TERO'S GARDEN
Diversity in boreal region & unusual survivors

Juniperus communis repanda (Kääpiökataja)
This is just a low growing variety of the common wild juniper. This plant is used to cover the empty spaces between the higher conifers...
Jovibarba globifera (Pallomehiparta)
This succulent is very common in all gardens. It has a shape of an open cone and it grows as large carpets on very poor soil an on rocks....
Hydrangea arborescens (Pallohortensia)
This North American species is often seen in gardens here, mostly due to its great white bunches of flowers. H. arborescens is not very...
Hosta undulata
Hosta sieboldiana grows around one pond and Hosta undulata grows around another. But only the first one spread regularly baby-plants and...
Hosta sieboldiana (Sinikuunlilja)
This Japanese species has become a very popular decorative plant everywhere. It it very hardy, it has beautiful shape and suitable size,...
Hesperis matronalis (Illakko)
The species is origin is in Eurasia, but it has been in the gardens of northern Europe since at least 16th century. The flowers are...
Helianthemum nummularium (Päivännouto)
In Europe a common species in dry Ca-rich meadows but in Finland it is very rare and protected. The original flower color is yellow, but...
Glechoma hederacea (Maahumala)
A low growing land cover plant with strong odor. The multicolored leaves are winter hardy and at least partly evergreen. The problem is...
Gentiana septemfida (Törmäkatkero)
This low-growing deep blue flower comes from Caucasus and Turkey. It likes sunny places and should be easy to have also in boreal...
Galanthus woronowii (Turkinlumikello)
This small white lily blooms really early, in 2020 already in February. In central Europe that is normal, but not in Finland. The flowers...
Fritillaria meleagris (Kirjopikarililja)
An early blooming lily with a mysterious looks. It is native to Europe growing wild only in the southwestern archipelago, where it is...
Forsythia x intermedia (Komeaonnenpensas)
A beautifully blooming decorative shrub which is getting gradually more common in gardens here. Is is rather hardy and in that way easy...
Erodium × variabile (Kivikkokurjennokka)
Partly evergreen perennial plant with numerous pink flowers. I bought 3 plants 2019, but all of them have disappeared during the snowless...
Dracocephalum ruyschiana (Isoampiaisyrtti)
I have bought this plant about 2010, but had forgotten its name. It took really long time to recognize it, because it has not been for...
Digitalis purpurea (Sormustinkukka)
This is the classic medicine plant from which the heart glycoside digitoxin is extracted from. It means that all this beautiful flower is...
Digitalis grandiflora (Keltasormustinkukka)
The more common Digitalis purpurea occurs in many colors, but the yellow ones belong to an other species D.grandiflora. Otherwise these...
Dicentra formosa (Kesäpikkusydän)
This small "broken heart" has a long blooming time and it is rather modest about the soil. In my previous garden I had hundreds of this...
Delphinium cultorum (Jaloritarinkannus)
My first Delphiums died of some unknown reason, they should be hardy in general. So I bought 2018 a new one, which appeared not to be...
Cotoneaster dammeri mooncreeper (Suikerotuhkapensas)
This low growing Cotoneaster in evergreen and usually used as land cover. My idea is to have as many evergreen plants as possible and try...




















