446676102009-06-12T22:07:00.001+03:002009-06-12T22:07:07.618+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3619382817/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3309/3619382817_b2ef7d1c53.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3619382817/">Papaver orientale</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>I'm going to spend some time with my flowers now. More photos later :)</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-423941170344667610?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-8165432767230118222009-06-12T22:05:00.003+03:002009-06-13T12:37:27.669+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3619370997/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3338/3619370997_547fdf9d0e.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3619370997/">Finland's white rose</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>Finnish midsummer rose. My Granny planted this about 50 years ago and it's just getting lovlier every year :)</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-816543276723011822?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-20508260466773509282009-06-12T21:59:00.003+03:002009-06-12T22:00:32.138+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3619371155/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3369/3619371155_a953086760.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3619371155/">On the road...</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>Oh snail, where are you going? You are not going to eat my coleus' leaves, are you?</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-2050826046677350928?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-54837493553297294842009-06-12T21:46:00.003+03:002009-06-12T21:47:31.001+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3620170258/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3405/3620170258_99ee11d481.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3620170258/">Rosa Pimpinellifolia 'Poppius' </a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>Makes such a lovely couple with 'Linnanmäki'.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-5483749355329729484?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-37685624862615964842009-06-12T21:44:00.003+03:002009-06-12T21:47:17.003+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3620170598/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2461/3620170598_38ebdcca69.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3620170598/">Rosa Pimpinellifolia 'Linnanmäki' </a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>One of my loveliest roses. It has been found near the Linnanmäki amusement park in Helsinki. I've bought mine, though. It's two years old in the photo. Sadly it didn't like the wet weather much, so I didn't get a decent photo of it's flowers last summer...</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-3768562486261596484?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-54706059748918415522009-06-12T21:37:00.002+03:002009-06-12T21:37:41.451+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3619352741/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3641/3619352741_faaf8066ac.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3619352741/">Iris sibirica</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-5470605974891841552?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-54918109124319896322009-06-12T21:35:00.002+03:002009-06-12T21:35:29.720+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3619352605/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3075/3619352605_340c87b2e7.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3619352605/">Geranium phaeum</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>Has got tiny, dark flowers and spreads fast.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-5491810912431989632?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-87713419819485153382009-06-12T21:30:00.004+03:002009-06-12T21:33:16.050+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3619353505/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3656/3619353505_9842b61568.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3619353505/">Weeds?</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>Probably the worst of my weeds has got many names: bishop's weed, ground-elder, snow-in-the-mountain.</p><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3620171082/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3651/3620171082_5a9680d174.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3620171082/">Midsummer birch whisk</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p><br /><br />These are not weeds at all. It's a lovely midsummer sauna birch whisk :)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-8771341981948515338?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-77960581542457784682009-06-12T21:20:00.002+03:002009-06-12T21:22:24.872+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/2477054986/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2341/2477054986_be7448ea8f.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/2477054986/">Primula denticulata</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>Such a marvellous primrose...</p><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/2477038104/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3039/2477038104_b69f1a3c44.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/2477038104/">Primula denticulata</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-7796058154245778468?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-78143271423325823982009-06-12T21:18:00.002+03:002009-06-12T21:18:40.752+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/2534161945/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3227/2534161945_b52d54b217.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/2534161945/">Primroses</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>From T&M seeds. So beautiful!</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-7814327142332582398?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-54680212111450333332009-06-12T21:12:00.004+03:002009-06-12T21:19:03.991+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/152624949/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/49/152624949_6c9b5b4512.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/152624949/">Primula</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>Bought this lovely primrose from the flea market. I'm not sure if it is Primula Polyantha or Primula vulgaris...</p><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/2534168079/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2232/2534168079_ff5782aa64.