REGION — The heaviest and one of the few snows of the season came to the Upper Delaware Valley on April 3, making the roads slick and stopping the early-blooming daffodils in their tracks.

Most garden authorities say a little snow is not going to do permanent harm to the daffodils, but if the flowers are already showing color, it might be a good idea to snap them off and take them in the house to enjoy.

Otherwise, although the blooms may be damaged by snow and freezing temperatures, the plants and bulbs will be fine. While they won’t bloom again this year, the flowers will be back again next year, and most types of daffodils will keep coming back for decades.