March Madness: Covid19-style
Hello and warm greetings from Vanha Talo Suomi! We are currently social distancing ourselves and working from home in compliance …
Category Archives: Gardening
The Winter that Wasn’t
Hello friends! The return to normalcy after the holidays is in full swing now, well almost! Return to old routines …
‘Tis the Season…Hyvää Joulua!
The snow started falling November 8th. It was a real delight to watch the first flakes of the season gently …
Autumn: The Art of Transition… AND Football
Maybe you missed it, the September Equinox took placed yesterday morning while you were enjoying your coffee or possibly en …
Dog Days of Summer
Greetings friends – Are we past the Dog Days of Summer?! This summer has been an unusual one for us …
On Cloud 9 – What a Great Feeling!
Hello friends! Coming to you today from Cloud 9, where we’re still riding the post-open garden day swell of good feelings …
Tervetuloa Vanha Talo Suomi Avoimet Puutarhat Teemapäivää
We are delighted and extremely proud to be a participant in the 2019 Avoimet Puutarha (Finland’s National Open Garden Day …
End of May Wrap-Up
W O W ! Didn’t see that coming – May is just about a wrap and it doesn’t seem possible …
Toukokuu 2019 Maj – It’s May people!
Greetings, Friends both near & far! Happy Belated Vappua! Happy May Day What a delight April was! It came in …
Photographer’s Day Event
Hello friends! Spring arrived and we’re loving it! Hopefully spring weather has arrived where you are too. For those of …
Mid-Winter in SNOWY Southern Finland
Hello to our friends, fellow renovators & gardeners! Happy New Year! The big story here is the weather Caught in …
Iced Roses Anyone?
Hello Friends! Slipping into the final days of November but it finally happened! –Frost Saturday the temperatures began to really …
Golden Showers in southern Finland
Hi there! We’ve been enjoying a brief period of warmer weather here in Uusimaa (southern Finland,) but today looks to …
Greenhouse Victories
Happy September folks! Almost didn’t see it coming, but even still it was already the 2nd and I thought it …
Ode to an August Garden: Gratitude Aplenty
Greetings! On an early Monday morning I begin this post. One week and many miles later we are back together …
Too HOT to TROT!
Caution you are entering a DROUGHT ZONE! Hello Friends, I’m taking a moment to prepare this post which is the …
Bonnie, this one is for you!
Hello to all our friends & followers! Happiest of spring greetings to everyone, near & far ❤ *This post is …
Balmy Start to Spring in Southern Finland
Belated greetings everyone : Happy Easter! – Buon Pasqua! – Hyvää Pääsiäistä! – Frohe Ostern! I colored a few eggs …
Cinco de Maaliskuu!
¡Hola amigos y familia! Since it’s the 5th of March and this is our FIRST post of 2018 – Happy …
It’s Snowing for Real!
Welcome Friends! ❤ The roar of municipal snow removal equipment is upon us! The 2017 winter snow season is officially …
