One of the reasons we decided to not to start from the scratch on the backyard was that it would have been such a shame to rip off the existing plants. Not that we knew what they were. It was almost we had not paid any attention at all to what was growing there before this spring. For our pleasant surprise, a beautiful pink bush started blooming in May. After a bit of research, we identified it to be Rhododendron Rosy Lights. If someone can confirm or advice otherwise, that would be just great!
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| Rosy Lights |
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| Rosy Lights |
A bit later in June, another bush suddenly bloomed in white. This one was identified as spirea (
Spiraea betulifolia) (suom. koivuangervo) - we think. It is quite of a modest plant, but yet seems to be complementing its surroundings very well.
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| Spirea |
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| Spirea |
It is like someone, some 20-30 years ago did some thinking how the little garden should be set up. Gardening is not our strongest suit, but we try the best we can. Hopefully we will bring it back to its prime once again.
Lovely plants! But...- if the pink one loses the leaves for fall and winter it´s an Azalea- It actually looks more like a azalea to me...
ReplyDeleteThanks! Yes, it does lose its leaves for winter and blooms in May here in Finland so the beautiful pink is now gone. I thought Rosy Lights is a type of azalea, but I might be mistaken as neither of us is an expert on the gardening topics! :-)
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What a great apartment, so inspirational! Just spent quite a few moments admiring the photos. It would be fantastic to start renovating this one!!
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