Russell Staford wrote: Today when I checked the "nursery", what should I find but colchicum shoots and corms strewn about, the remains of a squirrel browsing frenzy. " Ah, love those primeurs, especially the ones forced to remove the bitterness... Jim McKenney jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7, where Paeonia 'Coral Charm' is a foot out of the ground. My Virtual Maryland Garden http://www.jimmckenney.com/ Webmaster Potomac Valley Chapter, NARGS Editor PVC Bulletin http://www.pvcnargs.org/ Webmaster Potomac Lily Society http://www.potomaclilysociety.org/