Most of my yard is finally snow free; poor Christmas deer have been rescued and stored in the garage. Even though there's only a tiny bit of snow left there is still no green peeking through the mulch yet and my tree peonies still look like dried up branches. I planted a lot of new herbaceous and a few Itohs and trees last fall, can't wait to see new growth to know they made it through the winter. I know I shouldn't expect to see any peony growth until after the tulips are up but can hardly keep my hands off the mulch......like a really bad itch.......I want to look but know there's nothing to see. Got catalogs from Klehm's Song Sparrow, Fina, Brecks and Wayside in the last couple of days so I at least have pretty pictures of flowers to distract me!