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Sofias Country Gardens
Jul 26, 20192 min read
All in with Allium!
This summer I went all in with Allium giganteum, and what a show it was! Last years bulbs returned, and the ones I planted in autumn...
Sofias Country Gardens
Jul 5, 20192 min read
Eremurus robustus
Last autumn my wonderful godfathers sent me a survival pack from Holland, and of course a Dutch survival pack contains nothing but the...
Sofias Country Gardens
Apr 5, 20192 min read
Tulip mania in Paris
One of the great pleasures in life is travelling in springtime. Travelling is mostly wonderful, but I find that travelling in spring is...
Sofias Country Gardens
Jan 25, 20194 min read
Why city gardens are ecologically important
During the last decades there has been an alarming decline in bee populations caused by a combination of climate change, habitat loss,...
Sofias Country Gardens
Jan 11, 20195 min read
Five reasons I chose organic gardening
Ever since I first started gardening while in my twenties, I have always gone down the organic route. As I had the choice, I decided to...
Sofias Country Gardens
Jun 9, 20182 min read
Visiting Cawdor Castle gardens
Cawdor Castle dates from the late 14th century, when it was built as a private fortress by Thanes of Cawdor. It lies in the pictures...
Sofias Country Gardens
Apr 14, 20182 min read
Strictly for the birds
One of the great joys of being in the country is observing the wildlife, and I have a never ending fascination with how interlaced the...
Sofias Country Gardens
Apr 7, 20184 min read
Is corn envy a thing?
While travelling through the Sacred Valley in Peru, we spent a delightful day visiting Maria and Josef del Pilars wonderful corn farm...
Sofias Country Gardens
Mar 9, 20183 min read
My favourite garden in Amsterdam
I love to visit botanical gardens when I travel, and actually it is a hobby of mine to collect botanical gardens from all over the world....
Sofias Country Gardens
Feb 24, 20182 min read
A tropical holiday
As far as garden inspiration goes, I think that hotel gardens are a vastly underrated source of ideas and inspiration. I guess we take...
Sofias Country Gardens
Jan 20, 20181 min read
A weekend in Suffolk, UK
In late October last year I went for a long weekend to see my friends Didi and Marc in Suffolk. They live in a lovely house with origins...
Sofias Country Gardens
Nov 18, 20172 min read
A perfect summer day at Villa Gustafshäll
Last summer I went for a weeks holiday to Sweden. It is one of my favourite travel destinations, and I always take a day or two to enjoy...
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