tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post1571398426936498433..comments2023-11-02T16:30:27.962+08:00Comments on Andrea's Plants, Photos and Travels: Plants of SwedenAndreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-78021272965544638362012-03-20T22:57:05.771+08:002012-03-20T22:57:05.771+08:00I've never been to Sweden. Thank you, Andrea, ...I've never been to Sweden. Thank you, Andrea, for the beautiful images of the European spring! Such vibrant colors!Tatyana@MySecretGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230255354868127650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-84805691536889535202012-03-20T19:56:48.291+08:002012-03-20T19:56:48.291+08:00What a wealth of flowers you captured on your spri...What a wealth of flowers you captured on your spring trip to Sweden! Beautiful! The rapeseed would not be GMO, as they are "bawal" in Europe. I've been enjoying my break in Manila, too, and have noticed how many flowers are in bloom. The bougainvillea seem to be extra gorgeous this season! But I've not had time or inspiration to photograph them. Glad you did use your camera in Sweden, Andrea.<br /><br />[On my mural post" Yes, you are right: the clothes and mop have no special significance. People in China sure like to leave them and the clothes to dry in plain view... I could do an entire mop series... hmmm... :-D<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your story of your trip to Fujian, too. Was surprised you mentioned the Friendship Store, though; I haven't seen one of those since the 80s!<br /><br />I'll be returning to Wuchuan in a few days and expect blogging to be more sporadic. I have figured out a way to get around the firewall, even if it's not 100% consistent.]Franciscahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10733111654769386624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-70965840563885733492012-03-20T11:00:30.307+08:002012-03-20T11:00:30.307+08:00Thanks for sharing these beautiful blossoms from S...Thanks for sharing these beautiful blossoms from Sweden. I'm glad you took the pictures you did. Our tulips are blooming profusely now, but we don't have nearly the number you showed in a couple of your photos. It is unusually warm here for March, but we're enjoying the good weather.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06923630536753873113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-47754760013871607922012-03-20T10:27:30.722+08:002012-03-20T10:27:30.722+08:00Beautiful Andrea! Spring blooming trees are my fa...Beautiful Andrea! Spring blooming trees are my favorite. I always look forward to their fantastic show each Spring. I plant a lot of them in my garden. Early here still, they are just in bud. Yesterday we received 2" of snow. However it will melt quickly. Suppose to reach 70 degrees F by the weekend. I loved all of your lovely pictures!<br />Hugs,<br />JannHave a Daily Cup of Mrs. Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15446091501170762899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-79439388655200885632012-03-20T09:00:34.207+08:002012-03-20T09:00:34.207+08:00Thank you very much Karin for that identification....Thank you very much Karin for that identification. I am really so glad to know a plant even if it is not growing in our hot climate. Now, i will know that plant wherever i see it, Solomon's Seal or Polygonatum odoratum. My best regards too.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-89381197157739491442012-03-20T08:57:16.356+08:002012-03-20T08:57:16.356+08:00Hi Maria, at least my guess is right, it is from t...Hi Maria, at least my guess is right, it is from the apple family, which includes the pear, apricot, plums, etc. I have some few travels, i admit i am a bit lucky but i havent been to places i really intended to visit. There's still a lot of them. Actually, i envy your privileges in life to have your travels. So the places i can't reach, i just enjoy through yours and some others.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-18254252233161808872012-03-20T08:54:43.014+08:002012-03-20T08:54:43.014+08:00Oh Alistair, that is maybe because of too much col...Oh Alistair, that is maybe because of too much cold, maybe you need some vacation in some warmer environments. You are right it is not a bougainvillea, Nick already corrected that. It is a plum on a hedge of bougainvillea and in a hurry i just saw the bougainvillea leaves. haha. take care.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-46061771025990068662012-03-20T08:51:39.019+08:002012-03-20T08:51:39.019+08:00Thank you so much Ben for the appreciation. I also...Thank you so much Ben for the appreciation. I also realized what i missed to take photos of when i reached home, or now when i fondly remember them. My camera that time cannot take most type of conditions, especially inside buildings and museums, where we saw lots of wonderful things.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-83364011304552398872012-03-20T02:14:27.649+08:002012-03-20T02:14:27.649+08:00Dear Andrea,
you have collected very beautiful spr...Dear Andrea,<br />you have collected very beautiful spring flowers.<br />Solomon's seal is referred to here as the Japanese lily of the valley,<br />look here for ...<br />http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echtes_Salomonssiegel<br /><br />Thank you for your visit to my garden world and best regards, KarinKarin M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13840381685278769749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-61644844738895966112012-03-20T00:29:23.385+08:002012-03-20T00:29:23.385+08:00so many beautiful spring flowers. if i'm not ...so many beautiful spring flowers. if i'm not mistaken the first picture is that of a flowering pear tree.<br /><br />you've been around the globe.Photo Cachehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17734663922538063553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-84184731882104184082012-03-19T22:27:48.669+08:002012-03-19T22:27:48.669+08:00Great shots Andrea, I feel the same. I do little m...Great shots Andrea, I feel the same. I do little more than maintain the garden now that I am not so young. I was feeling a bit of sameness regarding my garden shots. I have not been to Sweden in spite of the fact that it is not so very far from Scotland, was that really a bougainvillea growing outdoors?Alistairhttp://www.aberdeengardening.