"The force that through the green fuse drives the flower"
 

Dylan Thomas
 

  Stinking Hellebore (Hellebore foetidus) coming into bud. It's surprising in a way that not many plants have naturally occurring green flowers but this is one of the few that does. H. foetidus grows wild here and there in the UK but it's also planted in gardens, mine are from cultivated stock. 

 It's usually the first thing in the garden to flower; that will probably be the case this year though the stems of the Snowdrops are already pushing through and showing the merest flash of white at the tips.