Saturday, September 29, 2018

Skansen: Roses and Herbs

Recently I've been to Sweden and decided to visit Skansen, the first open-air museum in Sweden, located on an island in Stockholm, capital of Sweden. Skansen was opened in 1891 to show the way of life in the different parts of Sweden before the industrial era. The museum is  big so I have naturally chosen the most interesting areas to me: the Rose garden and the Herb garden. 
Rose garden was created in 1964. In the center of the Rose garden the statue of Carl Linnaeus welcomes the visitors. He was the great botanist and scientist of 18th century. There are some fifty species of roses in the garden, mostly older sorts such as bush roses, park roses, wild roses and climbing roses.






The roses were beautiful and smelled pleasantly therefore I would spend much time there but I wanted to see the Herb garden as well.
The Herb Garden contains some one hundred herbs, medicinal plants and decorative plants that have a long history.
In the 1890s a small kitchen garden with about 50 edible plants was created here, in which the most common types of grain, forage and domestic plants were represented. A new, somewhat larger herb garden was laid out in 1914 on the same site.
I tried to take photos including the labels because I didn't know some herbs and could only recognize the most popular herbs.

Physalis alkekengi or Chinese lantern

Allium schoenoprasum or wild Chives

Basilicum ocimum or Basil

Peppermint

Myrrhis odorata or Sweet chervil

Hyssopus or Hyssop

Tanacetum balsamita or Costmary

Ruta graveolens or Rue

Melissa or Lemon balm

Cochlearia or Scurvy herb

Here are 10 of the 50 herbs, I am well aware Basil and Peppermint that I grow in my garden. Other herbs I could only recall the names, maybe somewhere I heard about them. Do you use herbs for cooking or treatment? Do you know other herbs or grow them in your garden?


source: Skansen gardens



41 comments:

  1. A delightful visit to this garden. I use herbs in cooking but grow very few.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. So do I Peter. I have Basil and Peppermint in the garden. I should grow more.

      Delete
  2. Надежда,прекрасный "розовый сад".Интересные растения.Я тоже использую растения в своем саду.Мята,мелиса,базилик -это в кулинарию.Корни девясила,валерианы -делаю настойки лекарственные.Чистотел,подорожник собираю.И еще много чего выращиваю и лечусь или для пищи...

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Я тоже люблю базилик, особенно лимонный. Запах потрясающий.А вот корни растений я не использую, мало знаю о их полезных свойствах. А вы Надежда молодец, знаете народную медицину.

      Delete
  3. This comment has been removed by the author.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Ihanat ja kauniin väriset ruusut.
      Yrtit ovat ihania paitsi terveellisyytensä, niin myös tuoksujensa puolesta ja niitä olisi suotavaa olla jokaisessa puutarhassa.
      Kuulakasta syksyn jatkoa.

      Delete
    2. Kiitos, Kruunu Vuokko, täysin samaa mieltä kanssasi!

      Delete
  4. Hello Nadezda!

    Beautiful photos from Sweden! Carl Linnaeus was a very important man. The smell of the roses must have been fantastic!

    I wish you a nice weekend!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. It was a pleasant visit to the Rose garden, Marit. Roses were not high but smelled wonderful.

      Delete
  5. Hello dear Nadezda!
    Skansen Is a beautiful place to visit!
    Such preety roses and different colors! Stunning pictures and scenery!
    I Have herbs in my garden and i use them for cooking!
    Celery,peppermint,basil and rosemary too!
    I have to plant dill and parsley for Winter!
    Thank you for sharing ! Wishing you a lovely day and a happy weekend!
    Dimi...

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Do you plant some herbs for winter, Dimi? You're lucky - your climate permits you to have fresh greenery all the year. I love dill and parsley with boiled potatoes.

      Delete
  6. Que buen paseo te diste entre esos rosales Nadezda. Preciosas las rosas y tus fotos.
    Te deseo un buen fin de semana.
    Besos.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Me encanta que te gustaron mis fotos, Laura.
      Un beso!

