16 Scandinavian Balcony Garden Designs+How to Make it

These Best Narrow Trees for Containers & Small Gardens can help you bring a dash of greenery using tall specimens in pots!

November’s flower is the delightful chrysanthemum, an easily grown herbaceous perennial that adds a lovely splash of warmth to the cool autumn garden. These late-season flowers can handle a light touch of frost, and colors often deepen and improve with cold weather!A member of the large Asteraceae family

Make this faux garden clock on a round tabletop or wood cut into a circular shape. Hang it in your home or outdoor sitting area for decoration. Check out the tutorial here.

Most people outside of Scandinavia and Russia have their first experience with lingonberries in the form of jam or jelly, a far cry from growing their own.I know lots of people who initially stumbled onto the stuff when they picked up a jar at that h

The prices at IKEA are already famously low (that’s why it’s so beloved), but what if I told you that the Swedish retailer has low-key dropped the price tags on some of their most popular items? Yes, that’s right—you’ve just got to check out the “New Lower Price” page on the IKEA website. I found it recently while doing some online shopping and wondered why I hadn’t seen it before or heard anything about it!

As the late summer sniffles simmer down and crisp fall winds begin blowing through the air, it is time to think about preparing for the impending cold and flu season – which, for me, includes harvesting and preparing my favorite winter remedies.We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy

A Summer Gardening School in Sweden The wonderful thing about writing about gardens and gardening is that you get to go to some amazing places and meet lots of people who share your interests.  My recent visit to Sweden where I visited the island of Oland to write about the Summer Gardening School at Capellagarden  was just such a  treat.  Capellagarden is a fascinating place – it’s a creative school where international students attend year long courses in cabinet making and furniture design, ceramics, textile craft and design, and ecological gardening. They also run week long summer courses, including one on gardening, which was why I was there.

The twigs and branches you usually throw away from the garden can be pretty helpful. Wondering how? Check out these fantastic Twig Craft Ideas for Garden Design and make the best ones for yourself!

With almost half a billion active users on Instagram there’s no shortage of inspirational garden and plant pictures being served up from around the world. Here’s ten of our favourite gardening Instagram accounts to follow : @Haarkon [instagram-f

When it comes to stylish interiors Scandinavia has it all going on and this often extends to the garden. Getting outdoors is a huge part of life in Scandinavia, particularly in the long and light summer months. Fortunately Instagram gives us an opportunity to dip into that lifestyle. It’s a chance to admire the flowers, plants and stylish gardens and the work that goes into them. So here’s three popular instagram accounts to follow, it is after all #followfriday : @idamagntorn Look no furthe

Capellagarden’s Garden For the full time gardening students at Capellagarden, the year runs from March to September.  At the start many of them may never have gardened before, but from Day 1 groups of 4 students will be given the entire responsibility for one of the rotational plots within the teaching garden.  They choose the seeds, plan the layout, prepare the soil and do the planting.  They help one another, pooling what knowledge they do have, and what they don’t know they find out by asking the tutors, or looking things up in the library.  As their confidence grows they are encouraged to experiment and push the boundaries and learn through their successes and failures. They also grow flowers for cutting, tend the orchard, help in the productive garden that feeds the school, as well as having responsibility an area of herbaceous border and doing greenhouse work.

If you live in an apartment and don’t have a usual backyard space to create flower beds, do not let it stop you from growing your favorite blossoms. Have a look at some Essential Tips to Start a Balcony Flower Garden to make one for yourself!