Rodger wrote from B.C. As for when spring arrives, Feb 14 is the magic date here. By then, if we >haven't had seriously cold weather, we are unlikely to get it. Fortunate those who live on the seacoast. Here in the mountain Northwest, about 150 miles from the coast, it is snowing today. Again. No eranthis above ground yet, but snowdrops soldiering on bravely. Jane McGary Northwestern Oregon, USA