(AP) — After a mild winter, fields of yellow daffodils near La Conner are blooming already and Skagit Valley tulips could flower early too. Tulip bulb growers tell the Skagit Valley Herald (http://bit.ly/1BPLP6s ) their fields will likely be full of color before the end of the month — in advance of the month-long tulip Skagit Valley Tulip Festival in April.