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/2534168079/">Primula</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-5468021211145033333?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-51090636849495280612009-06-12T11:43:00.004+03:002009-06-12T11:46:45.754+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/2477054660/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3117/2477054660_e046ee46f5.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/2477054660/">Foliage of Tulipa &quot;Red Riding Hood&quot;</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>The foliage of these tulips is just stunning.</p><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/509821388/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/232/509821388_d9a7171a73.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/509821388/">&quot;But, grandmother, what big eyes you have,&quot; she said</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p><br /><br />"But, grandmother, what big eyes you have," said Red Riding Hood.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-5109063684949528061?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-91393881472131117732009-06-12T11:40:00.002+03:002009-06-12T11:41:17.096+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/152627096/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/44/152627096_fc7fbf21d6.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/152627096/">Fritillaria meleagris</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>I've got only two of them...</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-9139388147213111773?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-43279861575275666072009-06-12T11:38:00.002+03:002009-06-12T11:39:03.982+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/2508185907/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2294/2508185907_35f59f5141.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/2508185907/">Morning sun</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>The old daffodils bath in morning sun.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-4327986157527566607?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-26518273112961757482009-06-12T10:49:00.002+03:002009-06-12T10:50:34.598+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3616845461/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3382/3616845461_fbab6dba2e.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3616845461/">Hosta flowers</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>I've got some different kind of hostas. Most of them I have bought from the local flea market and some of them I have swapped. Therefore I don't know most of the variety names. Here's one of them with a marvellous fresh green foliage, but the flowers aren't so dull looking either. I'll post a photo of the foliage later on.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-2651827311296175748?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-64738078252553525582009-06-12T10:31:00.002+03:002009-06-12T10:33:25.826+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3617647592/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3560/3617647592_7c94eeb4b8.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3617647592/">Hemerocallis fulva</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>Orange daylilies in August sunshine...</p><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3617647772/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3618/3617647772_9272b45371.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3617647772/">Hemerocallis fulva</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-6473807825255352558?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-28408836777763798922009-06-11T22:27:00.002+03:002009-06-11T22:27:27.924+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3616827597/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3196/3616827597_e92dc2020c.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3616827597/">Is it as sharp as it looks like?</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>Yep, Miss Willmott's Ghost is even sharper than you thought. Ouch!</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-2840883677776379892?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-44286371196292767312009-06-11T22:24:00.002+03:002009-06-11T22:24:39.970+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3616827401/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3638/3616827401_6c11ff7b77.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3616827401/">Phlox paniculata </a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>They are at least 35 year old :)</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-4428637119629276731?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-77812423064810196212009-06-11T22:21:00.002+03:002009-06-11T22:22:19.837+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3616827215/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3321/3616827215_ac98aba0c9.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3616827215/">Poppy opens</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>Poppy opens... or not. I bought the seeds couple of years ago from Thompson&Morgan. They were large enough to open last summer, but the constant rain rottened them before they opened. Maybe this year I'll be lucky enough to see the coral reef :)</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-7781242306481019621?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-70459265970047153212009-06-11T22:14:00.002+03:002009-06-11T22:15:37.449+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3616827093/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3352/3616827093_53fd221831.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3616827093/">Lathyrus odoratus</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>Sweet peas...</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-7045926597004715321?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-22171046397141806402009-06-11T21:34:00.003+03:002009-06-11T22:15:22.961+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3616591647/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3589/3616591647_29a5366c86.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3616591647/">Aquilegia vulgaris ´Woodside Strain´</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>Bought the seeds from Jelitto. Only one of them germinated, but the result was spectacular. Look at the foliage below! Sadly I haven't seen it anywhere this year...</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-2217104639714180640?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-85531191516839894702009-06-11T21:31:00.002+03:002009-06-11T21:31:55.383+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3616591939/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3392/3616591939_f25e35959c.