Happy New Year and bright blessings in 2019!
The winter is here, even though we still haven't had any snow, not even a daytime frost (I don't know what goes on overnight!). Even now, the garden has life and greenery, and the bird feeder is attracting several robins and plenty of sparrows.
We have some seasonal flowers, such as the pink cyclamen and the pale Christmas rose (hellebore). Also some unexpected blooms, like the rosemary, where I even heard (and saw) a bumblebee on the 31st of December! Why she wasn't ensconced safely in her nest by then, I don't know, but I'm glad that she could get a little nectar from our garden.
An indoor orchid has also burst into blooms, and there are 3 more stems with baby buds - my kitchen windowsill seems to provide a good orchid environment! In the background you can see two pots with tree saplings given away by the Mayor of London, to make our city greener. An excellent initiative!
Finally, even the allotment is still productive, with some Jerusalem artichokes still to come out, and a regular light harvests of Cavolo Nero kale and Rainbow Lights chard (just kale in the pic):
