Stiftsgärtnerei Sandner | St. Florian
Everybody needs a Happy Place… or two. Right? In my case, my Happy Place is definitely my garden at home. Even if it, like any other garden, has it’s unsightly and less well-kept corners (piles of junk behind the hut anyone?), and regularly gives me back pain because the weeds just always grow faster than […]
DIY Flower Arranging – How to make your Peonies last
Believe it or not, but thanks to the cold and dreary weather we had in April, peony season is still going strong!! While the ones in my garden are unfortunately already withered this year (they are a very early variety) you can still get a bunch of peonies almost everywhere. Certainly at your local florist […]
There’s a new kid in town – Lederleitner Linz
„The store for the beautiful things of everyday, yet not ordinary life.“ This description can be found on the home page of the Lederleitner online store and it couldn’t be more apt. You could also sum up the essence of the store even more succinctly, with „Everything but ordinary!“ The store for the beautiful things […]
There’s a new kid in town – Lederleitner Linz
Planting strawberries – How to plus tips and tricks
Say what you will, but homegrown strawberries simply taste best. Period! As soon as the red fruits shine from the beds or pots, my mood rises immediately. Here are a few tips on how to make your strawberry planting a guaranteed success and enjoy a great harvest. What kind of location do strawberries need? Strawberries […]
Modern Cottage garden
I know Covid has thwarted many of the plans we all had last year, and let’s face it this year is still not back to normal yet. For example after a year of almost non-stop travelling in 2019 all those plans for more trips came to a screeching halt last March. And as much as […]
Sunshine in the Flower Bed – Daffodils
Sending you some sunny flowers to brighten up this dreary Monday. Where did the sun go? Personally, I think daffodils are the happiest flowers out there. They add a much-needed dose of color to every early spring garden and even though they look like sunshine, they actually don’t like hot weather but rather thrive in […]
Herb garden 101
I usually don’t sow herbs in spring. Mostly because I find it annoying to sow seeds and then wait days, weeks and months until I even see the slightest hint of green. However this year winter feels so long and never ending – dramatic much? – that I jumped over my own shadow, got myself […]
Snowdrops
Memories on paper
Having spent a whole lot of time at home this season, I’ve been finding myself looking through old photos of places I’ve traveled to in previous years. These days, I’ve been exchanging my travels for long walks through the countryside and time spent in my garden, so having these photos is a real blessing. I […]