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Greenhouse Victories

September 3, 2018

Happy September folks! Almost didn’t see it coming, but even still it was already the 2nd and I thought it …

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Ode to an August Garden: Gratitude Aplenty

August 6, 2018

Greetings! On an early Monday morning I begin this post. One week and many miles later we are back together …

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Too HOT to TROT!

June 18, 2018

Caution you are entering a DROUGHT ZONE! Hello Friends, I’m taking a moment to prepare this post which is the …

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Bonnie, this one is for you!

May 19, 2018

Hello to all our friends & followers! Happiest of spring greetings to everyone, near & far ❤ *This post is …

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Autumn To Do List

October 19, 2017

Hello there friends! We’re mid-way through October which means we’re getting all our last minute tasks done to button up …

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Currently: Autumn is closing in

October 4, 2017

Greetings to all! September is a wrap.  It was a weird month as month’s go. Thanks to our crazy Finnish …

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The Effortless Garden

September 1, 2017

Hello & welcome! Tervetuloa kaikkile! Greetings from Vanha Talo Suomi! ❤ It’s beyond time to provide a status report of …

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Smooth Sailing: without a Sailboat!

June 27, 2017

Welcome Friends of Vanha Talo Suomi! ❤ We endured a very turbulent time this month with the death of our …

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May. Crikey that went fast!

May 29, 2017

Doing a bit of head shaking here, trying to grasp the fact the month of May is almost gone!  Ummm.  …

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No April Showers Here…

April 20, 2017

Hello from Vanha Talo Suomi! Happy Spring greetings to you! No showers lately, and we’re under a grass-fire warning.  There …

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Time Changes and Changing Gears

March 21, 2017

Hello dear friends!  We hope this update finds you well! Vanha Talo Suomi has elided into another month and soon …

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Pieces of Time

December 26, 2016

Pieces of Time New years come and new years go, Pieces of time all in a row. As we live …

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Leafing September Soon

September 30, 2016

Fall, leaves, fall By Emily Brontë Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away; Lengthen night and shorten day; Every leaf speaks …

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Old trees, backyard’s spruce

August 19, 2016

Hi, this is Pekka writing. I was asked to contribute to our blog, Kate has done all the writing so …

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Hot, It’s Not!

August 17, 2016

Hello to all you sweltering North Americans! Greetings to everyone, everywhere 🙂  Welcome to another Vanha Talo Suomi update.  ❤ …

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Juhannus Countdown

June 9, 2016

Greetings to All! We are now into the second week of June and Finns everywhere are counting down to Juhannus …

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…And we’re back…

April 26, 2016

Three months since the last post… which, up until today I thought would be my final post. I’m not sure …

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The Peony Society

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rhapsody ⭐

timogarden

Ecological gardening and food processing in Sweden

Always Wandering Art

Nature-Inspired Art blog

Hurtled to 60 - The Retirement Years

A garden must combine the poetic and the mysterious with a feeling of serenity and joy - Luis Barragan

The Propagator

My plant obsession

greenbenchramblings

Musings about gardening, the natural world and things creative.

Better Aspect

Story that brings positive vibes read all archive at www.betteraspect.com

Runway - Kiitoradalla

Take offs and landings round the world / Nousuja ja laskuja ympäri maailman

Bramble Garden

Country gardener nurturing people, plants - and wildlife

kevinborn

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