I worked on pruning the big row of roses in the backyard yesterday, but I only got halfway through when I had to quit. It got really cold and windy, and snow started falling. But today, it’s about 60 degrees. What a difference we can have in day-to-day weather!

The first of my daffodils are just starting to open today. The pansies and English daisies that I planted last week are doing well. The little purple anemones are still blooming, as are the crocuses.

I have only a few scattered blooms on my creeping phlox, and I wonder if it isn’t going to do well this year. They got a little haggard last fall, but I assumed they would grow back well this spring. I think the deer have grazed on them a little bit this winter, too.