Has spring started?

Garlic Shoot

Glorious weekend and weather is wonderful both yesterday and today and feels like long awaited spring has arrived. I took a walk to see how my garlic bulbs and over wintered herbs and Spotted Deadnettle are doing. Oregano started growing and not much growth seen in Mint and Spotted Deadnettle. Garlic shoots are ok, but not sure I will leave them to grow the bulbs underground, as I will be soon digging this area for transplants.
Oregano

Mint

Spotted Deadnettle

Garlic Bulbs in ground

Garlic in the ground

Last weekend after cleaning the vegatable bed, I planted few garlic bulbs in the ground. In "New England Forum" of gardenweb, fellow gardeners were talking about planting the bulbs before frost and whereas my nearest local nursery was not carrying bulbs and told me that they are going to get them early spring. So, I chose few Organic garlic which I bought for culinary purpose to try and see what will happen.