Spring's Around The Corner: Imagine It's Already Here With A Visit To The Annual New England Flower Show

The New England Flower Show opens Saturday in Boston.

The calendar says March, but the clouds keep saying snow.
The clothing racks are full of bathing suits, but you're trying to find snowboots to replace the ones your son just outgrew.
Rumor has it that spring is just around the corner, but the first robin of spring called -- he's going to be staying a few extra weeks down in Florida, thank you.
What can you do when you just can't take another snow day?
Among the local exhibits is "Variations on an Ancient Form," created by the Bonsai Study Group of Natick. If your entire experience with the tiny trees has been at a mall kiosk, expect a few surprises.
"We've been exhibiting at the Flower Show for years," said Sharon Hoffman, spokeswoman for the group. "If people have blooming bonsai we, of course, want them to be in bloom for the show. There's a beauty in bonsai -- they're so graceful."
The Natick group will be filling two plant pavilions with their bonsai.