Some impressive lists of flowers and photos here today, and I love the rainbow picture above - gorgeous.
We counted 30 plants with flowers here, including Winter Heliotrope, heathers, flowers on 3 rose bushes and on two camellia bushes. There were 6 flowers at a quick glance in our fields - one we think looks like snowdrops but are taller than our garden variety. Are they snowdrops? We didn't plant them, perhaps a bird dropped a seed or someone chucked some bulbs over the field wall.
Fatsia japonica I think that's its proper name, I call it castor oil plant
One perfect little snowdrop
A little white rose of unknown variety, it came with the house.
Primulas, bright pink and yellow
A pink pelargonium in a pot
Skimmia
Both winter and summer jasmine, I don't think I've ever seen them flowering together before. The summer one is full of buds.
I tried to take photos but it was no go as they were all dancing in the wind and refused to pose.
My nasturtiums were ablaze with flowers until mid-December when a cold snap finished them off.
Lots of established spring bulbs nosing through the soil, but no sign yet of the ones I planted in the autumn, apart from the anemones, which seems odd as they flower later.
We've had snow cover on and off since the end of November, interspersed with rain, some hard frosts and claggy days when the cloud never lifts, so my list is short!
Hellebores foetidus and Gold Series crosses
A couple of primulas
A single Vinca minor flower
A single flower (!) on Bowles' Mauve, which flowered non stop all last year
and a pink and white erica for which I can claim no credit as I bought it like that about 6 weeks ago!
Some of the snowdrop tips are showing white, buds on the Daphne, there is a bedraggled yellow bud on rose Gardener's Glory, which will probably go brown and drop off and a very optimistic looking one on Champagne Moment. It will deserve a toast if it actually makes it here
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Beautifully illustrated lists LG and Papi
and a very long one Nut - hope the mince pies and mulled wine went down well 
I can feel my gardening mojo picking up already
Some impressive lists of flowers and photos here today, and I love the rainbow picture above - gorgeous.
We counted 30 plants with flowers here, including Winter Heliotrope, heathers, flowers on 3 rose bushes and on two camellia bushes. There were 6 flowers at a quick glance in our fields - one we think looks like snowdrops but are taller than our garden variety.
Are they snowdrops? We didn't plant them, perhaps a bird dropped a seed or someone chucked some bulbs over the field wall.
Think they are snowflakes GD - leucojum (?spelling). They don’t flower here til April ......but Guernsey is a whole different climate world
Fatsia japonica I think that's its proper name, I call it castor oil plant
One perfect little snowdrop
A little white rose of unknown variety, it came with the house.
Primulas, bright pink and yellow
A pink pelargonium in a pot
Skimmia
Both winter and summer jasmine, I don't think I've ever seen them flowering together before. The summer one is full of buds.
I tried to take photos but it was no go as they were all dancing in the wind and refused to pose.
My nasturtiums were ablaze with flowers until mid-December when a cold snap finished them off.
Lots of established spring bulbs nosing through the soil, but no sign yet of the ones I planted in the autumn, apart from the anemones, which seems odd as they flower later.
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My list is so much shorter than last year. The snow and hard frosts of recent weeks compared to last year’s mild weather has seen to that!
I can only manage:
Viburnum tinus
Viburnum bodnantense ”Dawn”
Pyracantha (just one little blossom)
Winter flowering honeysuckle
Mahonia
Primula vulgaris
Sarcoccocca
The crab apples are still looking great - “Evereste” x 2 and “Red Cardinal” x2 - despite the constant attention of the resident squirrels and pigeons
Not a lot here in North Staffordshire for me...
Clematis 'Freckles'
Hellebore
Alpine Strawberries!! What is that about??
Thanks Nutcutlet,I hope my bug goes away soon had it for a week, pretty pictures people
Well all - I managed to go into garden to count at same time as feeding birds and squirrels
My list - think a lot less than last year -
Kerria
Hebe - white charming, Lisa, Trudy and one with white and pink flowers
primula yellow and pink
Snowflakes
Alyssum white in a planter next to house
One little argyranthemum - daisy
Lobelia pink next to house
just about still one purple petunia in a basket
Dog woods - yellow and red
I can't believe you all have so much! Great lists and photos.
My garden has plenty of green ... but not much in flower:
Viburnum tinus (just!)
Hebe (unknown variety)
Geum Totally Tangerine (bedraggled but still going!)
Erysimum Bowles Mauve (leggy but invincible)
Argyranthemum (in a pot)
Mahonia
Pelargonium Fragrans (pot by back door)
BUT... buds and shoots aplenty - hurray!
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AuntyRach, I echo your Hurray at the buds and shoots. New leaves on my honeysuckle too! Gives you hope...
Forgot Sarcococca ruscifolia. Bit too windy to smell it at present.
We've had snow cover on and off since the end of November, interspersed with rain, some hard frosts and claggy days when the cloud never lifts, so my list is short!
Hellebores foetidus and Gold Series crosses
A couple of primulas
A single Vinca minor flower
A single flower (!) on Bowles' Mauve, which flowered non stop all last year
and a pink and white erica for which I can claim no credit as I bought it like that about 6 weeks ago!
Some of the snowdrop tips are showing white, buds on the Daphne, there is a bedraggled yellow bud on rose Gardener's Glory, which will probably go brown and drop off and a very optimistic looking one on Champagne Moment. It will deserve a toast if it actually makes it here