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3616591939/">Campanula latifolia</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>These giant bellflowers and aquilegias are growing under the rose bushes.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-8553119151683989470?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-51568974138636349732009-06-11T21:13:00.002+03:002009-06-11T21:13:44.815+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3616592175/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3612/3616592175_f74474340f.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3616592175/">aquilegia</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-5156897413863634973?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-4325710532329779102009-06-11T21:08:00.002+03:002009-06-11T21:08:56.948+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3616592493/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2476/3616592493_14c39bd8d0.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3616592493/">lychnis chalcedonica 'carnea'</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>Bought seeds from Jelitto, Germany about four years ago. It was bit of a disappointment at first, because the colour was bit lame... but I have started to like it.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-432571053232977910?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-54494580455461325452009-06-11T21:04:00.006+03:002009-06-11T21:05:22.347+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3616592935/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3388/3616592935_0da12fdf93.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3616592935/">Rosa alba 'Maidens Blush'</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>I wrote earlier a bit about this marvellous fragrant rose.</p><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3616592755/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3416/3616592755_70c34dba7e.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3616592755/">Rosa alba 'Maidens Blush'</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-5449458045546132545?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-89185886962878891912009-06-11T21:01:00.003+03:002009-06-11T21:03:10.997+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3616593241/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3387/3616593241_f60a6403cb.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3616593241/">Rosa 'Splendens' Valamonruusu</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>The Rose of Valamo. Valamo Monastery is located in Karelia, Russia, but it was formerly in Finland. One of the brightest colours I have ever seen!</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-8918588696287889191?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-16808323384928933522009-06-11T20:57:00.002+03:002009-06-11T20:57:20.443+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3616593459/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3556/3616593459_d97beda283.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3616593459/">Dicentra formosa</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-1680832338492893352?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-49581162885634322652009-06-11T20:55:00.002+03:002009-06-11T20:55:58.978+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3616593787/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3320/3616593787_b5455132bf.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3616593787/">Lilium martagon x hansonii</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>This lovely lily was taller than me. Unfortunately the moles ate it this winter! It seems there are few baby bulbs around, so maybe one day I will see this marvellous flower again....</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-4958116288563432265?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-44749596116327587662009-06-11T20:51:00.002+03:002009-06-11T20:52:22.158+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3616594013/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3587/3616594013_9537fba598.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3616594013/">Burdock flower</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>The plant is taller than me... It's so beautiful and irritating at the same time.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-4474959611632758766?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-50579691717099679082009-06-11T20:49:00.001+03:002009-06-11T20:49:43.948+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3617412966/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3332/3617412966_81a499cf3c.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3617412966/">the frog prince</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>He travelled with me from Denmark :)</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-5057969171709967908?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-5183415612270305342009-06-11T14:29:00.003+03:002009-06-11T14:31:57.292+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/144473542/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/45/144473542_23f7deabfb.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/144473542/">poppy</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>Oriental poppies are the real queens of my garden!</p><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/221938732/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/80/221938732_be0c90bf22.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/221938732/">Poppy</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-518341561227030534?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-7334236286058852442009-06-11T14:23:00.002+03:002009-06-11T14:23:31.544+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/227448015/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/67/227448015_3a080f36c7.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/227448015/">From my garden</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>Ostrich ferns like to live in front of our old sauna building.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-733423628605885244?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-2518075482759273782009-06-11T13:43:00.002+03:002009-06-11T13:44:12.958+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/227462899/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/88/227462899_9048074055.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/227462899/">Lychnis arkwrightii Vesuvius</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>Bought the seeds of this spectacular flower somewhere from England. It hasn't spread much, but it has survived the wet, but cold winters.