Saturday 23 February 2013

Chilled dreams ...


For a week or so, twelve stunning long-stemmed roses have paraded their crimson charisma in the Swenglish kitchen, but as they hung their heads a little yesterday, looking tired and despondent, I thought I would try to encourage a little rosy encore performance from them before they become food for worms... 

Inspired - like so often - by blog friend and superb stylist, "flower magician" and photographer Minna Mercke Schmidt, I thought about the fantastic display she made recently for a Fairtrade Competition (organised to draw attention to Fairtrade products). Click here to see Minna's stunning display, which - not surprisingly - won the competition (Congrats, Minna!). For my little hessian pouch, however, I opted for a more "slumped" look, possibly reflecting how I feel this bitterly cold Saturday after a few hectic work weeks... 

Looking around the garden, I see that after the harsh winter, it is in dire need of some tender love and care, and perhaps, in places, more drastic cosmetic surgery... Hm, I wonder... Are gardens like many dogs - do they actually bear a striking resemblance to their owners? Well, plastic surgery is an unlikely contender to solve the appearance of this ragged thistle, but some sun-fuelled energy would not go amiss!

So that is what I dream of, this cold, cold February weekend: 
sun-stroked, rosy cheeks for garden and self!




... and speaking of garden...
Ladies and gentlemen... DRUM ROLL... 
I am so happy to present to you a fabulous new web shop for all of us 
who like to prettify our gardens in more ways than one.


My dear friend Charlotte Andersson (the Garden Flow blog), whose stunning garden I featured on my blog in several posts last summer (see Charlotte's Garden under Categories to the right, has just opened the Garden Flow Shop - a web shop which also has a show room in Sundsvall, Sweden, where Charlotte lives.

All the photos below are taken by Charlotte:


In true Charlotte fashion, the photos of the products are beautiful and the "goodies" include everything from hands-on planting tools and gardening clothes, to decorative items for your home and your garden, quirky vintage finds and do-it-yourself craft material (and much more).




Welcome to browse this inspiring new web shop - very soon Charlotte will also be able to ship outside of Sweden (I will let you know when) and then I think all of us will find it very hard to resist ordering a little spring inspiration from the Garden Flow Shop
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Last, but not least, a huge hug to all of you lovely readers out there, who seem to still pop in to the Swenglish Home, despite the rare updates and my silence on your blogs. Roses and sunshine to you all!

Helena

13 comments:

  1. Alltid lika fina inlägg på din blogg och fin trädgårdsstyling även denna gång. De gör sig bra där rosorna :)

    Tack för din kommentar om mina små fåglar. De var så roliga att göra att det faktiskt blev ännu en fågeltavla idag :) Bra det där när man kan inspireras och göra något eget av idéer.

    Kram Maria

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  2. Hej fina Helena,

    Vilket underbart inlägg..igen! ❤ Så vackra bilder!

    Åh er trädgård har jag tänkt på så många gånger. Den har en underbar engelsk charm som jag njuter så mycket av.
    Hoppas så att kunna åka till England och njuta av fina trädgårdsvandringar där...någon dag så ;))

    Tack för tips om webshop, den ser så fin ut! Gedigna och vackra saker. Tidlösa och klassiska men även lekfulla och nya saker...stort LIKE på den ❤

    Kram vännen, och tack för din fina hälsning hos mig!
    Mia

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  3. Hello after a while! Always enjoy your posts.....love your friend Charlotte's shop!

    Sophia

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  4. Vilket helt underbart rosenknyte! Å så underbart med snöfritt läge :-) Längtar..... Tur man har växthuset. SKulle bli nipprig annars tror jag...

    Gulle dig finaste Helena. Så snällt att berätta om shopen.

    Stoooor lördagskram från mig
    /Charlotte

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  5. Jättevackert med pälspläden och rosorna,
    att det är så kallt är synd. Man vill ju så
    gärna börja med lite trädgårdsgrejande.
    Just nu har vi minus 2 men igår var det takdropp
    och fågelkvitter. Mycket spännande med nya
    trädgårdsshopen, där ska jag titta in nu.
    Ha det gott Helena
    Stor kram
    AnnaMaria

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  6. Hello! Good morning,
    Good very good
    Nadia Italy

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  7. Love your 'slumped roses', Helena! I feel rather 'slumped' at the moment - we fought off a bug a few weeks ago, but then it returned - on antibiotics now. Bloomin' February! Your friend's shop has some gorgeous things - I'm almost glad you can't yet order from England - I'd spend a fortune! Why don't you open a branch in England? x

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  8. Du kan verkligen dekorera och göra sååå fint av minsta lilla! Fyndigt att rosorna fick komma till sin rätt, ännu en gång! Vackert och inbjudande med den sköna skinnpläden!
    Så många vackra saker du visar från den trädgårdsshopen! Tack för fint tips!
    Kanske har vintern äntligen släppt sitt grepp hos er? Här håller den sej krampaktigt kvar med både snö, kyla och mycket moln!!!
    Ha en härlig söndag!
    Kramar
    Lisa

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  9. Dear Helena,
    Germany ist snow-covered again but your photos warm my heart ;-)
    claudia

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  10. Så vackert med de röda rosorna mot det gråa och gröna! Här är allt ännu täckt med nästan en meter snö... Ha det så bra!

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  11. What a lovely thing to do with red roses. I was given some just this past weekend, so when they begin to droop, I may do something similar to what you've done.
    I think we're all longing for spring. Can hardly wait.

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  12. I'm so happy to discover your blog, I have seen so nice things ! I think we all wait for the spring time now ! nice day. Christine

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  13. Helena! Hagen din blir nok snart like vakker som den pleier, det er jeg ikke bekymret for...Men det slår meg hver vår, hvilket under moder jord gir oss; at de brune ,tørre små bladene og kvistene reiser seg med nye skudd og vakre farger!!
    Så godt at dere har fått vært en tur hjemme i snøen!
    Klemmer♥

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