Sofias Country Gardens

At Stensund we have two glorious flowering cherries that my mother and father planted for my sister and me when we were little, and each...

Summer to me is all about the kitchen garden. I have to admit I am a bit obsessed with my small vegetable paradise, and each year I spend...

In September the meadow we planted in spring (June blogpost) in front of the old farmhouse at Stensund came alive and reached its zenit....

In the beginning of August the kitchen garden reached its zenith, and each day we harvested fresh vegetables for lunch and dinner. My...

Years ago I tried to grow kale in the kitchen garden, and ended up with a butterfly farm. Well actually it was more like a cabbage white...

In August the garden reaches its peak - just in time for school and work to start and for us having to move back to town for the majority...

In the 1970's there was a BBC production called "The good life" where a couple tires of the modern stress and tries to become totally...

As you probably know most gardeners are obsessed with the weather, and I am no exception although I try to keep a positive frame of mind...