Long term Test garden data will be useful for studying the affects of the changing climate in North America and Eurasia. The polar vortex brought expreme cold to parts of North America and warmer than average temperatures to northern Eurasia this winter. Climatologists say these events are linked.
"The children observed today that many spring flowers were beginning to grow. From snowdrops and crocus in bloom to daffodils and tulips that had started to grow but not yet in flower." Ilkeston, England 02/27/14
Photo: Christine Wojtania
