From the garden - Din gradina

Recolta noastra! 2 caise maaaari si alte cateva capsuni. Ce e in castronul rosu nu se pune!

Our crop! 2 laaaaarge apricots and several strawberries. What it is in the red bowl doesn't count!




Unul din trandafirii cumparati anul acesta a si inflorit! Are o culoare galben-banan si este superb!

One of the roses bought this year already bloomed! It has a yellow-banan colour and it is gorgeous!




Cele doua tufe de Liliac cumparate acum o saptamana. Alaturi un tip de iarba adus de Cris si Radu de la munte.

The two new Lilac bushes, boughted one week ago. Beside you can see a sorth of grass, brought by Cris and Radu from the mountain area.




Am inscris!!! Avem 2 rosii!

It's a goal!!! We have 2 red tomatoes!!!




O alta piersica, inca neculeasa!

Another apricot in the tree!




O viespe in frunzele de Magnolie. Magnolie care a inflorit din nou.

A wasp in Magnolia's leaves. Magnolia bloomed again.




Iubesc Daliile, am decis! Sunt asa de frumoase, cum n-am crezut ca vor creste si la noi!

I love Dahlias, I decided! There are so beautiful, as I never thought will grow in our garden!




Leandrul mai are putin si infloreste. Deja se vad mugurii bine conturati.

The Oleander has a little bit and it will bloom! You can see already the well-shaped buds.




O planta pe care mi-a dat-o ieri tatal meu, dar o planta careia nu-i stiu numele. Ma poate ajuta cineva?

A plant from my father, but I don't the name of it. Can someone help me with the name?




Cimbrul, inflorit si placut mirositor.

Savory, bloomed and with a nice smell.




Muscatele curgatoare cele noi. Dani le-a cumparat acum 2 zile. Sunt frumoase si le-am atarnat de marginea acoperisului de la terasa. Au completat perfect ansamblul.

Our new Geraniums. Dani bought them 2 days ago. Beautiful and bloomed. We hanged them on the terrace's roof. The completed the scenery.




Alte muscate inflorite...

Other Geraniums bloomed...




Trifoi roz inflorit, primit de la Cris.

Pink Trefoil bloomed, brought by Cris.







Kalanchoe alba

White Kalanchoe







Porumbul si rosiile

The corn and the tomatoes

The other half of my garden at the beginning of July - Cealalta jumatate a gradinii mele, la inceput de iulie

Our new alley on the back of the house. Now I can care more easily the tomatoes!

Noua noastra alee in spatele casei. Acum pot ingriji mult mai usor rosiile!

The new flower bed in front of the house. We still have to paint the house's socle, but we are finished with all the works.

Noul spatiu floral in fata casei. Mai avem de vopsit soclul casei, dar in rest am terminat cu lucrarile.

Our terrace, full of flowers.

Terasa noastra, plina de flori.

First year for my vegetable garden. We started with tomatoes, dill, corn and celery. We will continue in one month with bell pepper.

Primul an al gradinii de legume. Am inceput cu rosii, marar, porumb si telina. Continuam intr-o luna cu gogosari.

Un nou concurs Blog Director de Gradinarit va asteapta! La adresa http://blog-director-de-gradinarit.blogspot.com/2009/07/concurs-blog-director-de-gradinarit.html gasiti mai multe amanunte! Succes tuturor! Decernarea premiilor se face pe 31 iulie.

My camera is back! - Am din nou camera foto!

Da, am luat si camera foto din service! E noua si stralucitoare! Am si fotografii sa va arat! Asta seara pregatesc si un post interesant, sper eu, despre muscate.

Yes, I took my photo camera from service! It's brand new and shiny! I've got some photos to show you! Tonight I will write a post about Geraniums, interesting I am hoping.


O lopata de capsuni! Deja am scos aproximativ 3 kg. de capsuni din gradina. Mariuca a mancat capsuni, i-am facut shake, suc si salata de fructe.

O shovel full of strawberries! I already had about 3 kg. of strawberries from my garden. Mariuca eats strawberries, I made her shake, juice and fruit salad.

Tot eram eu trista ca s-a uscat cimbrul adus din Grecia. Am primit 5 plantute de cimbru, pe care le-am plantat fericita intr-o jardiniera. Acum astept sa creasca, dar le merge foarte bine.

I was sad that my savory from Greece died. I received 5 plants of savory and I was happy to plant them in a jardiniere. Now I am waiting to grow, but they are doing just fine.

Un tip de crin, nu stiu cum se cheama, cu frunze late, mari, verzi, deja a inflorit. Mai am unul la fel, numai ca frunzele sunt mov inchis. In spate, se vede trandafirul rosu, din pacate nu l-am prins in perioada de maxima inflorire, cand era plin de trandafiri si boboci.

Another type of lily, I don't know its name, large leaves, big, green, already with flowers. I had another one just the same, but the leaves are dark mauve. In the back you can see the red rose. Unfortunately I didn't had the camera when it was in the maximum blossoming, when it was full of flowers and buds.

Floarea crinului, rosie ca focul

Lily's flower, bright red

Trandafirul rosu, legat. Am pus 4 stalpi de gradina si am legat sarma speciala de ei, cate 3 randuri.

The red rose, bound together. I put 4 garden pillars and I tied some special wire, 3 rows.

Crinul salbatic, inflorit

The wild lily with flowers

Floarea crinului salbatic, superba!

The lily's flower, simply beautiful!

Aranjament in bucatarie cu flori din gradina

Kitchen set-up with garden flowers

Dalia

Dahlia

Diseara, dupa ora 9, ora Romaniei, veti putea citi articolul despre muscate si veti putea vedea ce muscate frumoase am eu!

