Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “garden”
How do you catch spring? By taking a picture of some lovely blossoms, stepping closer and all of a sudden you are enveloped by a magnificent fragrance that embodies spring. I have yet to put it in a bottle! Clematis (Clematis armandii) There are more than 300 species of clematis (in ancient Greek it means climbing plant), mainly originating …
This morning I got up early as I meant to take Roco out for a long walk while the temperatures were still lower. No such luck: already 30° C! We went to the river (for those living in and around Basel: the river Wiese is a paradise for dogs as they are allowed off the leash and you …
In summer when the weather is really hot my brains turn to mush! And when it comes to eating my mind’s a blank! I do not crave any hot food and I do not want to stand in the kitchen cooking hot meals. I remember when we spent our holidays at my mum’s home in Southern Spain …
What’s the weather like in your region? I am a little bit obsessed with that marvellous subject: weather. Maybe I am feeling a little bit under the weather. But I digress … do you enjoy a lovely autumn with its vivid colours and is the cold season approaching like here in Switzerland? Or warm and sunny – lucky …
Day #28 I bought a juice extractor (the type that goes on the stove and extracts the juice by heat) last year as I was not happy with my electrical one – too much waste and my kitchen looked like a very sweet and sticky hell afterwards. Brand new and all shining new juice extractor I had …
Day #27 Did you know that the word paradise stems from the Hebrew word pardes and it means orchard? This morning I went to paradise, a very earthy one, i.e. a friend’s garden to pick some grapes. It was a foggy morning and not as wet as the last time two years ago. Actually, it was not wet at …