Did a bit of tidying up today as it had finally stopped raining enough for me to get in and clear the beds. Noticed that a summer flowering clematis has already started to sprout new growth, my Japanese irises are starting to throw up green shoots, and a perennial antirrhinum was in flower!! In the front garden, Bowles Mauve hasn't stopped flowering, and the gazanias are still hanging in there, although flowers are getting smaller and smaller! Understand its around 8C-10C above average for this time of year. Maybe it will be a colder January, although long range forecast looks like more of the same until middle of next month at least.