Tonight, after 9 pm, Romanian time, you can read my article about Geraniums and you can see what beautiful Geraniums I had!

La adresa http://blog-director-de-gradinarit.blogspot.com/2009/06/concurs-blog-director-de-gradinarit.html am conceput un concurs. Va astept si pe voi sa raspundeti la intrebarea "care credeti ca este sursa de poluare care distruge cel mai mult fauna si flora pamantului?" si puteti castiga cartea "ABC-ul gradinaritului. Peste 600 de sfaturi si sugestii pentru gradinarii amatori" de Etienne Blouin, editata la Polirom. Pe data de 18 iunie, adica peste 6 zile, voi desemna un castigator.

Here, http://blog-director-de-gradinarit.blogspot.com/2009/06/concurs-blog-director-de-gradinarit.html, you can find a contest. I am expecting your answers to the question "what do you think is the most polluting source for the flora and fauna of the Earth?" and you can win the book "Gardening ABC. Over 600 advices and suggestions for amateur gardeners" by Etienne Blouin, Polirom publishing house. On June 18th, 6 days from now, I will choose a winner.

Savory - Cimbrul

Stiu ca v-am lipsit, ca v-a fost dor de mine si ca nu am mai scris de ceva vreme un post. Asta pentru ca m-am ocupat strict de proiectul Bride Parade, care mi-a ocupat tot spatiul psihic si fizic pe care il aveam, hehe!

I know you missed me and I know that I didn't wrote a post for sometime. That's because I was exclusively involved in Bride Parade project, physically and emotionally.

Revin in forta si vreau sa va vorbesc despre cimbru. Am primit acum vreo 3 saptamani un cimbru salbatic, aduc tocmai din Grecia, dintr-o insula. Din pacate, la momentul la care scriu acest post, cred ca nu il mai pot resuscita. Dani il uda constant, dar ramurelele verzi pe care le puteti observa in fotografii nu mai sunt de mult timp verzi.

I am back and I want to talk about savory. 3 weeks ago I received a wild savory, brought all away from Greece, from an island. Unfortunately, as I write this post, I think I can not bring it to life. Dani wet it constantly, but the green leaves as seen in the pictures are no longer green.

Imi pare rau, pentru ca cimbrul este o planta extraordinara. Evident, venita din tarile mediteraneene, ca Grecia, Italia. Ii place mult soarele si adora stancile si formatiunile stancoase. Al meu a fost smuls de pe o piatra si puteti vedea in fotografii, are o forma ciudata, sa se apere de vant si ploaie.

I am sorry because the savory is an extraordinary plant. Of course, from mediteranean countries, like Greece or Italy. Loves the sun and the rocks. Mine was taken from a rock and, you can see in the pictures, has a funny and odd shape, to protect itself from rain and wind.

Este o planta aromatica, cu un miros aparte si are efecte curative si terapeutice. In Romania a ajuns pe undeva prin secolul 11 si a fost foarte apreciat. Specia comuna atinge cam 50 cm inaltime, celelalte ating maxim 30 cm. Seamana cu rozmarinul si levantica, dar nu le poti confunda datorita mirosului.

It is an aromatic plant, with a particular smell and has therapeutical effects. Around 11 century came to Romania and it was well appreciated. The common species can reach 50 cm height, the other reach maximum 30 cm. It looks like lavender and rosemary, but you can not mixed them up because of the smell.

Femeile care au copii, cred ca stiu ca bunicile le recomandau ceai de cimbru, pentru a naste mai repede.

Women with children know that the grandmothers recommend savory tea for earlier and faster birth.

Pe vremuri, in Evul Mediu, se numea lamaita si se folosea foarte des in manastiri. Chiar si acum, in zilele noastre, culturi importante de cimbru se pot gasi la manastirile din Moldova. In Europa, doar Romania si Elvetia cultiva aceasta planta. In restul tarilor, de la Portugalia pana in Grecia, el creste spontan.

In Middle Ages, the name was aloysia and it was used in monasteries. Even nowdays, Moldavian monasteries have large crops of savory. In Europe, only Romania and Switzerland have savory crops. The other countries, like Portugal or Greece, have spontaneous crops.

Cimbrul nu este recomandat in perioadele caniculare, pentru ca accentueaza starea de caldura insuportabila.

The savory it is not recommend it in canicular times, because emphasises the unbearable heat.

Numele din engleza a fost influentat de un alt cuvant din engleza, savoury, care inseamna picant. Cimbrul poate fi folosit cu succes ca inlocuitor de piper, pentru cei cu intoleranta la acest condiment.

The name in English was influenced by an English adjective, savoury. The savory can be used succesfully as piper substitute, for those with intolerance to piper.

Se foloseste in special la preparatele din legume, ciorbe, salate sau chiar ciuperci, pentru ca ajuta foarte mult digestia. In mod normal, el trebuie adaugat chiar la inceputul prepararii legumelor, pentru ca prin procesare indelungata, isi pierde din proprietati.

It is used especially in vegetables meals, sour soups, salads or even mushrooms, because helps the digestion. Normally, you have to add it at the beginning of the cooking, because through a long processing looses the qualities.

Nu am cunostinte despre utilizarea cimbrului in SUA, dar poate ne ajuta prietenele mele de peste ocean.

I don't have any information about the savory usage in USA, but maybe my friends from the other part of the ocean can help me.

Am si 3 fotografii, cu el inca verde.

I have 3 pictures, when it was green.