Chiming in from cooler climes. Here in the southern Willamette Valley, we had a Sunday that was perfect for gardening--warmish (50s) a bit overcast, with the sun peeking through from time to time. I went out to mow the lawn. Four hours later I had: mowed the lawn, weeded all the beds, cut back many of the perennials I had left up for the winter, built a new rose and perennial bed in my back yard, moved a bunch (20 maybe?) of plants from a bed that I will be redoing this year to a set of beds along the back fence. Now that the new bed is built, I can turn to ordering the roses--I now know how much space I actually have to work with. And I'm only a little bit sore this morning! Kari Kari Whittenberger-Keith kariwk@oregon.uoregon.edu Managing Editor, Old House Chronicle http://www.oldhousechronicle.com