Today´s favourite

[Paddy Tobin]

Very beautiful, Peter.

It strikes me that you either have natural rock outcrops or are very good at putting rock together.

Paddy

[Peter Korn, Sweden]

I have natural rock outcrops but not where I want them so I have to build some of them myself.

[Susan Band]

Paddy- do you not see Peters profile picture, to create these effects you have to jump in to the muck and keep shovelling! (a lot)
Peter- is that the same small blue corydalis as mine? if so is that the final name for it?

[Ian Y]

Thanks for the pictures Peter, it is good to keep up to date and see how your garden has evolved since I was there last year.
How is the alpine house project progressing?

[Paddy Tobin]

Susan,

I don't think that is Peter, at least not a contemporary photograph, looks too young, his son perhaps?

But, yes, I do realise there was lot of muck and sweat involved.

Paddy

[Maggi Young]

Nope, Paddy, that rather scrumptious young man IS Peter! I can vouch for this!

[Lisa Marie Claire]

wow that Delphinium is amazing in peters garden. i have never seen one like that , its very unusual!
I love Delphiniums but mine are different blues and white, where would i get me paws on one like that?
Lovely picture

[Lisa Marie Claire]

I just have to say peter your garden is reALLY looking amazing!I am soo impressed it must have taken a lot of work i hope you have an open day sometime in the future?

[Paddy Tobin]

Maggi,

So it seems that gardening is the elixir of eternal youth! I'll keep at it and live in hope.


Lisa Marie,

I forgot to comment at the time - poor short-term memory - but, yes, that delphinium is absolutely delightful, though Peter seemed to think little of it. Familiarity breeding contempt?

Paddy

[Peter Korn, Sweden]

My garden is open wednesday-sunday all summer, www.peterkornstradgard.se
Another beautiful Delphinium is glareosum. Flowers early and then goes dormant.
Todays favourite is a grotesque Iris hybrid, don´t know the name. Last year I thought I should throw it away but this year I can take the size of the flower. Maybe I will start collecting on Iris monsters?

[Lesley Cox]

Peter, if you think this iris is grotesque, I'd refer you to the illustrated catalogues of sundry hybridisers, especially those within the USA. Modern tall bearded irises are a world apart - thank goodness - but believe me, this one you show is a very moderate example of what may be bought today. I wouldn't care to put into the public domain, my own opinion of most of them. As for collecting "monsters," I hope you will have a care for your mental health.

[hadacekf]

HelloPeter,
I was very impressed by your web site. There are a lot of plants on it with excellent pictures.

[fermi de Sousa]

Having visited Peter's Garden on my "extensive European tour" I would urge all those who can travel to Sweden to make sure they visit; you have to see it to believe it!
Peter is a one man excavation team and he has wrought great changes to his land -  a real example of craving out a garden from the wilderness, yet there is so much natural beauty which he is able to harness as well.
If I could I would do as he suggested and visit every couple of weeks between March and the winter! There is just so much to see!
cheers
fermi