Last fall I planted some florist’s Freesia in my protected cold frame. They took the winter well, growing very slowly. I expected them to surge into growth as soon as the temperatures moderated, but they are coming into bloom only now. Gladiolus tristis in the same frame is also now blooming. Brodiaea terrestris is blooming, too. Days of heavy rain have turned the foliage of many early risers to mush. Jim McKenney jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, 39.03871º North, 77.09829º West, USDA zone 7 My Virtual Maryland Garden http://www.jimmckenney.com/ BLOG! http://mcwort.blogspot.com/ Webmaster Potomac Valley Chapter, NARGS Editor PVC Bulletin http://www.pvcnargs.org/ Webmaster Potomac Lily Society http://www.potomaclilysociety.org/