2013 new growth

Lots of the dwarf Iris (bulb type) are showing through, new growth on the rhizome type Iris.
The first of my Hermodactylus are emerging.
Ipheon have been in leaf for about six weeks.
Allium nectaroscordum.
Various Fritillaries.
First Hellebore flower this morning.


And despite my best efforts, the Muscari are emerging everywhere! And Primroses in flower too.


One of my favourite Australian natives, Grevillea juniperina, has been in bloom for several weeks now.................

 

I've only noticed some tips from daffs, my chive is growing, no signs from my rhubarb though.

I have got some other seedlings showing but only two leaves at the moment and a bit of a mystery. Could be love in a mist, could be fennel or it could be weeds

 

I love it when it could be love in a mist, better than a quick fumble in a fog

 

My crocus's, Irisis, Snowdrops and Muscari are all peeking through!

 

Likewise been ridiculously mild here for time of year. Aconites flowering and Snowdrops all but, even Clematis and a whole host of herbaceous stirring....not good! Weather is meant to revert to type by the end of this week so carnage envisaged!This time 2 winters ago we were around a balmy MINUS 15 degrees and yesterday was PLUS 15, bonkers

 

Didn't we have a very mild January spell last year? I seem to recall a day where my chooks were free ranging and I was wearing little more than a smile and a t-shirt

 

I've got snowdrops, daffs, crocus, muscari, arum, celendines all through.

Hellebores just started flowering, primroses in flower since early December.

Rhubarb has new growth emerging and some of my clematis have 2-3 inches of new growth on them as do several perennials. Even the buds on the apple tree have noticeably got fatter over the last week!!

I feel like going out and whispering in their ears "calm down its only January" ....but then the neighbours might think I've got a bit nuts

 

Primrose in flower, helebore starting to flower and daffs just starting to come through.

Rusty

 

Just noticed me daffs coming through so will have to leave a note out for the postie to watch out for them.
Hopefully they will not stand on them delivering those nasty bills.

 

I put a new rose in and between the postie and the idiots putting leaflets through the door they have trampled it to destruction.

Rusty

 

It's not just bulbs and herbaceous plants emerging either, I noticed yesterday several Honesty seedlings have germinated in my front garden in the past couple of weeks.

 

I have got a bowl of Hyacinths just poking their noses through, and one or two other mixed pots with bits of green coming through looking forward to seeing what I have got as I dug all the bulbs up from the garden last year and put them into pots some are all Tulips but most are mixed.

 

Eccromocarpus scaber "bursting" back into bloom................


Also spotted during my torchlight inspection were these new shoots emerging on an un-mulched Lobelia tupa..............