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-251807548275927378?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-42536013896293018532009-06-11T13:28:00.003+03:002009-06-11T13:29:01.987+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/227448022/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/65/227448022_3d73e89ac6.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/227448022/">Delphinium</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>Got some seeds of this larkspur from one seed chain letter. Delphinium grandiflorum, I suppose?</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-4253601389629301853?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-78481600967541363092009-06-11T13:25:00.002+03:002009-06-11T13:25:53.013+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/221938733/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/95/221938733_08168df822.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/221938733/">Anemone sylvestris</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>Loves being in the shade.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-7848160096754136309?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-4598992591009712472009-06-11T12:05:00.002+03:002009-06-11T12:06:10.615+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/309681890/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/108/309681890_783b3f6407.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/309681890/">parasols</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>Small parasols :)</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-459899259100971247?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-11988742748846495392009-06-11T12:03:00.002+03:002009-06-11T12:04:18.248+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/2572767281/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3183/2572767281_2bbfb69794.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/2572767281/">Veronica gentianoides</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>It flowers now, just like the forget-me-nots.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-1198874274884649539?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-15419965956838845132009-06-11T11:22:00.002+03:002009-06-11T11:22:50.287+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/509814206/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/214/509814206_7a6acdf243.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/509814206/">tulips</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>These I have had as friends for ages :)</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-1541996595683884513?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-63024930103496921822009-06-11T11:20:00.002+03:002009-06-11T11:20:58.093+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/144472103/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/48/144472103_70d9401993.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/144472103/">Tulipa gesneriana Crispa</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>A delight, which disappeared after one spring. Might buy these again, though...</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-6302493010349692182?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-66955057831333573222009-06-11T11:14:00.002+03:002009-06-11T11:14:36.656+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/2473848365/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2416/2473848365_0835f27a98.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/2473848365/">Blue-eyed Mary</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>Nearly like a forget-me-not. Likes my mother's garden better.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-6695505783133357322?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-8688403104318272552009-06-11T11:11:00.002+03:002009-06-11T11:11:57.868+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/2567762739/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3025/2567762739_86a0a6bd7f.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/2567762739/">forget-me-not</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>One of my favourites. I wish I had a quiet grove filled with these...</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-868840310431827255?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-38681341420938683812009-06-11T11:04:00.002+03:002009-06-11T11:04:58.092+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/2568586816/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3186/2568586816_8a1d06e2b8.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/2568586816/">Arctic starflower</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>One of the nature's own gifts :)</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-3868134142093868381?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-10769274423686262482009-06-11T10:57:00.002+03:002009-06-11T10:57:40.169+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/100078377/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/39/100078377_e4712bb05c.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/100078377/">Saponaria officinalis</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>A very old plant from my Granny's borders.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-1076927442368626248?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-12557173353357570822009-06-11T10:50:00.002+03:002009-06-11T10:51:35.601+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/570848828/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1433/570848828_8dc770ba15.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/570848828/">Tellima</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>Sown from seeds I got from a seed chain letter years ago. So delicate!</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-1255717335335757082?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-28767369059252027012009-06-11T10:45:00.004+03:002009-06-11T11:01:15.581+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/2567762429/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3108/2567762429_f8c849d5cf.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/2567762429/">Yellow globe</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>Flowers again at the very moment.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-2876736905925202701?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-68908856271234712962009-06-11T10:40:00.002+03:002009-06-11T10:40:25.574+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/2573590194/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3194/2573590194_aec69c0c5c.