tina isabel

I'm thinking about a hedgerow containing blackthorn, medlar (both fruits need frost to be edible, I think), wild roses, elder, rowan... The last one is already growing fine in my garden, the roses should also be no problem, there are lots in this area - but I have no idea how blackthorn and medlar behave in the icelandic climate. I saw blooming elder in a walled garden in Reykjavik... but Downtown Reykjavik is not the open land.

Does anyone know how those plants get along with strong winds (out of every direction at the same time ) and harsh frosts from end of August until April or May? The summers here (not so far away from Borgarnes) seem to be nice enough from what I've heard, the last one surely was.

Thanks in advance,

T.

Found this site while searching about permaculture... I'm new to permaculture and also relatively new to Iceland, so I have no idea about permaculture in cold climates. I had a more "conventional" but rather wild garden in mild middle Europe before, so I'm not completely new to gardening.

Right now we have: A garden full of giant dandelion, equally huge lovage everywhere around the house, untended rhubarb, some rowan-trees, a grassy patch where we want to start our veggies-garden next year, scented mayweed still blooming outside in a big pot, a window sill full of herbs, seeds for stuff I have no idea if they are ever going to grow here - and a 7 months old to keep us busy, so we have to start small

Maybe there are some people from Iceland (or other places with similar climate) who want to share experience, seeds, whatever...

Tina