The second week of February is time to celebrate a symphony of spring. And it will be easy to do so this week at the Northwest Flower & Garden show.

Got rain? Of course you do. Sometimes in the Northwest it can seem like that’s all we do have. Yet there’s always a period of total drought midsummer when your water bill skyrockets, and forecasters are predicting that situation will only get worse. Time to get creative with the rain – and a handful of South Sounders are exploring three different ways: above ground, in-ground and below ground.

The first week of February is for early bloomers. Forsythia is budding and crocuses are popping.

WASHINGTON – Global warming is hitting not just home, but garden. The color-coded map of planting zones often seen on the back of seed packets is being updated by the government, illustrating a hotter 21st century.