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/2573590194/">Geum coccineum &quot;Borisii&quot;</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>My mother bought this from the local market and planted this around 1987. Apparently it loves the soil of our garden.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-6890885627123471296?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-79134652710305956892009-06-11T10:36:00.002+03:002009-06-11T10:37:38.253+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/2572767863/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3161/2572767863_99ae99cde1.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/2572767863/">Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>So tiny and sweet. Really hard to take photographs of it, because it's just about 10 cm tall :)</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-7913465271030595689?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-3624847019174665082009-06-11T10:32:00.002+03:002009-06-11T10:32:58.195+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/2509014294/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2202/2509014294_d898a7a0aa.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/2509014294/">Bleeding heart</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>One of my favourites. My Granny had one of these, a huge one, when I was a kid, but it disappeared during one of the coldest winters. Hopefully this survives, it's only three years old.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-362484701917466508?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-17902439280837368802009-06-11T00:00:00.004+03:002009-06-11T00:03:45.932+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3614024683/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2466/3614024683_38339dac9e.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3614024683/">peony</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>My granny planted this peony decades ago. It might be Sarah Bernhardt... It's so beautiful!</p><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3614024877/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2435/3614024877_9765df7ee1.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3614024877/">paeony</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3614025069/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2473/3614025069_bf702eed97.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3614025069/">paeony</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-1790243928083736880?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-79693118138448410222009-06-10T23:55:00.003+03:002009-06-10T23:56:16.045+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3614842786/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2431/3614842786_ef8029d7a1.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3614842786/">An old rose, probably Maidens Blush</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>This is the one I am not sure about. Could it be Rosa alba Maidens Blush? I got a tiny root sprout of it from my friend's garden and apparently it has been in her garden "always". The blossoms are nearly white, but turn later to be more and more pink. The fragrance is heavenly!<br /><br />Sadly the hares liked how it tasted this winter and it was nearly all gone. No blossoms this summer :(</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-7969311813844841022?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-55896960176588863052009-06-10T23:45:00.002+03:002009-06-10T23:46:14.764+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3614024067/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3604/3614024067_2f6f4e0fd0.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3614024067/">old roses</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>I love old roses! There are five of them in this border at the moment.<br />Rosa Pimpinellifolia "Linnanmäki", Rosa Pimpinellifolia "Poppius", Rosa Pimpinellifolia "Papula", Rosa 'Splendens' "Valamonruusu" and one which I am not sure about.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-5589696017658886305?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-70508690250084689212009-06-10T23:39:00.001+03:002009-06-10T23:39:49.212+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3614842654/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2475/3614842654_b51974179f.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3614842654/">my garden</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>Last July. My new bench and the huge Alchemilla mollis.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-7050869025008468921?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-27884763083794686472009-06-10T23:37:00.002+03:002009-06-11T11:00:52.542+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3614841986/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3622/3614841986_c1aa9360cd.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3614841986/">Aquilegia 'William Guinness'</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>From seed. Lovely, but awfully hard to take photos of :)</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-2788476308379468647?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-42282278247477310832009-06-10T23:33:00.003+03:002009-06-11T11:01:29.422+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3614843450/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3340/3614843450_74b3746371.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3614843450/">Geranium 'Splish Spalsh'</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>This is one of my favourite plants, even when it rains all the time (like it did last summer). I bought the seeds from Thompson & Morgan. Only one seed germinated, but that's enough. The plant is huge :)</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-4228227824747731083?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-45963579218789901122009-06-10T23:28:00.003+03:002009-06-11T10:52:26.523+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3614025449/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3632/3614025449_2c03fc9b0a.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3614025449/">Sundrops</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>Sown from seed I got from a seed chain letter...</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-4596357921878990112?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-56359385391866817612009-06-10T23:19:00.002+03:002009-06-10T23:20:06.212+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3614843868/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3369/3614843868_2b2185dc81.