Athough I still have 8 to 10 inches of snow on my garden it is definitely spring here! I have 7 lambs on the ground (a month early) and song birds are returning. So far I've seen red-wing black birds, pine siskins and a sparrow. And finally the gardening bug has been gnawing. I bought some seed starting flats and starter mix at Wally world the other day and a couple packages of seeds. I've also been kicking around the idea of going out to scrap the snow of some garden areas so I can get my garlic planted asap. On Fri, 13 Feb 1998 17:02:58 +0000, Liz Albrook wrote: >I've got Blue Pearl crocus and large yellow crocus blooming! >What a shock that was to see. There are hyacinths that will be >blooming within the week and tulips that are about 5 inches high, >neither of which is in a protected area. The buds on the little leaf >lindens we planted last year are quite swollen (which scares the >dickens out of me) and the first dandelion bloomed today. About 1/2 >of my perennials have started growing. > >Do you folks have this going on? I'm worried about losing my trees >to a hard freeze. This activity is at least 3 weeks early for my >region. > >Liz > > > Terry King North Central Eastern Washington taeking@televar.com USDA zone 4, Sunset Zone 1