I've not been out in the garden much as the weather has mostly been awful when I had free time and daylight! However, today the sun came out so I thought I would mark the winter solstice by planting garlic. Not sure if there's a connection, but it seemed like a good idea at the time. I have planted three varieties: Lautrec Wight, Provence Wight, and Elephant garlic. These have gone in the patch where I planted potatoes; this experiment didn't really work as the frost came as soon as any shoots showed, but I did find a small handful of spuds today so will have them for tea.
The garden is still quite verdant, probably due to the relatively mild weather and lashings of rain. The English marigolds are still flowering, as are the wild deadnettles. The Gingko turned a beautiful shade of buttery yellow which lasted for about a week, and now the leaves are spread all over the garden.
In the coldframe potted snowdrops are starting to show their shoots, as are one or two other bulbs. The garden birds are singing loudly, and everything is looking promising for the year ahead.
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