Like every gardener I know, I have noted how much earlier plants are blooming and leafing out this year. How much earlier? My "Bridal Wreathe Spirea Clock" "went off" in early March , 11 days before its normal bloom time, though my daffodils started months early, in mid-December. Early bloom is different for various plants, depending on what triggers the end of their dormancy. For a take on this, and how much earlier flowers are blooming than during Thoreau's day, read:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/19/opinion/early-bloomers.html?_r=1&emc=eta1
Central Virginia Organic Gardener
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Thursday, April 19, 2012
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