My miniature Rose Garden

Inspired by the rose tunnel in Schönbrunn and the wisteria tunnels in Japan (which I still hope to see some day soon), I have decided to make my own variation in the garden :)

Mother of dragons

Full time spring. I woke up, and my little dragons were right there, waiting for me.

Another post in pictures.

Весна в разгаре!

Ещё один пост в картинках.

Winter playground

It has finally snowed all across Europe and now the plants in my garden are sleeping under a fluffy white blanket. The sitting-stumps and the grill-place in making look like puffy white islands in the sea of 30 cm-deep snow

Feliz Navidad!

I believe you were naughty and have already found your presents under the Christmas tree, not waiting for the morning :) 

This year my Christmas elf went for the 'neat and simple' decoration option, adding a little bit of forest touch to every present I've packed, and getting a tiny potted tree (pinus pinea) to be planted outside - forest, park or garden. I've also hand painted a Christmas ball, adding some moss and an LED candle light inside.

Advent Madness

I suppose a more appropriate name for it would be 'Christmas Madness' since it all starts in early November, right after Halloween (and actually some stores are preparing displays for Valentine's day already)... However, there's a bright side to it :) It's time for some floral creativity, more specifically - Advent wreath, or Adventskranz, how they call it in German. 

Three basic steps to plan your garden

Usually, I am the one to make spontaneous decisions and jump right into the middle of activity. But when I want to do something right, I switch to analysing mode. Having spent my childhood in nature really helps me to understand the general principles of 'what grows where', but when it comes to ornamental/cultivated plants, then I honestly need some extra learning...

Which brings me to step Nr 1: Observation.