{"id":148552,"date":"2024-12-21T15:00:13","date_gmt":"2024-12-21T08:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/today-is-the-winter-solstice-a-moment-to-pause-and-reflect-on-your-gardening-year\/"},"modified":"2024-12-21T16:11:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-21T09:11:42","slug":"today-is-the-winter-solstice-a-moment-to-pause-and-reflect-on-your-gardening-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/today-is-the-winter-solstice-a-moment-to-pause-and-reflect-on-your-gardening-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Today is the winter solstice \u2013 a moment to pause and reflect on your gardening year"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nDecember gardening jobs can be thin on the ground, so all the more reason to relax and reflectDepending on when you\u2019re reading this, the year may just have turned: the winter solstice in the UK takes place at 9.19am on Saturday 21 December. We are shifting out of the darkness. There\u2019s actually something of a pause before daylight starts gradually stretching out again \u2013 as Katherine May points out in her perennial bestseller Wintering, sunrise and sunset remain the same for a few days. \u201cThe original meaning is revealed in the Latin etymology of the word solstice: sol stit. The sun has stopped,\u201d May wrote.Traditionally, I\u2019ve clung on to the winter solstice with equal, if not more fervour than Christmas. January may be bleak and riddled with bossy instructions to self-improve but at least the days are getting longer. More daylight means more time in the garden and more light for the plants. The early harbingers of spring \u2013 snowdrops, witch hazel blossom, the heady whiff of sweet box \u2013 all begin to appear. Continue reading…
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