Um. so far it's been a prolonged winter. Time to hire a new Phil.
I had to laugh today: my Mother-In -Law asked if crocuses were coming up in our neighborhood. I told her I couldn't tell until the 4 inches of snow and 1.5 inches of ice melt.
(a little has been melting each sunny day but it's still white everywhere.) It's thawed much more in SW Ohio than where we are.