Growing nasturtium

I have been away for almost a week, and came home after darkness had come last night. So this morning I had to "rediscover" my garden. Autums has come with her cold temperaturesd and alot of rain, so not much is happening in the garden actually. I am still waiting for the tomatoes to blush, most of the roses are gone, and also many of the other colours have faded. The nasturtium love this season though. After visiting Monet's garden in Giverny some years ago I always plant nasturtium, or blomkarse as we call them in Norway, in my garden. This one hasn't understood my point though. Instead of cascading and overflowing a path along the western side of the house, it grows up along the wall. I love its stubbornness.

Fungis time!

Late August colours.

Seeds from Austria

I bought a few packets of seeds during a winter week in Austria last year. This spring I finally put them in soil, and now I can enjoy this bright deep pink dance in the Blue Garden

Dressed for a party

I am afraid autumn is coming early this year. We spent the week-end at our cabin with great plans for hiking and fishing. But constant rain kept us indoors both days. There are always alot of things to do indoors also, but I missed the wildlife challenges.

Coming home we found Litle Miss Rabbit dressed for a flower party. Rain or shine, it is always party time in The Blue Garden.

Birds Corner.

In the garden we have an old, wooden birdhouse which we fill with seeds and bread crumbs every day. The birds know about this special corner of The Blue Café and are regulars. But often when they come their corner is already occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Squirrel and one or more of their kids. The birds wait in line, some days patiently, some days making alot of noise and even starting small fights.

I want everybody to feel welcome in The Blue Café, and when I came over this ceramic house a few weeks ago, I knew it would be a perfect extention in my outdoor serving area. It is not big, and helds no more than one or two birds at a time, but it's a perfect waiting room, or may be I shall call it a bar, where the guests can have a starter while waiting for their favorite feeder to be free.

Hollyhocks.

The garden has been neglected for weeks now, time has been precious for other things. But yesterday I managed to leave work early and spent all afternoon getting to know my garden again. So many things are still blooming, and as soon as I had removed the weeds it actually looked quite nice. And we could sit down with our afternoon coffee to enjoy the beauty.

The hollyhocks started to bloom this week. With most of the roses gone, the hollyhock is the queen in The Blue Garden.