The wait for tulips, green grass and all colors of petals in your garden is nearly over if you’re in the mid-Atlantic or Midwest. While temperatures have been up and down across the South over the last few weeks, the surge of springtime plants are working their way north. Trees are beginning to produce their first leaves from Philadelphia to Indianapolis, Kansas City and even in Denver.
Breakdown
- Spring plant blooms are approaching in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest
- Rainfall leads to blooms but also higher pollen counts for allergy sufferers 14s
- Map shows earlier plant emergence in orange/red, later in blue 22s
- Weather extremes challenged farmers this winter 27s