First rosebuds of the year

On Chicago Peace and Golden Showers. Thought I killed Honor last year, but now it's growing back from the roots. Have to wait until it blooms to see if it survived the ordeal all right.

My redbud tree is in full bloom, the spiraea hedge is getting whiter by the day, and the irises have been both bountiful and gorgeous. Got little purple violets blooming and big purple buds on one of my clematis vines (the other sent up new shoots instead), and my little azalea is fixin' to turn hot pink.

Got a lot of weeding done yesterday and moved some things from here to there, making empty spaces to be filled after my annual birthday spree at my favorite greenhouse.