Gardening, summer 2022

Over the last years, Francis and I have spent a lot of time gardening, during the spring & summer. We enjoy our trips to the horticulturists – choosing plants to add to the garden. Our focus has been perennials – flowering plants that will attract bees and butterflies and a winter greens patch that keeps…

Spring time in Madeira

One of the most unexpected places I visited. A small island with the most intersting combination of plants & trees. The island has low lying regions covered with banana trees and other tropical fruits and flowers and higher land covered with plants native to colder regions. The vivid colours and variation in foliage along the…

My indoor garden

Through the winter months, the ground outside is covered in snow or too frozen for any gardening. Having an indoor space for plants is wonderful. This space originally had two chairs, a small table and reading lamp. Over the last years, the plants have taken over most of the space. The crotons with their coloured…