With cherry trees blooming from Jamaica Pond to the Public Gardens, Boston and the rest of New England experienced a reprieve from winter weather earlier this season. In fact, December 2006 was the warmest December on record in Boston, with the average monthly temperature reaching 6 degrees higher than normal. But what does this dramatic and sustained increase in temperatures mean for gardens and gardeners in the spring? Continue reading To Bloom or Not to Bloom: Environmental Sensing in Flowering Plants