Kew Gardens starts the year with both colour and scent. @kewgardens – nothing dull here…

Coloured dogwoods, Cornus – Midwinter Fire, C. sanguinea Alba and Flavermimea – a perfect position to catch late afternoon sun and reflect in the waters

The Temple of Aeolus with dogwoods reflected in the lake

The Museum with a changing program of displays

The Palm House backlit by the late but not warm (oh no!) afternoon sun

Chinese Guardian Lions

and the Museum reflected in the lake, late afternoon sun

Winter Box, Sarcococca, heavily fragrant by the Victoria Gate complex.

Cyclamen coum beneath Malus Sentinel

An unnamed Camellia (else the label is buried among the foliage)

Amazingly, my first Daffodils on the Mount

Hamamelis x intermedia Pallida

Witch Hazel Pallida

A whole lot of mulching going on in the Woodland

Sinofranchetia chinensis – will have to look this one up

Disporum cantoniense – a small bush at the head of the Rockery

Meanwhile, in the Davies Alpine House

The Grass…