Last fall a friend divided his Echinops (Globe Thistle) and gave me 10 divisions.  About half of them are already showing green. 

And all the Malus (Flowering Crab) in the orchard made it through the winter.

I did two winter-thaw waterings and Wiltpruf antidessicant and BobbexR rabbit repellant.  (All of which may or may not have helped, but didn’t hurt)