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TERO'S GARDEN

Diversity in boreal region & unusual survivors

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Allium bulgaricum (Hajulaukka)

An large sized onion coming originally from Mediterranean region. Onions were bought from plant nursery 2018. Hibernated well the first...

Agave americana marginata (Agave)

Baby plants found on Tenerife 2019 ( onion-like fruits of an old flower, fallen down on the earth). In America it tolerates some minus...

Acaena microphylla (Ruskoakeena)

Bought this plant from Plantagen 2018, so it is still small but has survived one winter well. There is not much experience of its...

Hedera helix (Muratti)

Evergreen Hedera is common on Baltic sea islands and southernmost Scandinavia. In Finland they have been seen in outside gardens very...

Allium schoenoprasum (Ruoholaukka)

A common kitchen species found in every finnish garden and sold in all garden shops and supermarkets. But this plant grows also wild...

Allium hollandicum (Ukkolaukka)

A glamorous species from Central Asia, Bought and planted the onions in autumn 2016. The plants has flowered several times and made...

Ajuga reptans (Rentoakankaali)

A low, beautifully flowering plant which soon covers large areas with rapidly growing offshoots. It is usually full of butterflies, moths...

Aegopodium podagraria (Vuohenputki)

Very bad weed growing everywhere and killing other plants. Difficult to eradicate due to its strong root system. But so beautiful, both...

Actinidia deliciosa (Kiivi)

A species of chinese origin. I bought my plant in 1990's and after that it has grown well in my green house. It can probably tolerate the...

Acer platanoides (Vaahtera)

Acer platanoides is usually a rather unusual tree in boreal forests and mostly seen in parks or gardens. But in my place maple is the...

Acer palmatum (Japaninvaahtera)

Bought this plant 2010 and placed it in my green house (0 degrees C in winter). It has grown well and become a small tree giving its...

Abies sibirica (Siperianpihta)

Not belonging to Finnish original flora, but can sometimes be found as escapee from gardens. Got 2005 two baby plants found in a ditch...

Euphorbia polychroma (Kultatyräkki)

Bought my first plant already 1990. Shared it several times and now there are about 100 big plants growing actually everywhere. Not...

Phlox subulata (Sammalleimu)

Bought my first plants already 1990 and shared them several times. Now there are large areas completely covered with this beautifully...

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