Winter

Gardening in winter time. The works, the recipes, and end of the year. Also setting up the holiday mood for all of us holiday freaks.

Sinister Arrangement of Dead Plants

Hello,winter is on it’s way and the meadows are filled with dead dry plants. So In order to celebrate the beginning of winter and Halloween I made a simple dry meadow plant sinister arrangement. I actually picked them on our way home, I made my husband stop the car when we approached an easy to Read More >

Winter/Fall Berry Container

Hi, I wanted to add some colour to my balcony to make the dreary winter days a bit less gloomy. So I planted the berry container with winter and fall plants. They should provide enough colour throughout the winter.  Plant List for the Berry Container In this container I put a lot of plants. I Read More >

Onion Tart for picnic or lunch

Hi! This was the onion tart we carried with us to our picnic. It was very delicious and isn’t too hard to make. IT consists of bread or pizza dough, fresh cheese mixture and sauteed onions with chopped sausage. To be honest, the sausage wasn’t necessary, the sauteed onions give enough flavour, so you can Read More >

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New Year Celebration 2018

Hi, I wanted to do a party with friends for New Years Eve, but because we moved to Germany, I have to ditch that idea. So instead of party with friends, I’ll be doing party for two. I don’t think that just because I’m stuck with only my husband for the new year celebration it’s Read More >

Happy holidays – we’ve moved.

Happy holidays! It’s finally here. ’tis the season to be jolly. And all the plans that I had for this years feast, went up in flames when we got the job in Germany. So we moved. We found out we are going to Germany around Halloween, but didn’t know that we would move to Germany Read More >

Garden and tomato season starting!

AAANNNDDD, winter colds are finally over for this year. And we had quite a cold winter, it got down to -19°C. Oh the ice and snow, and I couldn’t go skiing. ccccc …. So, let’s start our garden season. The daffodils and tulips I planted in autumn are sprouting and will soon be in full Read More >

Picea Glauca in holiday clothes

Hi! Being a freak for all things festive I also like to add some holiday mode in the garden. And what better thing than the decorated tree 🙂 . I really really love the pines and conifers, so I decided to add a mini conifer to my garden. Picea Glauca ‘Conica’ is perfect. It’s small, Read More >

Plant roses in winter ?!?!?!?!

Yesterday was a nice sunny COLD winter day here. So I though to myself – What can I do now? I know! Re-plant my mini yellow roses! I mean it’s completely WRONG season to plant ANYTHING. So why not plant roses. My logic sometimes suprises me. I know that it’s completely wrong to plant them Read More >