The Botanical Garden of the Bathing Friends in Visby

Visby (iii)

137 And there are plenty of benches to sit and read on in the Visby botanic garden. For a brief moment, the sun breaks through the clouds during my visit and I spend some minutes reading the so incredibly impressive “The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II” byContinue reading “Visby (iii)”

Visby (ii)

124 I visit the Visby botanic garden at the peak flowering of autumn dahlias, green apples on the grass glistening with droplets of the rain that just fell. The rose garden is planted in a symmetric amphitheater, so delicious for the eyes. It might not be the most scientific botanical display among my collection ofContinue reading “Visby (ii)”

Visby (i)

57 Perched between the low medieval buildings of old Visby and the steel-grey Baltic lies a tiny botanic garden. For being so small, though, it manages to accommodate a great number of different plants. Cared for by the association DBW (De Badande Wännerna = the bathing friends), it has been situated here since 1855. AlreadyContinue reading “Visby (i)”

Selma

8 This Easter I have been tending to my balcony. Replanting baby tomatoes, chilis and marigolds, planting seeds of nasturtium and wild strawberries. Making plans for wooden structures for the plants to grow in and up against. This home quarantine has turned me into an overly ambitious amateur carpenter and balcony gardener. Only time willContinue reading “Selma”