Test Garden News: May 8, 2015
By Mary Hosier

Tulips are blooming all around. Northern gardeners, still waiting for blooms, are hopeful now that springtime weather has arrived.

"After a long and cold winter, we were excited to see the tulips bloom. Spring was actually just a week later than in the past, despite the cold winter."
05/02/15 Marlborough, New Hampshire

The news from Anchorage, Alaska is the tulips are up. We will wait to see if more tulips emerge.

"We planted 23 bulbs and have only two tulips emerging from the soil." 05/03/15 Anchorage, Alaska 61°N

On the northern prairie's spring snows don't keep Test Garden from blooming!

"We had a snowstorm on April 26th and we received approximately 20 cm of snow. After that it melted within days and our tulips bloomed."
04/24/15 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 52°N

Still Waiting...
We're still waiting for gardens to emerge and bloom. Watch the map while we cheer on these gardeners!

• Journal: Vermont Garden
• Profile Map: Add Your Garden

• Journey North Annual Evaluation