      Delete
  7. What a beautiful and interesting place! I have never visited it so it was lovely to see your photos, Nadezda, especially the roses.
    The wild chives made me remember our travel through Sweden. Near the lake Vättern there was such a strong smell of onion that we felt it in our car. There was a meadow filled with (wild?) chives, it looked very pretty. :)
    Have a lovely weekend!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. What an interesting herb, Sara. I didn't know Chives have so strong smell. I want to plant it the next spring and use it for cooking.

      Delete
  8. Precioso paseo que me encantaría hacer. En mi jardín tengo varias clases de hierbas ( algunas están en mi blog ) Besitos.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Estoy segura que tu usas hierbas en tu comida, Teresa.
      Un beso!

      Delete
  9. Your garden is turning out lovely! I love the different herbs that are growing. These are some awesome photos! Thanks for the share, have a fantastic rest of your day. Keep up the posts.

    World of Animals

    ReplyDelete
  10. WOW!
    Nadezda, you showed a great place.
    Your relationship and photos are fantastic.
    Have a nice weekend.
    Hugs and greetings:_
    Lucja

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Yes, it's a great Open air museum, Lucja. I'm glad you liked my photos,
      hugs!

      Delete
  11. We grow basil, mint, chives, parsley and coriander which I used in cooking. I also freeeze some to use over winter although I still cut fresh parsley over winter,

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Oh, it's nice to have fresh parsley during winter, Sue. Here it isn't, so I prefer to freeze herbs, as basil, dill, mint, celery. I love a cup of tea with basil in winter morning.

      Delete
  12. Hi Nadezda! How wonderful place to visit! We do not use herbs. Greetings

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. It's a very interesting place in Stockholm, Anne. Wish you could visit it, is not far from your country.

      Delete
  13. What a treat to see so many roses and herbs! And how nice the work of Lineus, we all can read the latin names of the plants. I do not use many herbs in my cooking. Only the common ones! Groetjes hetty

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. You're right Hetty! Carl Linnaeus named the plants in Latin. Now. we speaking in different languages and calling the common names of plants but we can understand what plant is by its Latin name.

      Delete
  14. How lucky you are to get to Sweden for a garden tour. Even though the roses were old varieties they sure are beautiful. I have some thyme and Marjoram in my garden but the herb I actually use is Chives. I add them into many things. I like the flavor. I wonder what in the world Chinese Lanterns are used for? I thought they were just an ornamental plant. Are they truly an herb? I will have to look up this information.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Lisa,
      the wiki says: 'Physalis is known only as a beautiful ornamental plant with bright "flashlights" to many people. But the fact that there is a vegetable physalis, and even more berry physalis, is not known to everyone. Nevertheless, these kinds of physalis are quite edible, and enthusiastic gardeners often grow them in their gardens'.
      I never used Chives, don't grow it and have never seen in supermarket. So now I'd like to have it in my garden as well.

      Delete
  15. I like roses, and also love to collect herbs too.

    ReplyDelete
  16. Nadezda, I do enjoy sharing the interesting trips you take.

    ReplyDelete
  17. I'm sure it was wonderful cruise to Sweden to see these beautiful gardens! I love herbs and hope to grow them more in future. I have my basics (like oregano, mint, basil, dill), but would love to have even more diversity. I love-love coriander by the way! ;)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. So do I, Tistou. I decided to freeze coriander for winter, and think to plant it more than this summer. My favorite herb is dill, love it with meat and veggies.

      Delete
  18. Beautiful roses, Nadezda, and herbs very well identified.
    Happy week!

    ReplyDelete
  19. It looks like a really wonderful garden. If I ever visit Sweden in the summer, I will be sure to go there. (I don't currently have any plans but you never know). Funnily enough someone just gave me a book all about the uses of different herbs, but I haven't yet read it, so perhaps when I do I will recognise more herbs. I do often find different types of mint growing wild and I have three sorts myself but I don't know what their specific properties are.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Jenny, perhaps you will visit Sweden one day and see this Open air museum. About wild herbs I advise you to be careful with them, sometimes one can mistake and use poisonous herb. Hopefully your new book will be interesting!

      Delete

Thank you for stopping by Nadezda's Northern Garden blog!
I'm glad to read your friendly comments very much.
Feel free to comment on the posts or photos
I warmly welcome the new followers on my blog.