Winter here was the same (relatively speaking): coolish and wet. Less fluctuation to the temperature than normal. There were no days in which it went from 75F to 25F and back inside 24 hrs. No 90F days in February. Last year there were probably 50 or 60 times when it crossed from hard freeze to balmy and back. I'd say this winter was less fun for people than the previous one, but my roses loved it. Lost 3 Nypels due to weather. And that was it, out of more than 60 cultivars. The previous winter's dry soil and yo-yo weather slaughtered all 16 roses.
Here, too, the worms are much happier this spring than last spring. We can be grateful for small blessings.