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3614843868/">Geranium</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>Have forgotten the name of this beauty...</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-5635938539186681761?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-55187327290483760132009-06-10T23:18:00.002+03:002009-06-10T23:18:31.764+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3614844024/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3346/3614844024_2db930bbff.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3614844024/">Bellis perennis</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>Sadly these seem to disappear from my garden...</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-5518732729048376013?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-26561845829397126472009-06-10T23:14:00.002+03:002009-06-10T23:15:05.581+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3614025881/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3641/3614025881_95f54176f6.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3614025881/">Trollius chinensis</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>Sown from seed.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-2656184582939712647?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-30218061820897046852009-06-10T23:11:00.003+03:002009-06-10T23:12:57.419+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3614026011/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2465/3614026011_a6dbaf1c88.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3614026011/">Lilium martagon</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>I dag 15 of these from my previous home's backyard before we moved out. The house was built in 1880 something and there were some old flowers still hidden all around the backyard. There were hundreds and hundreds of these! Anyway, I took 15 with me in 2003 and now there are over 30 of them :)</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-3021806182089704685?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-52600510675478441472009-06-10T23:06:00.003+03:002009-06-10T23:13:12.153+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3614844494/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3349/3614844494_126752f2fa.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3614844494/">Miss Willmott's Ghost </a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>I have sown this beautiful, but spikey Eryngium giganteum from seed. I think I bought the seed from Thompson & Morgan four years ago and it has been surprisingly hardy. Later it turns to be all grey, like all the proper ghosts :)</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-5260051067547844147?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-81942749347453663332009-06-10T23:00:00.002+03:002009-06-10T23:00:51.861+03:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3614026327/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3588/3614026327_f8a1df515d.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3614026327/">Iris</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a>.</span></div><p>Lovely yellow Iris. I have sown this from seed, but can't remember which Iris it was. I have lost my "very important book" with all the previous seed information and therefore can't remember a thing. Sigh.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-8194274934745366333?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-3015178293228235022009-06-10T22:50:00.003+03:002009-06-10T23:02:44.620+03:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3614844890/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3385/3614844890_66ec332084_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/3614844890/">like candy</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a><br /><br /><br /></span> <p></p><br /><br /><br />Peppermints? Bellis perennis meets Arrhenatherum elatius ssp. bulbosum 'Variegatum'<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-301517829322823502?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-9962424113637941812008-09-21T01:22:00.005+03:002009-06-11T10:59:02.047+03:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Botanical Name:</span> Heuchera americana 'Dale's Strain'<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Common Name:</span> Alumroot<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Finnish Name: </span>Keijunkukka<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/2873146197/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3215/2873146197_bc5468d6c3_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigafox/2873146197/">Heuchera americana &quot;Dale's Strain&quot;</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taigafox/">Taiga the Fox</a></span><br clear="all" /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br />This Heuchera has amazingly green foliage heavily veined with silver and bronze. Selected by Dale Hendricks from a wild population he found in the mountains of North Carolina. The small blooms are white, but are hardly visible because of the striking marbled foliage.<br /><br />I got mine as a really small seedling from some lovely person I met through a garden chat 4 years ago.<br />It has taken some time to grow, but during this summer the plant finally was big enough making a lovely combination with Heuchera 'Palace Purple'.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Exposure:</span> Very shade and drought tolerant<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hardiness:</span> Hardy in USDA zones 4-7<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Noteworthy characteristics:</span> Attracts bees.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-996242411363794181?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-8584142523869690272008-09-17T21:40:00.008+03:002009-06-11T10:58:34.797+03:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SNFp65HKQzI/AAAAAAAAAi4/tPvNSsxJGJ8/s1600-h/punava.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SNFp65HKQzI/AAAAAAAAAi4/tPvNSsxJGJ8/s400/punava.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247091501347521330" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span> <strong>Botanical Name:</strong> <em>Echinacea purpurea</em> ‘White Swan'</span> <span><noscript><br /></noscript></span><span><strong>Common Name:</strong> White coneflower</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Finnish Name:</span> Valkoinen punahattu<span><strong></strong><em></em></span> <div style="clear: both; width: 100%; height: 20px;"> </div> <span>This cultivar of coneflower has white, daisy-like flowers. In my garden it started blooming around the end of July and is still flowering. It has bronze-green cones, which are surrounded by large white petals. Or they are supposed to be white, but this one was more like raw green swan when I took this photo.