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    Cottage Gardens in south of Finland

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    Shady winter garden
    Sofias Country Gardens
    • Dec 20, 2021
    • 1 min

    Shady winter garden

    Today I almost saw the sun... I say almost, because at this time of year the sun never reaches my garden. It is stuck so low on the...
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    First snow in the gardens
    Sofias Country Gardens
    • Dec 3, 2021
    • 3 min

    First snow in the gardens

    It is not unusual for the first snow to fall by the beginning of December, but it is unusual that it stays. Most years we have dark and...
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    Dark days gardening
    Sofias Country Gardens
    • Nov 10, 2021
    • 2 min

    Dark days gardening

    And so it begins - this long winter season with little light. Days go by without seeing sunshine as the skies are mostly overcast. Even...
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    Not so mellow yellow
    Sofias Country Gardens
    • Oct 16, 2021
    • 3 min

    Not so mellow yellow

    And so autumn is upon us. Cool nights combined with dry and sunny days makes for exceptional autumn colours and this year we have had an...
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    Little Gem squash
    Sofias Country Gardens
    • Oct 3, 2021
    • 3 min

    Little Gem squash

    Some years ago a friend of mine gave me Little Gem squash seeds to try out, and much to my delight they were beautiful so two years in a...
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    Gardening fast and slow
    Sofias Country Gardens
    • Sep 19, 2021
    • 4 min

    Gardening fast and slow

    And poof - a month has gone by without me really noticing it. Does that ever happen to you, that time makes a quantum leap and just...
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    Wildflower gardens
    Sofias Country Gardens
    • Jul 17, 2021
    • 3 min

    Wildflower gardens

    My farm is located deep in the countryside, surrounded by woods, fields and water, so it is quite obvious that I should use the...
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    Summer solstice
    Sofias Country Gardens
    • Jun 26, 2021
    • 2 min

    Summer solstice

    Midsummer... what a lovely time of year! It is the time of peonies, geraniums and foxgloves and to my utter delight they still fill up...
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    On being bored
    Sofias Country Gardens
    • Jun 12, 2021
    • 3 min

    On being bored

    I have come to realise that there is a strong correlation with me being bored and the appearance of new borders in my garden. Boredom is...
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    Summer has arrived!
    Sofias Country Gardens
    • Jun 3, 2021
    • 2 min

    Summer has arrived!

    As we turn into June something magical happens. Nature goes WOOOSH and bursts into life, with the grass turning a deep emerald green and...
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    Tulips and sunshine
    Sofias Country Gardens
    • May 23, 2021
    • 2 min

    Tulips and sunshine

    The joy when all of the sudden the season turns into summer! In one week the trees go from having bare branches to leaves bursting out,...
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    Magic month of May
    Sofias Country Gardens
    • May 16, 2021
    • 2 min

    Magic month of May

    All of the sudden the weather turns, and a heat wave hits us much in the same spirit as all of the sudden the world around us wakes up...
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    April weather
    Sofias Country Gardens
    • Apr 26, 2021
    • 2 min

    April weather

    After the gorgeous weather we have had it has turned miserably cold again, with many mornings too cold even for me to venture outside...
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    Spring projects
    Sofias Country Gardens
    • Apr 18, 2021
    • 2 min

    Spring projects

    And suddenly it is here. Spring! The weather turned warm and dry, and finally the ground has thawed and become soft and workable again....
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    Happy Easter
    Sofias Country Gardens
    • Apr 4, 2021
    • 2 min

    Happy Easter

    I think Easter is my favourite holiday. I know I always say it about any bank holiday that comes up, but Easter really is lovely. It is a...
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    Spring equinox
    Sofias Country Gardens
    • Mar 20, 2021
    • 3 min

    Spring equinox

    All of the sudden spring equinox is upon us, and with it the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere. Today on the 20th of March...
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    Bean Blauhilde
    Sofias Country Gardens
    • Feb 5, 2021
    • 3 min

    Bean Blauhilde

    As I love trying out new varieties there are few vegetables that I grow time and again, yet bean Blauhilde is one of the rare exceptions....
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    A white January
    Sofias Country Gardens
    • Jan 15, 2021
    • 3 min

    A white January

    Sometimes January can feel like the longest month, as it tends to be a quiet time of balancing out the excesses of the Christmas and New...
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    Late autumn garden
    Sofias Country Gardens
    • Nov 4, 2020
    • 2 min

    Late autumn garden

    These last few weeks I have been enjoying the abundant colours of the autumn leaves and the daylight hours slowly receding. Life in the...
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    Sunny October days
    Sofias Country Gardens
    • Oct 17, 2020
    • 3 min

    Sunny October days

    The weather seems to become more unpredictable by year, but sometimes it works to the better. October has so far been unseasonably sunny...
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