| I suspect there will be a few casualties (here in southern Wisconsin), but I am actually grateful at this point for our dense snow cover and consistent cold. Year before last I planted over 200 Spring-blooming bulbs at my sister's and niece's places and about 3/4 of them never emerged - rotted in the ground due to the warm winter and very wet Spring. I think this winter won't take quite the toll that last winter did. I can't look into a crystal ball for you, but I'd lay bets that most things will make it unless we get repeated thaw/freeze cycles between now and May. | 