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-4244965337065026682012-03-19T14:56:38.346+08:002012-03-19T14:56:38.346+08:00I have been to Sweden before but I must have been ...I have been to Sweden before but I must have been oblivious to the beauties that you have wonderfully highlighted here. They are nature's simple beauties that we sometimes overlooked or failed to appreciate. Thank you for sharing!<br /><br />Ben (<a href="http://enjoyplants.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Gardening Pleasures</a>)benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02380009830313189264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-40181737998765738512012-03-19T11:35:42.536+08:002012-03-19T11:35:42.536+08:00Thanks Andrea... I probably will never get to Swed...Thanks Andrea... I probably will never get to Sweden so I enjoyed seeing all of the beautiful blooms from there... We do have many of the same flowers here.. Our 'fruit' trees are blooming now --and so pretty.. We have Daffodils, Tulips and Pansies in our yard. My blog tomorrow will feature some of our flowers...<br /><br />Thanks for sharing some of Sweden with us.<br />Hugs,<br />BetsyBetsy Banks Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-35993996604783397592012-03-19T08:34:34.324+08:002012-03-19T08:34:34.324+08:00Donna, i was not able to post here a very beautifu...Donna, i was not able to post here a very beautiful dark or black tulip. But it was really amazingly elegant and beautiful.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-24093022032071401052012-03-19T08:33:22.390+08:002012-03-19T08:33:22.390+08:00Hi Anonymous, i wish you have placed your link her...Hi Anonymous, i wish you have placed your link here so i can return the visit and see your site too. You should go and visit Sweden, even if it shares the same climate as the US, it offers a lot of wonderful differences in plants. Yes, i think the red one is a maple although i dont know if it is Japanese.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-89775991749821912582012-03-19T08:30:48.611+08:002012-03-19T08:30:48.611+08:00Yes Autumn Belle, i was really stunned by those tu...Yes Autumn Belle, i was really stunned by those tulip weeds. And I also saw a black or so dark tulip bordering on black. My photo is just not good to post. It was really so lovely.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-27512159125902325142012-03-19T08:29:16.786+08:002012-03-19T08:29:16.786+08:00Yes EG CameraGirl, i feel so lucky too. I wish my ...Yes EG CameraGirl, i feel so lucky too. I wish my luck continues to more visits or visits to more countries, haha! Thanks for your visit here.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-68275423739629417612012-03-19T08:28:10.763+08:002012-03-19T08:28:10.763+08:00Thanks Donna, for telling me it looks like a river...Thanks Donna, for telling me it looks like a river of tulips, I didn't get the association. Now i look at it better, with another perspective. I am sorry about the comments and your comments not posting. I hope it will be resolved soonest.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-89980653540170204442012-03-19T08:26:00.454+08:002012-03-19T08:26:00.454+08:00That is my first time to see forget-me-not, which ...That is my first time to see forget-me-not, which i always read somewhere. Maybe it signifies something for the Europeans, or maybe because of its name it has been widely used as associations in stories.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-77838150928479153802012-03-19T08:24:19.737+08:002012-03-19T08:24:19.737+08:00Hi Wendy, i don't know what is Soloman's s...Hi Wendy, i don't know what is Soloman's seal! Can you show it to me. thanks.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-80071352689880708272012-03-19T07:49:30.580+08:002012-03-19T07:49:30.580+08:00Beautiful pictures. My Grandmother was from Stock...Beautiful pictures. My Grandmother was from Stockholm, Sweden, and I have never been there. I live in tropical Southwest Florida. Our winter orchids are in bloom now, and the bougainvillea is gorgeous also. We have lots of inpatients, gardenias, geraniums, Jasmine, day lillies and Florida roses, along w/ all the ferns and palm trees! Only bulbs that grow are Caladiums and day lillies that I know of. The pictures were beautiful! Is the dark red a japanese maple?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-377080124273903162012-03-18T23:39:11.450+08:002012-03-18T23:39:11.450+08:00This is a beautiful place. So nice to have tulips ...This is a beautiful place. So nice to have tulips growing wild by the roadside.Autumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-21668729171620421092012-03-18T21:46:12.331+08:002012-03-18T21:46:12.331+08:00Sweden is such a gorgeous country! How lucky you w...Sweden is such a gorgeous country! How lucky you were to have visited there!EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-86039612959443750172012-03-18T19:40:32.096+08:002012-03-18T19:40:32.096+08:00Thank you for taking us to Sweden. I like the rive...Thank you for taking us to Sweden. I like the river of red tulips, you rarely see that here because the weather warms up to fast for them. The natural areas are very pretty with the wildflowers too, like you, I think this really is Spring. BTW, I did get your comment on my blog, but could not publish it with your email address. There is a problem with commenting on my WP blog and with me commenting of Blogger blogs too. I am seeing if WP can fix this. I have to comment through Google now.Donna@GWGThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14170802942464666382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-30332615532150619852012-03-18T19:34:28.318+08:002012-03-18T19:34:28.318+08:00Andrea these are beautiful flowers..most are so fa...Andrea these are beautiful flowers..most are so familiar and yet still so lovely..I love the short red tulips with the shade plants...thx for sharing these with us! Happy belated GBBD!Donna@Gardens Eye Viewhttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.com