......but here in the drought-stricken northwest, I've had crocus and iris
reticulata blooming for several weeks - and my town is a cold zone 6.
Seriously, we could use all the snow you're having and more - otherwise, our
forests are going to burn like matchsticks all summer long. But instead we
are having one warm sunny day after another. I've been watering my lawn and
shrubs for the past two weeks.