>These are some of the sights I’m looking forward to…
First, the crocus lawn in the King’s Garden in the middle of Central Copenhagen. It’s a classicist garden that focuses on the old renaissance hunting palace of Rosenborg – Rose Castle.
I love the patterned carpet planting of the bulbs:
But even disregarding the striking pattern, just look at the sheer amount of flowers! The explosion of colour is so striking after a gray Scandinavian winter, and it really brings joy and hope to me whenever it appears at the end of months and months of clouds, rain, sleet and snow.
And then of course there’s the Lakes. All around Copenhagen there is a ring of lakes that used to feed the moats around the city ramparts and walls, and since the city walls and moats were decommissioned in the mid-19th Century the lakes have been turned into a recreational area around the city centre. There’s not much space around the lakes; merely a path that gives room for joggers and prams, but the path is line with horse chestnuts:
Other plants have flowers, spears or clusters, but in Danish the chestnut has lights or candles.
Soft rain candles are burning
But we have hard hands,
And we no longer receive
Chestnut-candles that are burning.
(Morten Nielsen, 1922-1944, coarsely translated by yours truly)
>That crocus carpet would be a delight to 'walk' on. Found you again at the Parc Monceau post. Will you check your blogspot follower info, we should be able to click thru from your thumbnail to your blog – but – it just says leave a message! I'm guessing that it is you, who is my latest follower?
>It is indeed me, and I've now accepted terms and cons for Google Friends Connect, so the link to this place should be there now. 😉
>Ta da!! It works! You heard me, thank you ;>)
>Dear Soren, What a treat to have found your blog! This post is amazing! I cannot imagine the time it takes to plant so many bulbs. I would love to float above this carpet but not step upon it. How stunning! Chestnut candles too. The poem leaves me questioning. I can only imagine how lovely it must be to walk along lakes and paths lined with such gorgeous trees in bloom. Beautiful.
>Carol: You didn't find me; I found you… And I must say I love your blog and am flattered you take the time to visit here.As for the number of bulbs… I know! And it's not the only bulb lawn in Copenhagen (though as far as I know it's the only patterned one), so once spring arrives I will try to post more entries with the other lawns. The lakes, though… I truly love the walks! They remind me of when I was 18 and lived in Paris during a spring that seemed to be bursting with chestnut flowers.
>Soren,Such vibrant color is much appreciated at this time of year!I was delighted to see another fan of Schindler's wonderful architecture.Now following you! Aliceaka Alice's Garden Travel Buzz
>The crocus garden looks amazing! I would love to see it in person.
>Thanks for posting photos of this unbelievable crocus garden. We all need scenes like this to get us through winter in the Northern Hemisphere. Carolyn
>Soren, that crocus lawn is stunning.The candles in the Chestnut is also a beautiful sight, have you seen Aesculus x carnea ‘Briotii’) with red flowers.
>Alistair: I remember seeing red chestnut flowers for the first time when I lived in Paris. Paris is – in my book – the greatest chestnut city in the world; there's something very magical about that city when the chestnuts bloom wherever you go.