Sofias Country Gardens

After a very, very long winter spring finally begins to emerge. All throughout April the weather has played tricks on us, and each time...

Living in the country I often think about the nature of light. In a town there is so much artificial light that it becomes a question of...

We've had the longest dry spell this summer, with six weeks of no rain. I've been looking at the gardens drying out week after week, and...

This years winter was long and rich in snow, but suddenly, in just a few weeks, it all melts and spring arrives for real. Lulu the snow...

In the end of November we woke up to a light blanket of snow covering the gardens. Lulu the gardening dog was super excited, but quite...

Once again the gardening season comes to an end in a glorious firework display of autumn colours. The days are getting shorter by the...

Suddenly a late summer heatwave is upon us, and I find myself sweltering in it like my plants. Most of the flowers have gone to seed, and...

I love growing herbs in my gardens - I mean who doesn't? - but as the winters are so severe here in Finland a lot of herbs that...

And just like that... the garden is in full bloom. June is always such a hectic month that it seems to be whizzing past in a rush. With...

Summer is finally here! Once again it came with a rush, turning from bare to lush within two weeks. I never manage to capture the...

Gardeners always complain about the weather. If its not too wet, then its too cold or too dry, too hot or too windy. You'd think we are a...

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...

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...

And so it begins - this long winter season with little light. Days go by without seeing sunshine as the skies are mostly overcast. Even...

A few weeks ago my godfathers sent me two boxes filled with spring bulbs, much to my delight as they included Allium giganteum Gladiator...

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...

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...

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...

My farm is located deep in the countryside, surrounded by woods, fields and water, so it is quite obvious that I should use the...

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...