The crazy thing is, five days from now we are forecast to have a low of 11 °C and a high of 20 °C! That will come with a long dose of rain (which we don't need ATM, as we had a 5-inch rainstorm early last week and a smaller one after that).
Added later: ATM, it has warmed to a tropical +1 °C, so it's safe enough for a little work outside. Long gone are my days of coping with work outdoors at - 9 °C or close to it!
The bamboo is something I need to do before the work week starts, we have a tree company coming in, and the bamboo needs to be out of their way.