Mine too had buds and its 2 this year,
there is 1 white and 1 pink.

Same here  got a  Magnolia  in the  front  also miniture tulips  all bursting the   buds to reveal  a lovely burnt orange  flower  . all the  large  tulips are  doing  well in the back    .

Yes I've got the same problem with weeds the mild weather is too kind to them they are beginning to look like triphids
I'm going out there this afternoon and I'm going to show no mercy.

Yes mac when you think about it there wasn't any global warming when we had the last Ice-age was there

The scientific opinion about the cause of global warming is not unanimous. The Sun does vary in output which could account for overall temperature changes on Earth, as some scientists in USA believe. Some think that we are soon due for the next Ice Age, as it goes in cycles, and we might be saved from freezing to death by the "greenhouse gases".
Carbon dioxide is the basis of life on this planet, yet some call it pollution! Methane from animals and volcanoes is a much more powerful greenhouse gas.

Nice morning. Looked after the birds first, then had a look at our plants (first time this year) -- Was pleased to see the magnolia's have tight Buds and also the Rhododendromes. Must be a sign of spring a'coming ?? -- it's trying to coax me out to trim the lawns -- next on my list??