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SNFp7IsDq2I/AAAAAAAAAjA/zlG2nxzDsps/s1600-h/valkpu.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SNFp7IsDq2I/AAAAAAAAAjA/zlG2nxzDsps/s400/valkpu.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247091505528810338" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I've only got one plant anymore, sadly. I have sown it from seed, which I got from a friend. I had about 6 seeds, but the propagation went somewhat wrong and I got only two seedlings. The other one died, but this one has been growing for two years now. I should probably buy some more, because it's quite attractive.<br /><br /></span> <span> <strong>Noteworthy characteristics:</strong> Medicinal. Butterflies and bees love it.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Exposure:</span> <span class="bold">Full sun</span><span class="bold">, Partial shade</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Hardiness:</span> Hardy in USDA zones 4-8<span class="bold"></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Height: </span><span class="bold">60cm</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Spread:</span> <span class="bold">45cm</span><br /><span> <strong></strong></span><span><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-858414252386969027?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-21328046974321162882008-09-15T23:35:00.010+03:002009-06-11T10:59:18.210+03:00...and time to start posting something here, finally, I quess.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SM7V2vAyoNI/AAAAAAAAAiw/OJz5v8bP4pg/s1600-h/ome5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SM7V2vAyoNI/AAAAAAAAAiw/OJz5v8bP4pg/s400/ome5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246365752242643154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SM7U4iHeZ8I/AAAAAAAAAiY/ZZJy5Z3OxlI/s1600-h/om2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SM7U4iHeZ8I/AAAAAAAAAiY/ZZJy5Z3OxlI/s400/om2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246364683629127618" border="0" /></a>The old apple trees surprised me this year. The nearly-dead-but-so-beautifully-chekhovian-tree gave us some surprisingly sweet gifts. I kind of knew that already in May when I took the photos of these rose blossoms.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SM7U4_ILjVI/AAAAAAAAAig/1X1SR33rfII/s1600-h/ome4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SM7U4_ILjVI/AAAAAAAAAig/1X1SR33rfII/s400/ome4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246364691416714578" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span class="style2"><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SM7ToriGUuI/AAAAAAAAAiI/jJCtcFR6F3w/s1600-h/ome1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SM7ToriGUuI/AAAAAAAAAiI/jJCtcFR6F3w/s400/ome1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246363311767180002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></span><span class="style2">Even the youngest member of my apple family, Tallinn Pear-apple (Tallinnan päärynäomena) </span><span class="style2">had five small, sweet and so red apples.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span class="style2"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SM7TpDeYIRI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/I7xCWGi5pIQ/s1600-h/ome3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/SM7TpDeYIRI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/I7xCWGi5pIQ/s400/ome3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246363318194020626" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span class="style2">Now I just don't know what to do with all those fruits...<br />Maybe I'll start with an apple pie.<br /><br /></span><span class="style2"><br /><span class="style2"><br /></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-2132804697432116288?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-69073591683507772722007-09-05T18:57:00.000+03:002007-09-05T19:11:47.293+03:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/Rt7UUuB3p4I/AAAAAAAAAQ4/10sh7qPHmrI/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/Rt7UUuB3p4I/AAAAAAAAAQ4/10sh7qPHmrI/s200/3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106752479903065986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/Rt7UU-B3p5I/AAAAAAAAARA/ic-I8nAsakQ/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/Rt7UU-B3p5I/AAAAAAAAARA/ic-I8nAsakQ/s200/4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106752484198033298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/Rt7UMuB3p2I/AAAAAAAAAQo/hvfT-qVgs_Y/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/Rt7UMuB3p2I/AAAAAAAAAQo/hvfT-qVgs_Y/s200/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106752342464112482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/Rt7UM-B3p3I/AAAAAAAAAQw/BRJsrrrWDkM/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/Rt7UM-B3p3I/AAAAAAAAAQw/BRJsrrrWDkM/s200/2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106752346759079794" /></a><br />I lived there as a kid. <br />I tried to remember what I really do remember of my Granny's garden:<br /><br />- butterflies<br />- hedgehogs<br />- all those cats<br />- all the graves of the cats<br />- my Granny's pet crow<br />- sunflowers taller than me<br />- blossoms of the apple trees<br />- endless rows of redcurrant bushes<br />- the smell of the Finnish White Rose<br />- a yellow field, where I played to be a pony and it's owner (The field was once turned into a terrible potato field.)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-6907359168350777272?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475159926175524388.post-89739535219033448852007-08-31T00:05:00.002+03:002009-06-11T10:59:36.562+03:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/RtcxK-B3p1I/AAAAAAAAAQg/eMQweUuQPOY/s1600-h/Picture+079.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2flsMHTD3uU/RtcxK-B3p1I/AAAAAAAAAQg/eMQweUuQPOY/s200/Picture+079.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104602767167039314" border="0" /></a><br />Four years ago I suddenly had a dream. I wanted to have a cottage garden. In Finland? I must have been mad.<br /><div style="text-align: center;">-----<br /></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Neljä vuotta sitten sain yhtäkkiä uuden unelman:oikea Cottage Garden. Suomeen? Taidan olla hullu.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2475159926175524388-8973953521903344885?l=cottage-garden.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Taiga the Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326784992553759627noreply@blogger.com4