Finally, my garden is showing life. My lilacs are budding flowers, my perennials are leafing (is that a word?), tulips are opening up when the sun gets to the front of the house, peonies are up, irises are ready to bloom. I am going to do a once-over and see if I lost anything during the particularly bad winter we had. I usually lose something every spring and then I have to find something hardier to replace it.
