There are buds on so many things but nothing is moving.  This I have to say has been to our advantage this year as we have been re-building the pergola that runs up the side of the drive from the gravel garden up towards the kitchen garden.  At the moment the new poles are in place but now we need to replace the chains that hand between the poles.  I was horrified to find that the chains cost more that the large wooden poles!  The plants that were growing up the original pergola are swaying in the breeze a bit at the moment but as they are dormant I hope that not damage will be done and we are all but ready to complete the job and then I can get them tied back in.