Hi All: Cabin fever struck and I spent a couple of hours checking out all of the micro-climates at Chicago Botanic Garden. Not a blade to be seen (under about 4" of snow) with education conservatories being the exception. Fifth snowiest winter on record however the temperatures are only averaging 0.5 degrees C cooler than normal. This is the third consecutive winter we have had more than average snowfall. Sanity (and a hope for Spring) is preserved by a Lachenalia and a Moraea blooming under the grow lights at home. Boyce Tankersley Director of Living Plant Documentation Chicago Botanic Garden 1000 Lake Cook Road Glencoe, IL 60022 tel: 847-835-6841 fax: 847-835-1635 email: btankers@chicagobotanic.org