On Jan 21, 11:48*am, Zootal wrote:
madgardener wrote :

I've got tulips 2-3 inches tall. A few daffodils next to the house are
8" tall. My Lilacs have been budding since mid December. We had a week
of weather in the 50's. Now it's down to the 30's. Spring is around the
corner indeed, and Winter isn't even half over.- Hide quoted text -

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you must deffinately be in a much warmer zone then. And if you have
tulips, are these returning perennial ones or some you planted in the
fall? Not all tulips are perennial, sad to say. Wow, Lilacs budding
since December. I am only now thinking of cutting a few branches of
the little forsythia in the front side yard to force into bloom. And I
have three little crocus jars with corms on the kitchen window and
this will be my first attempt at forcing a spring bulb indoors. Down
to the 30's. Well for some, that is cold enough. Do you know what
growing zone you're in Zoot?
I'm now in zone 7b in the western part of Tennessee there abouts. a
totally new experience for me, but something I look forwards to, with
a relatively blank canvas to plant up over the years. this time I will
take my time instead of cheek to jowl planting (not that me English
husband would like a cheek to jowl effect, he likes it non symetrical,
but not crammed up like I used to do my gardens of chaos. My only
regrets is he never saw one season of wild abandon blooming with all
the faeries in full working force. He will though, give us time.
madgardener