Hei ystävät!

Pian on aika Vanha Talo Suomen erityiseen julkiseen puutarhapäivätapahtumaan 06.08.2023 – ensi viikonloppuna avaamme puutarhaportin sinulle tutustumaan puutarhoihin! Olemme valmistautuneet ahkerasti vierailullesi! Vaikka Uudellamaalla on satanut paikoin, niin täällä ei ole ollut niin onnea 😦 – mutta ensi viikon ennusteessa on taas sadekuuroja, toivottavasti nämä mahdollisuudet tuovat suotuisaa sadetta kaikille kesän väsyneille kasveillemme 🙂 Joka tapauksessa, isännöimme kaikkia ja kaikkia halukkaita julkiseen puutarhatapahtumaan sunnuntaina 6. elokuuta klo 12:00 – 17:00 – RAIN OR SHINE!

For those of you who will be making their first journey to the Vanha Talo Suomi gardens, it’s a good time to play: Remember when…

For instance, it’s probably a good idea to relate what it was we started off with, for those who haven’t followed the renovation projects from the beginning.

The ‘garden’ was closer to resembling a large field of meter tall grass and weeds, than an actual garden – of any kind.

At the front end of the shed building there was a small porch for outdoor sitting after having a sauna. Interestingly enough, there was also a full-sized porcelain bathtub out there, but filled with garbage by the time we had arrived on the scene! Oh, the memories! While we’ve added much, there was almost as much to take away – a whole house filled with unwanted belongings, multiple skips of construction refuse during the demolition, and we’ve hauled uncountable loads of garden refuse to be recycled than we could have ever hoped to count.

For all that has happened and changed during our relatively brief stint here, our garden continues to be a work-in-progress. Seasonally, we are trying to make the best use of our allotted space by filling the senses with color, visual interest, and aroma from blooming plants. Native plants as well as numerous exotic trees, bushes and plants are all assembled together in a very impracticable, but wholly enjoyable gardening experience – at least we think so! With so many varieties of plants tried, tested and thriving – there is much to take away as information for your own garden spaces. Much of what you will see is tagged with identification labels, so that you can research the plants that you find interesting. There are many plants we would have loved to have grown here, but they would not survive Finnish winters without great assistance from us. We have experienced losses of even fully-hardy plants – I shudder to think of what the realities of trying to grow tender & sensitive plants would entail.

It’s good to also remember Vanha Talo Suomi Gardens did not exist until 2016 – two years after the house renovation, which we began in 2014. Other than old apple trees, some towering pines and spruces trees, and hundreds of berry bushes – there was not much here – except lots of potential.

Here is a list of what we are growing. Click here to view List contains names & photos

We also have a large rose collection. Click here to view List contains names & photos

We are so looking forward to your visit! If you have questions or comments, please either ask us directly when you are here, or you can use the CONTACT form on our site to reach us via email.

Open public event: comfortable shoes recommended, supervised children welcome, sorry no dogs. Street parking. The gardens cover an area of 3000 sq. meters.

Discover & enjoy Lohja, the lake city! Seven hundred years young! Lohja700!

See you soon!

❤ Kate and Pekka @Vanha Talo Suomi