Here in SW Pennsylvania (USDA zone 6a where I'm at) we had *very* mild
weather during January & February, and winter's only decided to rear it's
ugly head in the past few weeks. However, back in January I noticed my
nigella seeds had germinated, and the tulips & daffodils were starting to
come up. Since then there have been a lot of other things, both annuals &
perennials, showing up.

This is just my 4th year as a gardener, so maybe things came up this early
in years past, and I just wasn't aware of them. But it still seems awfully
soon. So can someone else around here tell me if this is normal?

Jacqueline