“Worried your flower bulbs are already popping up? Here's what to know”

>If you've been keeping a close watch on your gardens, you might have noticed some early shoots of green poking out of the earth, or even your first flowers of 2023 — likely a snowdrop or a crocus — already blooming.

>And it might have you worried that the cold snap will kill them or that it's a bad sign for climate change, as Rhode Island just recorded its third-warmest January on record.

>But, according to master gardener Alan Newton, with the URI Cooperative Extension, you don't need to worry about your spring bulbs.

https://www.providencejournal.com/story/lifestyle/home-garden/2023/02/04/spring-bulbs-popping-up-in-winter-wont-die-due-to-cold-snowdrops-crocuses-daffodils-hyacinths/69870216007/