Near University of Hohenheim, Summer 2016.
Wordless Wednesday: Birkach-Süd
Near University of Hohenheim, Summer 2016.
Category: plants
In a vase on Monday: trees
In the kitchen window.
In November, I picked up a few acorns from the backyard that had begun to poke out little white roots. I balanced them over water in the tops of bottles and these two survived.
To see what other garden bloggers have put in vases today, please visit Cathy at Rambling in the Garden.
The winter garden: Montreal
St. Margaret’s Home, Montreal, 1933, via Notman Photographic Archives, McCord Museum Commons on flickr.
At the time of the photo, the house — built in 1845 — was a small hospital run by the Anglican Sisters of St. Margaret. It still exists today and is called Notman House for photographer William Notman who lived there in the late 19th century.
I really covet those plant supports between the windows.
The caretaker
Gardener and 100-year-old pruned yew tree (Taxus baccata) at Ellinge Castle, Skåne, Sweden, 1927, by Mårten Sjöbeck, via Swedish National Heritage Board Commons on flickr.
The castle still exists as a conference and events center. There are two shapes on the Google satellite map that could be the same yew.
In a vase on Tuesday: winter daffodils
On Monday, we went downtown for lunch and a stop at Stuttgart’s Markthalle or indoor food market. I also stuck my head in the stylish home goods store that occupies its second floor and discovered that it was having a 50% off sale on Christmas ornaments. So I bought five of these little trees, which I had coveted earlier in December.
At the same store, I also picked up some forced daffodils (1.90 euros). I liked the bright yellow plastic pot that they were already planted in, so I just dropped them into a little glass vase with some shell chips.
Two of the buds opened up overnight. Very early thoughts of spring. . .
To see what other garden bloggers put in vases yesterday, please visit Cathy at Rambling in the Garden.
Happy New Year to all!
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