Oh, I guess its too cold for most of you but...

Here in Vancouver the tulips and daffodils are up about 4" and the garlic is about the same. I plant in beds and after so long, I need only to pull the occasional weed on the pathways. I have already started transplanting some flowering bushes and the odd forget-me-not. I tried doing a bit of late pruning on the apple trees but stopped when I realized the sap was already up.

What can I eat? What made it through the winter? Enough greens (Swiss chard, kale, arugula and French sorrel) to add to the store bought lettuce - Its amazing how those garden greens freshen up the salad.

I gave up tilling a long time ago. Too much heavy work. Beds are great because you can concentrate your fertilizer in a small well-defined area and the soil is loose and easy to weed when it is never walked on. I like gardening the easy way.