Tag: gardening

Autumn Approaches: Garden Season Winding Down

October is but a couple of days away, thankfully the last week of September turned out to be the best… Read more.
Welcome to Butterfly-ville

Greetings Friends! Daylight hours slip away imperceptibly at first after the height of summer solstice. The shortages become quite noticeable… Read more.
May was Buzzing

Greetings friends! We now find ourselves entering the month of June. Thankfully we are receiving some much-needed rainfall today, although,… Read more.
Spring Joy in the Garden

Greetings friends! The biting, brisk north wind has forced me inside today, which means it’s a perfect opportunity to post… Read more.
Faltering-Start to pre-Spring Cleanup

Hello again friends! We’ve found our way to the middle of March. I’m currently hunkered down, taking full advantage of… Read more.
Autumn tasks: Bulbs, Bulbs, Bulbs!

Hello Friends! Welcome back to Vanha Talo Suomi! Today is a partly sunny Saturday, but with half decent temperatures hovering… Read more.
Champagne Wishes

Hello friends! Greetings to you from Vanha Talo Suomi! We are presently enjoying what looks to be the final warm… Read more.
Summer Blooms

Hello friends! Currently, I’m seeking some refuge from the warm & humid weather which has been visiting us all week.… Read more.
Fickle Finnish Weather: Summer in Finland

Hello Friends! Greetings from partly sunny, sometimes damp, sometimes hot, sometimes cool and breezy Finland!! It’s the first week of… Read more.
Kesäkuu Saapui Vanha Talo Suomeen

Hi everyone! Yes, June arrived to Vanha Talo Suomi, just as it has to every other place. Our dry conditions… Read more.
May 2024: Bringing the HEAT

Hi there everyone! Taking a respite from the swelter and pollen to say hello and bring you up to speed… Read more.
2024 Trifecta: Good Things Come in TENS

Hello again friends! April is well and truly at the midway point – spring officially arrived and once the snow… Read more.
Remember When…

Hei ystävät! Pian on aika Vanha Talo Suomen erityiseen julkiseen puutarhapäivätapahtumaan 06.08.2023 – ensi viikonloppuna avaamme puutarhaportin sinulle tutustumaan puutarhoihin!… Read more.
Garden Blogging at its Finest

As I’ve been writing this little documentary of our Vanha Talo Suomi home & garden renovation, many lessons have been… Read more.
Six on Saturday 17.06.2023 Countdown to Juhannus

Greetings friends! Sending everyone very warm greetings from Finland this lovely Saturday morning. When I say warm, I really do… Read more.
Six on Saturday: 10.06.2023

Hello everybody! Greetings to all from Finland on this lovely, sunny Saturday morning! It’s not been very exciting these last… Read more.
Syyskuu 2022 – September at Vanha Talo Suomi

Hello Friends! Generally, we are finished gardening for the year, except for a few watering tasks until any rain that… Read more.
August 2022: Vanha Talo Suomi

Hello again friends! What a weird summer it has been, so far! Hope you are well. I think when I… Read more.
Vanha Talo Suomi – Summer Edition

Hello friends! Been a long time since the last post, but really there wasn’t much to share. Here we are,… Read more.
Crazy Finnish Weather: The agonizing wait for spring is REAL

Whelp. Here we are again. Another round of, Where is Spring? currently underway. Hello Friends! Welcome back! We’re here, same… Read more.
Prince Spaghetti Day

I remember well the national Prince Spaghetti television ads and so many other ads of the 1970s. It’s not easy… Read more.
It’s Still August!

Hello friends! It’s day 26 of 31, and it’s been raining almost every day it seems since my last post!… Read more.
Finland Today: Hot, Hot Hot!

Hello friends! A day late and a dollar short – I had mentioned in my last post I would write… Read more.
Late Winter in Southern Finland

Hello friends! It’s not springtime here yet – still a bit wintry and cold. Currently, the wind is steady and… Read more.
Transition to the Twelfth Month

Hello Friends! Here we are nearing the final week of November and transitioning to the twelfth month – December! The… Read more.