Thanks for the responses - Bringing the greenhouse indoors is easy because it is light. Here is a link to the product: http://www.gardenandponddepot.com/199-alpine-4-tier-portable-greenhouse-planter.html got it at Home Depot for $25 but it's the same thing...) I started the seeds yesterday in jiffy pots with starter soil. I gave in today after reading other posts and now have a pending order for a flur. light to use... I've always in the pas waited til 1st week of april and just started all seeds in the ground and let nature do the rest. I am just itching to get started this year, so i did the greenhouse thing. I'm hoping I get away with cutting some corners...

If you are going to be in the Philadelphia area and have the time to stay a couple extra days, may I suggest a small excursion to the suburbs to see Longwood Gardens. It's acres of gardens under glass; a perfect way to experience a little summer in March. http://www.longwoodgardens.org/ If you want to clear your palate with something non-gardening, there is also the Brandywine museum with its focus on the Wyath generational art..Just right for an art museum - packed with pleasure, but not overwhelming. http://www.brandywinemuseum.org/collect.html#Wyeths And if you call ahead, you might be able to take a tour of Chadd's Ford winery and see what goes into making a good glass of wine. http://www.chaddsford.com/root/home/index.htm All three of the places mentioned above are within a few miles of each other.

It kind of depends on the year, but generally the farther you get from February the less likely you are to see rain. I would be inclined to come later rather than earlier. Ryan

Thanks for the information on the name, Edwin. Regarding the stakes, I agree it does look slightly odd in this picture unfortunately. However, they are all needed at present to support the following plants: Tsuga mertensiana 'Blue Star' Picea pungens 'Lutea Nana' Picea engelmannii 'Snake' Pinus strobus 'Angel Falls' Picea pungens 'The Blues' Richard