Writing an article about Pulmonaria seemed to be quite easy at the first view since Pulmonaria had been relegated to grandmother’s shade garden for so many years. The last thing a self-respecting gardener would do in the past, was to give a so-called old fashioned...
A well-known nursery in the United States of America run by modern Vikings. From the 8th till the 11th Century- known as the Viking Age- big parts of the world, from East to West to South were colonized by the so-called Vikings(Norseman), the Danes and the Swedish....
Common name: Meadow Rue There are a few perennial plants that stand out from the crowd. Thalictrum is a perfect sample. It is a plant with buds that unfold into perfect parasols. It is also a plant to ‘fell in love’ for, and though the genus Thalictrum is not so...
A brief story of how the world-famous Chinese Paeonia Suffriticosa came to Europe If one ever will visit the RoyalKewGardens in the United Kingdom it is a must to visit the Chinese Style Greenhouse, where more than 1700 plants, introduced from China, are growing. The...
Brunnera macrophylla belongs to the group of so-called harsh-leaved plants, Boraginacea. Many plants belong to this family, for example Symphytum officinale and Borago officinalis The plant is named after Samuel Brunner,a famous botanist and plant collector who was...
