Hi all, The very first Narcissus bloomed this past week -- Rijnveld's Early Sensation is up and open. Some of the supposedly much earlier varieties are not in sight yet. Maybe when they do show up I'll remember what their names were. A little clump of N. asturiensis is also now in bloom. It is getting buried by grass from the lawn and overshadowed by a red cedar tree. I need to move it as soon as it goes dormant! Trillium nivale is in bloom, and has been for at least two weeks. One lone Trillium sessile is up and has a bud. A few scattered Eranthis cilicica volunteers are starting to fade as are the Galanthus nivalis and elwesii. The sun is even going to shine today! Jim Shields in central Indiana (USA) ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA