Christmas Plant Still Thriving in Yambol

 A plant for Christmas is still thriving in Yambol. Usually every year a few weeks after Christmas it wilts and and dies.

A Strawberry Plant Seen in a Yambol Street

I'm not too sure how this got here but it is definitely a strawberry plant seen on a street in Yambol. guess the fruit will be free to passers-by when ripe.

Another Yambol Street Another Planted Tree

Another Yambol street another tree planted, locals they certainly know about conservations. There are more trees being planted than being cut down here. This one has added protection with supports that surround the sapling. Let’s hope that it survives and provides more shade, more fuel for the winter wood-burners and probably food, depending on what variety it is.

Yambol Tree Comes Back To Life

A Yambol tree comes back to life after being cut right back to the main truck and looking completely dead a few weeks ago. It is a metamorphic time in spring for these trees that actually I feel quite sorry for in the winter. I shouldn’t as they grow back with more vigour after the crop. I myself cut the branches off a tree next to my home to make supports for my tomatoes plants and then for winter fuel. Renewable energy is going on here right under out noses.

Green Tree Lined Yambol Street

The tree are now all green and lined up in every street in Yambol as the shade comes as a relief in the heat of the day. It was only a couple of weeks ago that the trees in Yambol were bare of leaves and looked dead. The first leaves on the trees are the greenest of the year and so refreshing to walk through.

Grapes on the First Floor of Block 19

It only needs a small space to plant a grape vine and the resident on the first floor of Block 19 has found one. A small area by the side of the entrance of a furniture shop. Incidently we bought our bed/sofa from this shop. One thing is for sure, if this happened in the UK, the council would be out with their book of regulations and ready to send out a fine, there would be a war with the shopowner and besides that the vine would have been vandalised the same day it was planted!
Here in Yambol everyone grows grapes wherever they can.