This morning I heard a sound from outside, a short growl. I suspected it was a deer, and surely it was. It sounds more like a carnivore, surprisingly deep and rough for a small grass-eater. There were three deer. I went out on porch, and they looked at me, but stayed. Hey, that’s our plants!! …
This is the season for berries, both wild and domestic. It is an ok year, except for cherries (almost none in garden). Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) is abundant in forest, even if this year it has been less than usual. Bilberry is a very typical plant for the pine and fir forests, as long as they …
Today I found quite many Hepatica in our garden. That is unusally early. I do not think I saw them in March any other year. The common Hepatica (Anemone hepatica, formerly Hepatica nobilis) is one of the first wild flowers here in spring. It is common around where I live, but quite rare in many …