Maples are already doing their thing. My neighbor asked me yesterday what tiny flowers were all over her driveway. Maple.

I have been enjoying the daffodils ... what a long bloom time you can have when you have different varieties. These warm days are bringing out the smells in daphne and edgeworthia.

If the Bradford pears are planted en masse (like at some schools and offices), get ready to hold your nose. They're stinky!!

But it is indeed an exciting time for the gardener in each of us.

It's also easy to see how many bradford pears have sprouted in woods, roadsides and soforth when they're blooming.